Of nuclear bombs and the state of our Parliament A certain member of Parliament, a En Mohd Alwi Che Ahmad from Kerteh, Terengganu, made an absurd, stupid remark in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the shallowness of his remarks which I truly hope was made in jest. If he was serious, we should really address the issue of the quality of people that we put in Parliament. But this is not the first time people have made absurd, silly, damaging remarks in the highest House in the land. To be fair to him, Mohd Alwi is merely following the examples of other Parliamentarians who have spewed racist diatribes and illogical suggestions. In this instance he decided on the latter.

Allow me to give some background. Opposition MP Lim Hock Seng asked whether the BN is aware of some arrests in Japan which is allegedly linked to a Scomi subsidiary (yes, the Scomi of Kamaluddin Badawi fame). Apparently, five people were arrested on suspicion of exporting equipments, alleged to be Scomi’s subsidiary, that could be used to produce nuclear weapons.

Mohd Alwi, maybe in his haste to show loyalty to the Prime Minister, perhaps shot his mouth off a little too fast by saying that it's good for the country if Scomi can indeed develop nuclear weapons. The Malaysiakini report indicated the house was stunned by his remarks. Stunned yes, by Mohd Alwi's simple-minded, brainless remarks.

The report goes on to quote him, "If Scomi is capable of producing nuclear weapons, as a Muslim, I will be very happy because this will strengthen the arsenal in Muslim countries and others will be afraid. Although international laws do not allow this, it can serve as a good deterrent." The Malaysiakini report is here

No wonder the government shot down the idea of showing Parliamentary proceedings on television. There are just too many fools in its midst.  ¶ 11:57 AM