A Black President in the White House

Again, Barack Hussein Obama sets another record in his many firsts, the latest by becoming the first black president of the United States. He was also the first presidential candidate who was born in Hawaii, and also the first African American to serve as president of Harvard Law Review. We can add more on other firsts - the first president with an extended families in two continents, Africa (Kenya) and Asia (Indonesia), the first First Family to be multiracial etc.

With such a colourful background, naturally he was favoured by the rest of the world for the presidency. It was said that if the world other than Americans could vote for the US president, he can get more than 90% of the vote. More so when the world has suffered so much under the current president, a Texan cowboy who has been described by Chris Patten as 'deeply uncurious intellectually'. What could we expect from a former member of Yale University's secret society, Skull and Bones to do? I still remember during his attempt for his first term of presidency many years back, he was asked the names of Taiwan's president and India's PM. He failed to answer any of them, but he has the gut to shoot back at the interviewer by saying 'do you know their names?'. The interviewer replied 'I am not quite sure either, but I am not running for presidency, Mr Bush'. I am still baffled why the Americans voted him for his second term.

As for Muslims, we hope that this world could become a better place and all the injustices to our brothers in all occupied lands will eventually stop, and all our brothers who are being caged in Guantanamo Bay will be released or tried according to the law. I do really pray for that. But at the same time I too remain skeptical of his capability to change the status quo. Can we expect anything from a person who has performed his prayers at the Wailing Wall and put his tzetzels at its crevices. I have nothing against what he wrote in the note, but I think the Jewish lobby must be very pleased with that. To me, a US president is only an instrument to achieve and maintain whatever objectives/goals 'The Elders' have set before.

I attach below my poem on this. I think the message is clear.

I hope I am wrong. I really hope so.

Sang Kaisar Romawi

Di balik sebuah istana putih

Seorang Kaisar itu

Begitu rakus mengatur bidak-bidaknya

Dengan bantuan uskup-uskupnya

Di balik dana dolar bermilyar

Menyusun makarnya di segenap benua

Sang Kaisar Romawi itu

Masih tega melimpahkan darah

Di balik sungai Furat dan Dajlah
Juga di celah gunung ganang Asia Tengah

Telah melihat kaisar-kaisar sebelumnya

Menyembelih kelumpuk pribumi di Wounded Knee

Membunuh secara massa di My Lai

Menumpahkan darah manusia di Sungai Mekong

Menyuramkan sinar suria di Hiroshima dan Nagasaki
Membuat makar hina serata benua

Sang Kaisar Romawi itu

Punya seorang Uskup Besar

Yang berkata 'ugama itu memang ugama teror'

Katanya ada satu bajingan membuat onar di setiap ceruk

Yang telah meruntuhkan menara gah di buminya

Dan ingin menghapuskan tamadun hedonisnya

Dan yang perlu mereka perangi bersama

Sang Kaisar Romawi itu
Sebagaimana kaisar-kaisar sebelumnya

Rupanya adalah juga satu bidak

Yang begitu akur dengar segala perintah

Yang datang dari seorang Uskup Agung

Yang sedang bersila angkuh

Di Tel Aviv

shah alam
06 Oktober

salaam.