PR tidak perlu “kapal terbang penjuang cangih”......

The world has changed. After a frustrating decade of trying to take down Ben Laden and billions spent in the effort, it was a covert ‘kill operation’ by Navy SEALs dropped by helicopter into Ben Laden two –storey house compound 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy that finally killed him! No Americans were hurt in the operation. An operation that took place  in Abbottabad, home to three Pakistan army regiments and thousands of military personnel and dotted with military buildings.

Gadaffi, Saddam Hussein and leaders of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan have all been targets of largely hidden actions by the United States and its allies. Even Iran has been accused of a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador. Secret help to rebels in Libya, drone strikes to cripple Al Qaeda and a worm (the cybermunition Stuxnet) planted in Iran’s nuclear program caused the Iranian nuclear centrifuges to rip themselves apart : all this had the desired effect of crippling the enemy without massive publicity in deniable operations of assassination and sabotage. And all done at a fraction of the costs of conventional warfare.    

A panel member in one of the summary of the UMNO general assembly on TV  said it well - he said that the world has changed. In a sense the West is no more concerned about “kapal terbang penjuang cangih.” It is now about “drones” and covert operations  - a modern way of war.

So why has the Barisan Nasional government paid billions for two stupid submarines and another one at a ‘cut price’ when these submarines are no longer needed as the world adapts itself to changing times? A drone flown remotely by just one pilot can destroy this submarine without putting any of our enemies in harm’s way! The world is changing! And Pakatan Rakyat must too!

If UMNO chooses to fight its election war on Television and their Media, Pakatan Rakyat must not do so. Pakatan Rakyat must show and lead a new concept of political maturity instead of divulging in kampong style rhetoric. Let UMNO pukul their canings and bang their drums.The people are not dumb. They know that empty vessels makes the most noise. We all hate what transpired during the UMNO general assembly. All the arrogance, all the name callings, still the Ketuanan Melayu trend.   

Pakatan Rakyat must tell us what they have to offer to the people. What they will do once they are in Government!

 IF THEY HAVE GOT ANYTHING TO OFFER!

And Anwar, Kit Siang and Tok Guru must deploy their shadowy, secretive warriors to hit UMNO  and Barisan Nasional where it hurts most! See what NFC did to UMNO – but Pakatan Rakyat had the Auditor General to thank for this. This is simply the tip of an iceberg that Pakatan Rakyat should deploy if the war against UMNO and Barisan Nasional is to be won.

Strike UMNO and Barisan Nasional at the very heart of their fallibility: Their arrogance, their abuse of the trust the electorates place in them, their deceit and duplicity, their plunder and pillage of our nation’s wealth and the mother of their fallibility: the corruption – the culture of materialism that their Sifu, Mahathir, introduced not only into UMNO but  into Barisan Nasional and into the consciousness of the Malays and every Malaysian.

Take lessons from these “Laws of Power” by Robert Greene and Joost Effers:   

So Much Depends on Reputation – Guard it with your Life

Reputation is the cornerstone of power.  Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once you slip, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides.  Make your reputation unassailable.  Always be alert to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen.  Meanwhile, learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations.  Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.

Conceal your Intentions

Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions.  If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense.  Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelope them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late.

Win through your Actions, Never through Argument

Any momentary triumph you think gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory:  The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion.  It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word.  Demonstrate, do not explicate.

Plan All the Way to the End

The ending is everything.  Plan all the way to it, taking into account all the possible consequences, obstacles, and twists of fortune that might reverse your hard work and give the glory to others.  By planning to the end you will not be overwhelmed by circumstances and you will know when to stop.  Gently guide fortune and help determine the future by thinking far ahead.

Do not go Past the Mark you Aimed for; In Victory, Learn when to Stop

The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril.  In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for, and by going too far, you make more enemies than you defeat.  Do not allow success to go to your head.  There is no substitute for strategy and careful planning.  Set a goal, and when you reach it, stop.

Assume Formlessness

By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack.  Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move.  Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed.  The best way to protect yourself is to be as fluid and formless as water; never bet on stability or lasting order.  Everything changes.

Let UMNO stand on the rostrum and shoot their blanks at Pakatan Rakyat. Let UMNO tell the Malays what they think they have done for the Malays. We Malays know better. Let UMNO tell the Malays and Muslims the threat that comes from DAP and the Chinese because we know that the threat exists only in the minds of a paranoid UMNO.

And when UMNO has done their chest thumping let us all go to the 13^th general election and elect the government we know we deserve! Pakatan Rakyat always Pakatan Rakyat! 

You are One. With me we are Two – who else will join us to bring in a brand new beginning for our country with Pakatan Rakyat!