[ppiindia] Indian women are very beautiful
Indian women are very beautiful Angry animals Man dealing harshly with animals, but the animal right of anger and protest on man and shows his anger, see what happens when an animal is angry. Download your images and get the money Photos of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama, some of them may see for the first time http://22ss22.blogspot.com/ hasEML = false; [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Indonesia: Government proposes 21 million hectares of plantations to meet climate targets
World Rainforest Movement ** Issue** 150 - January 2010 http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/150/viewpoint.html#4 Indonesia: Government proposes 21 million hectares of plantations to meet climate targets There are two realities in the forestry sector in Indonesia. In one, the forests continue to be destroyed, peatswamps are drained, forests are logged, burned and replaced by industrial tree plantations. Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' rights are bulldozed along with the forests. Meanwhile, in the other reality, trees are planted, forests are restored and greenhouse gas emissions will soon become a thing of the past. Occasionally, these two realities collide. In December 2009, Cornelis, the Governor of West Kalimantan, was giving a speech about the government's One Man, One Tree campaign, but was repeatedly interrupted by the noise of logging trucks loaded with newly logged timber on the nearby Trans-Kalimantan highway. I'm making a speech about the tree-planting movement and a truck carrying piles of timber passes by, the Jakarta Globe reported him as saying. If we ask the drivers, I don't think they will have permits, he added. After four trucks had interrupted him, Cornelis asked the police to stop any more logging trucks for driving past. Just until he finished his speech. In September 2009, Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, told a G-20 summit in the USA that Indonesia will change the status of our forests from that of a net emitter sector to a net sink sector by 2030. He also announced that Indonesia planned to cut its emissions by 26 per cent against business as usual by 2020. Yudhoyono repeated the 26 per cent target during the climate negotiations in Copenhagen. During the talks Indonesia said that it was seriously committed to reducing carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2020, however, the President lied about his seriousness, Walhi's forest campaigner, Teguh Surya, told the Jakarta Post. As Indonesia's forests burn, the government is looking forward to massive expansions in the oil palm and pulp and paper industries: the two industries directly and indirectly responsible for many of the fires. There are plans for 20 million hectares of new oil palm plantations and 9 million hectares of new pulpwood plantations. And the Forestry Ministry plans to hand over 2.2 million hectares of forest to mining companies over the next ten years. Bad as all this is, things could soon get much worse. On 6 January 2010, Zulkifli Hasan, Indonesia's Forestry Minister, revealed the government's cunning plan for meeting its emissions target: 21 million hectares of new forest. If the scenario described proceeds, if the planting proceeds, we can reach more than 26 percent, Hasan told journalists in Jakarta. An area of 500,000 hectares is to be planted each year, at a cost of US$269 million. Of course, the 21 million hectares of new forest will not be forest at all. It will be plantations. That's 20 million hectares of oil palm plantations, 9 million hectares of pulpwood plantations and 21 million hectares of carbon plantations. A total of 51 million hectares of proposed plantations. Indonesia has an appalling record of corruption and fraud associated with plans to promote plantations. A report published recently by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) looks in detail at the Indonesian government's Reforestation Fund, which started in 1989 under the Soeharto dictatorship. Much of the money went to companies with close ties to political elites. The companies cleared forest, lied about the area planted, invested little in the area and pocketed the cash. A 1999 audit by Ernst and Young found that more than US$5 billion was lost from the reforestation fund between 1993 and 1998. The audit was not released publicly. In addition to the money sloshing around for the proposed plantations, vast sums of money could pour into Indonesia through REDD schemes. According to a report by the Indonesian Forest Climate Alliance, Indonesia could receive US$4.5 billion a year if it were to reduce deforestation by 30 per cent. Christopher Barr, co-author of the CIFOR report, points out that the situation has improved since the fall of Soeharto in 1998. But without improved financial oversight, The problems that have plagued the Reforestation Fund over the last 20 years are likely to reoccur, Barr told Reuters. The CIFOR report notes that During both the Soeharto and the post-Soeharto periods, weak financial management and inefficient administration of revenues by government institutions at all levels undermined effective use of the Reforestation Fund. The Indonesian government's enthusiasm for REDD provides another example of two realities existing in parallel. In the fake reality of REDD proponents, corruption will disappear. Palm oil and pulp and paper companies will be paid not to destroy an area of forest
[ppiindia] All Party factions: irregularities happened in Century fund flows
Keadaan harus begitu jalan dan caranya, apabila negara dikuasai oleh tukang copet dan tukang catut. Jadi jangan kaget. http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1266411040/all-party-factions-irregularities-happened-in-century-fund-flows All Party factions: irregularities happened in Century fund flows Wednesday, February 17, 2010 19:50 WIB | National | Jakarta (ANTARA News) - All party factions in the House Bank Century Inquiry Committee have arrived at the conclusion that irregularities did occur in the bank`s fund flows, a committee member said. With regard to Bank Century fund flows, all the factions agree that irregularities have happened. So the score (of factions maintaining the fund flows were legally flawed and those considering them clean) is 9-0, Inquiry Committee member Hendrawan Supratikno, said at the parliament building here Wednesday. He said the consensus about irregularities having taken place in the fund flows was reached after each of the factions made a deeper study of the relevant facts and verified two main findings of the investigative audit the State Audit Board (BPK) had conducted on Bank Century`s finances. According to the BPK audit findings, there were strong indications banking laws or regulations were violated and corruption had happened in Bank Century fund flows. These BPK audit findings were retraced and eventually confirmed by a Committee team, Hendrawan, a legislator from the Indonesian Democracy Party-Struggle (PDIP), said. Earlier, Hendrawan had told a Committee session, a PDIP team had discovered a number of strange things in Bank Century fund flows in five cities, namely Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Makassar. Among the strange things were the existence of a Bank Century client whose name was not to be found in the bank`s database, an inordinate surge in fund withdrawals from the bank in the period following its receipt of a Bank Indonesia (BI) short-term financing facility (FPJP) and temporary (government) capital participation (PMS) funds. Another oddity was the existence of a Bank Century account containing funds from unidentifiable sources. The PDIP faction in the House Inquiry Committee had concluded that its field findings constituted strong clues of banking law violations, money laundering, and corruption, he said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] SBY: Pembangunan Keadilan Sosial tak Gampang
Refleksi : Apakah dikatakan tidak gampang mempunyai arti tidak mungkin? Mengapa dari mula tidak dikatakan dan baru sekarang pada kehangatan masalah skandal Bank Century? http://www.republika.co.id/berita/104270/sby-pembangunan-keadilan-sosial-tak-gampang SBY: Pembangunan Keadilan Sosial tak Gampang Rabu, 17 February 2010, 15:57 WIB JAKARTA--Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meminta agar pembangunan keadilan sosial selama periode pemerintahan lima tahun lalu perlu ditingkatkan pada periode 2009-2014. Kesimpulan itu diambil setelah presiden mengamati secara langsung proses pembangunan sosial di lapangan. Pembangunan keadilan sosial tidaklah gampang, kata SBY saat mengunjungi Pusat Pelayanan Kesejahteraan Sosial (PPKS) Anak di Bambu Apus, Jaktim, Rabu (17/2). Menurut presiden, para abdi negara yang bekerja di bidang keadilan sosial juga harus memberikan peluang untuk memperlancar sistem itu. Dalam pembangunan keadilan sosial, presiden memandang pentingnya sinergi tugas dan tanggung jawab antara pemerintah pusat dan daerah. Alasannya, kepala daerah merupakan ujung tombak pembangunan, pemimpin paling depan yang berkaitan dengan masyarakat, Sistem harus mengatur apa yang mesti dilakukan bupati dan wali kota di seluruh Indonesia dengan dukungan pemerintah pusat dan pemerintah provinsi, kata SBY. Segi-segi itu, ujarnya, harus diatur secara benar. Presiden menilai ada subjek dan golongan yang harus masuk dalam kebijakan khusus. Golongan tersebut adalah keluarga yang sangat miskin, penyandang cacat berat, golongan lanjut usia, dan anak. Apa yang saya lihat, rasakan, dan amati, terutama ketika bertugas lima tahun yang lalu, kita perlu meningkatkan derajat dan kualitas keadilan sosial bagi seluruh rakyat indonesia, kata presiden. Presiden mengatakan, dirinya ingin pada masa pemerintahan ini bisa menata kembali sistem, undang-undang, kebijakan, dan program aksi untuk meningkatkan keadilan bagi rakyat. Oleh karenanya, tutur presiden, hal itu akan menjadi topik tunggal dalam sidang kabinet pada Kamis (18/2) karena mewujudkan keadilan sosial merupakan kewajiban pemerinath dan amanah konstitusi. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Waspadalah
Waspadalah mimpinya jauh di sana menggali kata sajak memori rindu ombak laut selatan terbakar mimpinya hangus kemana lagi hayalan dicuci riwayat hujan dingin bersalju jurang pemisah tajam berduri dunia materi jual harga diri ribuan slogan tanpa kejadian melaju waktu sonder permisi sisa kenekatan tadi pagi terbuai rayuan kerlip berlian lantang swara tukang obat penyakitnya berasal dari atas perlu operasi bypass?! pastikan semua oke boss kemana dicari keberanian di balik dompet kulit buaya yang dijanjikan bisik angin badai menuai kebingungan waspadalah, jangan lengah Amsterdam, 17/02/2010 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] PBNU: Pelaku Nikah Siri tak Perlu Dipidana
http://www.republika.co.id/berita/104313/pbnu-pelaku-nikah-siri-tak-perlu-dipidana PBNU: Pelaku Nikah Siri tak Perlu Dipidana Rabu, 17 February 2010, 20:05 WIB JAKARTA--Pengurus Besar Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) tak sepakat dengan rencana pemidanaan pelaku nikah siri.Sangat tidak logis kalau nikah siri dihukum, ketika perzinaan, free sex, dan kumpul kebo dianggap bagian dari hak asasi manusia karena suka sama suka, kata Ketua PBNU Ahmad Bagdja di Jakarta, Rabu. Dikatakannya, dalam Islam nikah siri sah secara legal syariat, sepanjang ada wali dan dua saksi, meski belum dinyatakan lengkap karena belum diumumkan dan diresepsikan. Karena Rasulullah juga memerintahkan akad nikah tersebut diumumkan dan diresepsikan (walimah), kata calon kuat ketua umum PBNU pengganti KH Hasyim Muzadi itu. Sekalipun perintah itu hukumnya sunah, bukan wajib, kata Bagdja, perlu dilaksanakan guna menghindari salah faham sosial, gosip, fitnah, serta menjaga keamanan batin keturunan. Kalau kesempurnaan itu akan diambil oleh aturan negara, kata Bagdja, cukup dengan memberlakukan kewajiban administratif, dan pelanggarnya cukup dikenai sanksi administratif, misalnya negara belum mengakui para pelaku nikah siri sebagai satu keluarga. Kalau pakai pidana, nantinya yang kawin siri dapat saja mengaku kumpul kebo kemudian bebas berdasarkan suka sama suka dan hak asasi. Aneh nggak? katanya. Oleh karena itu, lanjut mantan ketua umum Pergerakan Mahasiswa Islam Indonesia (PMII) tersebut, masalah nikah siri sebaiknya dikembalikan kepada hak perdata, bukan pidana. Terkait alasan pemidanaan pelaku nikah siri demi menjaga hak perempuan, menghindarkannya menjadi korban, menurut Bagdja, penghormatan terhadap martabat wanita diukur menurut tingkat pertanggungjawaban laki-laki terhadap kehidupan perempuan. Di dalam free sex justru sama sekali tidak ada perlindungan, bahkan pelecehan, kata mantan anggota Dewan Pertimbangan Agung (DPA) tersebut. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] DDII Minta UU Penodaan Agama tetap Ada
http://www.republika.co.id/berita/104261/ddii-minta-uu-penodaan-agama-tetap-ada DDII Minta UU Penodaan Agama tetap Ada Rabu, 17 February 2010, 14:16 WIB eramuslim.com Ketua Umum Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia, Syuhada Bahri JAKARTA--Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia (DDII) meminta kepada Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) agar tetap mempertahankan UU No 1 tahun 1965 tentang Penyalahgunaan dan atau Penodaan Agama. Harapan itu disampaikan dalam sidang pleno uji materi UU tersebut di MK, Rabu (17/2). Ketua Umum DDII, Syuhada Bahri, yang mewakili pihak terkait memaparkan, bahwa UU No 1 tahun 1965 tidak bertentangan dengan Undang-undang Dasar 1945. UU No 1 tahun 1965 sejalan dengan UUD 1945 untuk menciptakan hidup yang damai, toleransi antaragama, dan saling menghargai,'' kata dia. Syuhada menambahkan tidak pemeluk agama yang rela jika agamanya dinodai.''Bagi kami agama Islam adalah agama yang baik,'' tutur dia. DDI tidak akan membiarkan jika ada orang yang memeluk Islam tetapi mengakui dirinya Tuhan selain Allah swt. DDII juga tidak akan membiarkan jika ada orang yang meragukan Alquran. ''Apa kita akan membiarkan hal itu atas nama kebebesan,'' kilah Syuhada. Ia pun mengatakan, bahwa DDI tidak ingin Indonesia menjadi arena tinju tanpa wasit. Sejak Orde Lama dan Orde Baru, UU No 1 tahu 1965 sudah mendukung keberagaman beragama. Pada Orde Reformasi juga mendukung penuh tapi tetap menjunjung kebebasan yang tidak berdasarkan syahwat hedonistik. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Bekerja dari rumah..
Ingin menambahkan pendapatan tambahan?? Ingin melangsaikan bebanan hutang yang memeningkan kepala?? Ingin membuat part time job di rumah?? Sila Klik Disini [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Kekuasaan Setan
Kekuasaan Setan pasang muka tanpa dosa sabda raja jangan dicela langsam tapi menghancurkan mata mata pun disebar menyebar isu informasi haram siapa berani lawan penguasa? sablonan model rezim lama mabuk kuasa merajalela lalu tiarap tanpa harap? rapatkan barisan keadilan buat rakyat demi kebebasan berbicara radikalisme alternatif siapa? pameran kekuasaan tiran istana persetubuhan setan Heri Latief Amsterdam, 17/02/2010 http://herilatief.wordpress.com/ http://akarrumputliar.wordpress.com/ http://sastrapembebasan.wordpress.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Morality and atheism
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/12-morality-and-atheism-in-an-uncertain-world-720--bi-05 Morality and atheism Irfan Husain Wednesday, 17 Feb, 2010 Consider this demographic projection for the UK, and ponder its implications for a moment: within five years, the majority of babies will be born to unmarried parents. However, before you put this down to yet another example of Western immorality, just remember that all these babies will have the same legal rights as those born to married couples. This trend is part of the wider decline of marriage as an institution. According to a recent study, the figures for people getting married in Britain is at its lowest ever since these statistics began to be compiled nearly 150 years ago. In 2008, only 21.8 per thousand adult men of marriageable age actually took the vow. At 19.6, the figure for women was even lower. And the average age for men getting married for the first time was 32, and for women it was nearly 30. These figures reveal not so much disillusionment with the institution of marriage, as much as they do a widespread rejection of religion. Church marriages are still favoured by the middle classes, but more for the pomp and glamour of the wedding dress worn by the bride, and the finery sported by the guests. Indeed, attendance for church services has fallen steadily, and most Brits only go to church for weddings and funerals. A glance at the European table reveals that the belief in a god is generally quite low in all the major countries. Sweden, with only 23 per cent of the population believing in a deity, is the least observant, with the UK at 38 per cent. Germany and France are similarly atheistic or agnostic. Interestingly, Catholic countries seem to be more staunchly Christian, with Poles, Spaniards and Italians being among the most fervent of believers. Indeed, a lack of belief in a supreme being has long been the hallmark of Western intellectual thought since the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Hence, lawmakers have tried to separate religion form politics, few more so than the Founding Fathers of the United States. Both Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were fiercely agnostic in their views. Scientists, too, have tended to question the belief system they were born into, as revealed by this quotation from Albert Einstein: Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behaviour should be based on sympathy, education and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death. Many have condemned modern Western civilization for its 'godless' ways, pointing to widespread cohabitation between men and women, men and men, and women and women. Alcoholism, nudity and drug-abuse are also frequently cited. All these lifestyle choices are mentioned in arguments over the superiority of Eastern religions and societies. Yet the firm belief in religion and an afterlife in our part of the world do not necessarily translate into better societies. In the Transparency International table for global perceptions of corruption for 2009, there is not a single Muslim country in the twenty most honest states. However, seven Muslim countries figure among the ten most corrupt states. Interestingly, Sweden, the most godless state in Europe, comes in at joint third with Singapore as the least corrupt country in the world. There is an argument that corruption is a function of poverty, and once societies have acquired a measure of economic well-being, they tend to become more honest and accountable. While there is some truth to this assertion, how to explain the fact that Saudi Arabia, one of the richest countries in the world, is listed as 63rd by TI? And Kuwait comes in at 68. Clearly, then, there is little direct linkage between religion and morality. Nevertheless, billions around the world continue to believe deeply in the faith they have grown up in. They derive comfort from following the belief system of their forefathers, and most of them have never felt the need to question it. Indeed, the poor obtain solace for their wretched condition with the promise of compensation in the afterlife. And the rich in our part of the world try and assuage their guilt by giving alms generously, thereby hoping to buy a place in heaven. If only they would pay their taxes with the same zeal, we might be able to make a better world in this life. In religiously inclined societies like Pakistan, we are fond of criticising Western materialism, while holding up our supposed spirituality as being superior. Even the millions of Muslims who have chosen to migrate to the West make the same assertion. However, I have not noticed any of these people denying
[ppiindia] Inebriate Politics
Have You Seen? Huge digest of short fun videos with drunk political leaders. Really fun! http://tiny.hummy.org.uk/p
[ppiindia] 917m Asians Now Live in Extreme Poverty: Report
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/917m-asians-now-live-in-extreme-poverty-report/359231 2010 A woman cleaning her child in a North Jakarta slum. An additional 17 million Asians have fallen into extreme poverty with another 4 million in danger of following, says the World Bank. (JG Photo: Afriadi Hikmal) 917m Asians Now Live in Extreme Poverty: Report Manila. Seventeen million Asians have fallen into extreme poverty due to the global financial crisis, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations said on Wednesday. And another 4 million could this year slip into the same situation due to the effects of the slump, officials from the two organizations said launching a joint report on poverty alleviation here. This is on top of the 900 million people in Asia who are already living in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.25 a day. Asia had shown great progress in bringing people out of poverty in recent years, ADB vice president Ursula Schaefer-Preuss said. But gains are being reversed due to the economic crisis, she said. UN Under-Secretary General Noeleen Heyzer said that people in the export and tourism sectors in Asia had lost and were still losing their jobs due to the crisis, which swept across the globe in late 2008. Less foreign investment, aid and remittances from overseas workers were further hurting Asia's poor, Heyzer said. The report said more women, who form the majority of Asia's low-skilled and temporary workforce, than men had been forced back into extreme poverty due to the crisis. UN Assistant Secretary General Ajay Chhibber said the Asia-Pacific was doing quite well in areas such as infrastructure in achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals that are aimed at bringing people out of poverty. But it lags woefully behind in social issues, he said. Even Latin America and Eastern Europe had better social protections than Asia such as pensions and unemployment insurance, Chhibber said. Only 2 percent to 3 percent of gross domestic product in Asia goes to such social protections, he said, adding that this figure should ideally be 4 percent to 6 percent. This meant large numbers of Asians could fall back into poverty during the crisis or even during natural disasters, he said. The report said the could protect itself from future crises though regional cooperation. Regional cooperation would also be particularly valuable for the trade in food, and could include grain banks that are maintained in each country but readily accessible to others. Expanding Asian monetary and financial coordination would be particularly useful to reduce external shocks such as with the global financial crisis. Asian nations could consider diversifying their export markets to become less dependent on demand from the West, the joint report advised. By lowering trade barriers and creating more opportunity for the Asia-Pacific region to invest within itself, there can be a greater insulation against such crisis in the future. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Democracy not very successful in Pakistan: Musharraf
http://www.pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=15951 Wednesday, February 17, 2010, Rabi ul Awwal 2, 1431 Democracy not very successful in Pakistan: Musharraf Washington-Former President Gen. (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, who resigned under pressure two years ago, has said that the experiment of democracy was not as successful in Pakistan as it should have been. Giving an interview to CNN, Former President said that if the condition of public can not be changed with democracy, then an analysis must be carried out to check the loopholes in democracy. He also said that there is a difference between Taliban and local Pakhtoons; however he does not know much about unbiased Taliban. While answering a question regarding becoming an ambassador or army chief, he replied that he wants to be an army chief because he is a warrior and is in love with the uniform. Talking about Pak-India tension, he said that this region is considered to be a nuclear flash-point on an international level; where as peace in this region is very important. Answering to a question, he said, he can return into a politics. Every Pakistani - every patriotic Pakistani - feels it in his heart and I also do that at this moment Pakistan is not doing too well, he said in an interview. So, if I can contribute anything to the country and if the people of Pakistan want me to contribute, I certainly would like to look into that. Musharraf stepped down in August 2008 as the ruling coalition began taking steps to impeach him. He had swept into power in a bloodless coup in 1999, and ruled for almost a decade before his party, Pakistan Muslim League-Q, was dealt a significant blow in parliamentary elections in 2008. Musharraf said he was not sure if he would create his own political party should he return to politics. I don't know as yet. One has to address all these issues. But one thing is sure: I believe very strongly in the military maxim, 'Never reinforce failure.' So I wouldn't like to reinforce failure. The former president said Pakistan has failed politically. Democracy in Pakistan has not really ever been very successful. And I mean 'successful' when we expect democratically-elected governments to perform for their country, that the country should be moving forward - progressing - and the welfare and well-being of the people (are) being addressed, he said. If that is not being done, I think we need to look into ourselves what is it lacking in the democratic political dispensation in Pakistan.-Online [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Indians 8th most attractive people in world
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indians-8th-most-attractive-people-in-world/H1-Article1-510037.aspx Indians 8th most attractive people in world Press Trust Of India Email Author London, February 18, 2010 Indians figure in the list of 10 most attractive people in the world with Americans topping the chart, a survey has found. Brazil comes second in the poll of more than 5,000 globe-trotting Britons. Spain is third while Australia - with its blonde, tanned surfers - was voted into fourth place. Italy is fifth, Sweden sixth and England seventh in the poll. India - home to Bollywood beauties Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, and heartthrob Salman Khan - is eighth. France follows at nine and Canada finishes off the top 10. America has got a lot on offer and boasts of some of the sexiest people on the planet, a spokeswoman for www.OnePoll.com - which carried out the survey - was quoted by The Daily Telegraph as saying. The likes of Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt (all Hollywood actors) help America's image as a hot bed of good looking people. But with a population of more than 300 million, they do have an unfair advantage. But in fairness, when you think of good looking countries, Sweden, Italy, France and Brazil all spring to mind before us lazy, pale Brits, the spokeswoman said. If you're looking for some fun in the sun, you now know where to head. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taleban commander
http://arabnews.com/world/article18713.ece Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taleban commander By REUTERS Published: Feb 17, 2010 11:32 PM Updated: Feb 17, 2010 11:32 PM ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan Taleban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured. US and Pakistani officials who declined to be identified said on Tuesday Baradar had been captured in the Pakistani city of Karachi in a raid by Pakistani and US agents. At the conclusion of detailed identification procedure, it has been confirmed that one of the persons arrested happens to be Mullah Baradar, the military said. It declined to say where he had been caught or to give other details, citing security reasons. The capture came as US forces spearhead one of NATO's biggest offensives against the Taleban in Afghanistan in an early test of US President Barack Obama's troop surge policy. US officials and analysts said it was too soon to tell whether Pakistan's cooperation against Baradar would be extended to other top militants on the US hit list. The arrest followed months of behind-the-scenes prodding by US officials who saw inaction by Islamabad as a major threat to their Afghan war strategy. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik had on Tuesday declined to confirm Baradar's capture, saying a large number of people had fled operations by NATO forces in Afghanistan to Pakistan and many had been picked up. He denied that there had been any joint operation by Pakistani and US agents. Though nuclear-armed Pakistan is a US ally, anti-US sentiment runs high and many people have long been suspicious of the US-led campaign against militancy and oppose any US security operations in Pakistan. A Pakistani intelligence official said security agents had been searching for Baradar in the southwestern city of Quetta, where the United States says a Taleban leadership council is based. Sensing that he might be arrested, he somehow slipped out of Quetta and into Karachi, maybe in disguise. That's where we arrested him, about four days back, said the official, who declined to be identified. He is with us and is being interrogated. Asked if the United States was involved in the questioning, he said: Yes of course. We have that sort of cooperation with them. Baradar's arrest comes amid a a renewed drive for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taleban. Asked if the Taleban commander could help with any reconciliation process, the Pakistani agent said: It might lead to that eventually ... Anything is possible but so far we have not come to that. Pakistan is anxious to have a say in post-war Afghanistan in order to limit the influence of old rival India there. Anger in Pakistan toward the United States has been exacerbated by attacks by pilotless US drone aircraft on militants in lawless enclaves along the Afghan border. In the latest strike, a US drone fired a missile into the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, killing at least three militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The drone targeted a militant compound in the village of Tapi, about 15 km east of Miranshah, the main town in the region, which is a hotbed of Taleban and Al-Qaeda militants. It was the second attack on the village this week. There was no information about the identity of those killed or of three men wounded in the strike, they said. Pakistan objects to the drone strikes, saying they are a violation of its sovereignty and complicate its efforts against militancy. The Pakistani army has made gains against militants battling the state over the past 10 months but it has ruled out a major offensive against Afghan Taleban factions on its soil, saying its forces are already stretched. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Changes to Indonesian Marriage Bill Possible
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/changes-to-indonesian-marriage-bill-possible/359127 February 17, 2010 Camelia Pasandaran Changes to Indonesian Marriage Bill Possible The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday said it would stand by its proposed draft bill on marriage, which includes controversial articles, but said it was open to reconsidering some points. The bill, which has been included in the House of Representatives' list of priority bills for this year, proposes a maximum fine of Rp 6 million ($648), or six months imprisonment, for marrying without either the proper documents or the presence of an authorized religious official. Under the bill, any state official found providing help to administer marriages could also face both a jail term and a hefty fine. Law No. 1/1974 on Marriage requires people to register their marriages with the appropriate civil registry office. However there are no penalties for violators. Masruchah, a commissioner of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), said she agreed with the banning of unregistered marriages but not with the proposed punishments. Considering the punishments, we should understand first that many of those who are tied in an unregistered marriage are from the low-income class, she said. If we applied imprisonment and fines, it won't be fair to them. For the wealthy people, it might seem like a light sanction but not to poor people. However, she said that for someone like Sheikh Puji, a central Java religious figure who married a 12-year-old girl, the proposed sanction is too light. Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali said he was considering several different kinds of punishment instead of imprisonment. It is still a draft and open for revision, he said. We need more opinions, views and reasons that will be philosophical and sociological considerations. He said he expected the House to agree to the bill. However, if they don't agree, we will probably change the punishment into administrative punishment, such as oblige them to register, announce it to the public or pay a fine, he said. Suryadharma said those couples whose marriages were unregistered need not remarry. They only need to register, he said. Because if we claimed that their marriage is illegal, then if they have children, they are children of adultery. Last year, the alleged spiritual leader of terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, told Antara that banning unregistered marriages was crucial. Ba'asyir claimed that those involved in an unregistered marriage wanted to keep it secret, which is against the tradition of Islam that marriages should be publicized widely. One who doesn't want their marriage out in the open is a coward. The state needs to immediately take action and stop this kind of marriage, Ba'asyir said [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Man stole after casino losses
http://www.dailychilli.com/news/2418-man-stole-after-casino-losses Man stole after casino losses An Indonesian man who lost all his money at the Resorts World Sentosa casino in Singapore, stole a mobile phone from an undergraduate at Changi Airport An Indonesian man who lost all his money at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino in Singapore, stole a mobile phone from an undergraduate at Changi Airport. Paulus Djohar, 49, unemployed, was jailed for four weeks on Wednesday after pleading guilty to stealing a S$500 phone from Lim Tse Min at Terminal 1 on Tuesday. A court heard that he came here from Malaysia last Tuesday with the intention of patronising the newly-opened casino at RWS. As he lost all his money gambling at the casino on Monday, the second day of its opening, he decided to steal from passengers at Changi Airport. Early on Tuesday morning, Djohar was at the airport when he approached Lim, who was with a group sending a friend off. One of them in the group saw his suspicious movements and alerted Lim, who discovered the phone gone from the side pocket of her backpack. She and the witness confronted Djohar. Djohar, who said he regretted what he had done, could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined. - Singapore Straits Times Published Feb 17, 2010 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] PT KA Keluhkan Aparat yang Tidak Membayar Karcis
Refleksi : Aparat tidak berkewajiban mempunyai moral baik, sebab selain hal ini tidak dididik dan juga para petinggi aparat negara tidak memberikan contoh baik dan berguna kepada bawahan selain pandai korupsi. Jadi masalahnya seperti pepatah Melayu kuno mengatakan : Guru kencing berdiri, murid kencing berlari. http://suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/news/2010/02/17/47321/PT-KA-Keluhkan-Aparat-yang-Tidak-Membayar-Karcis 17 Februari 2010 | 22:32 wib | Daerah PT KA Keluhkan Aparat yang Tidak Membayar Karcis Semarang, CyberNews. PT Kereta Api Daop IV Semarang mengeluhkan para aparat yang tidak mau membayar saat naik kereta api. Padahal PT KA telah memberikan dispensasi harga tiket pada aparat sebesar 50 persen yang menunjukkan Kartu Tanda Anggota (KTA). Namun faktanya sebagian besar dari mereka enggan membayar sepeserpun, dan memilih jadi penumpang gelap. Kalau penumpang liar dari warga sipil kami masih bisa mengatasi. Tapi kalau dari aparat atau non sipil kami kesulitan, kata Deputy Vice President PT KA Daop IV Semarang, Maqsud Amroh. Menurut Maqsud, para aparat tersebut sering menggunakan jurus diam bila ditanyai oleh petugas soal tiket, dan justru mengajak petugas bertengkar. Padahal para petugas kereta api tak dibekali kemampuan bela diri yang memadai saat bertugas, tidak seperti aparat yang sudah terlatih. Karena tidak bisa menghadapi, akhirnya kondektur bosan, dan didiamkan saja, ujarnya. Diakui, selama ini pengontrolan karcis memang hanya bertumpu pada kondektur seorang. Sehingga sulit bagi kondektur untuk menghadapi para penumpang liar, terutama dari aparat. Belum lagi dengan keterbatasan tenaga, sehingga pihaknya tidak bisa melakukan pemeriksaan serentak (PS) setiap hari. Jumlah tenaga PS sekali kontrol pun hanya 2-3 orang. Ini semua bersumber dari ketidakmampuan kami menghadapi gerusan masyarakat, jelasnya. Mereka yang naik kereta tanpa karcis, lanjutnya, ingin mengorbankan PT KA dengan uang yang tidak seberapa. Sementara dampak yang ditimbulkan sangat terasa bagi PT KA yang saat ini sedang membenahi sarana dan prasarana. Kami sudah memberikan sanksi bagi mereka yang terlibat kasus penumpang gelap, ujarnya. Manajer Operasi Daop IV Heru Kuswanto mengatakan, sebenarnya para penumpang liar bukan berasal dari kalangan tidak mampu. Mereka justru orang-orang dengan pekerjaan tetap yang memang sengaja tidak mau membayar. Baru-baru ini kami berhasil mengenakan denda dua kali lipat dari harga tiket, untuk dua oknum polisi dari KA Argo Anggrek jurusan Surabaya- Jakarta. Ada juga 14 penumpang gelap KA Sindoro yang kami turunkan di Suradadi karena tak mau membayar, Pihaknya berharap agar pimpinan PT KA bisa berbicara dengan para pimpinan instansi terkait dimana para penumpang liar tersebut bekerja. Sehingga yang dibawah itu tidak gontok-gontokan, imbuhnya. Para aparat ini kadang tidak langsung naik dari Stasiun Tawang. Tapi mereka naik KA Tawang jaya dari Stasiun Poncol. Lalu mereka turun di Pekalongan, dan tahu-tahu sudah berada di kereta eksekutif. Jumlahnya para aparat ini sekali naik kadang bisa mencapai 100 orang. Padahal jumlah tim PS paling banyak 4-5 orang. Pernah seorang portir tergeletak karena dipukuli oleh aparat. Jujur kami tidka mampu mengatasi aparat, akunya. Heru mengakui, dilema para kondektur inilah yang akhirnya membuat mereka membiarkan para penumpang liar begitu saja. Di satu sisi mereka ingin menertibkan penumpang, tapi di satu sisi mereka tidak mampu menghadapi para aparat yang lenih mengandalkan kekuatan otot. Akhirnya ada yang mensiasati berapapun hasil tawar menawar mereka dengan penumpang dimasukkan dalam suplisi dan disetorkan semuanya pada stasiun. Tapi ada juga yang mengambil keuntungan dengan tidak menyetorkan semuanya, papar dia. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Andai Saya Menteri Agama
Refleksi : Tidak mengherankan kalau departemen agama disebut sebgai sarang penyamun! http://www.poskota.co.id/andai/2010/02/17/andai-saya-menteri-agama Andai Saya Menteri Agama Rabu, 17 Februari 2010 - 11:16 WIB .Yth. Kalau saya menteri agama, uang paspor jamaah akan saya buat kontrakan beli mobil dan kawin lagi.(087878291xxx) .Yth.Untuk pihak yang beranggungjawab agar segera mengembalikan uang tersebut. Sehebat apapun anda tidak akan lolos dari karmanya orang yang akan menjalankan ibadah suci.(087883555xxx) .Yth. Saya akan kembalikan uang paspor haji 3 bulan ke depan, dan keuntungannya saya gunakan untuk .. (Ahyat Jaktim, 0818857xxx) .Yth Uangnya akan saya deposit ke bank bunganya beli mobil baru dan kawin lagi kalau dipaksa baru saya kembalikan ke jamaah.(08131157xxx) .Yth. Uang paspor yang telah dibayar tapi belum dikembalikan oleh dep. Agama sungguh terlalu dan terlalu orang ibadah haji kok tega masih dipersulit. Masya Allah, tidak takut akan azab Allah.(081288000xxx) .Yth. Tentunya akan saya instruksikan Departemen Agama agar uang tersebut segera dikembalikan kepada para jemaah hajinya dong. Masa saya korupsi atau masa saya taruh uangnya di bank agar bunganya bisa saya nikmati. Ya gak mungkinlah.(08989191xxx) .Yth.Ya harus mengembalikan uangnya.(081398605xxx) .Yth. Saya akan mengembalikan uang sepenuhnya dan tahun berikutnya paspor ditanggung. Di negeri ini apa sih yang gak jadi masalah. Dibikin enak masalah apalagi yang gak bakal dipersulit.(Salim Banjarnegara, 087837988xxx) .Yth. Saya akan membuat surat edaran yang harus dibaca tentang kutipan Firmah Allah yang berbunyi tinggalkanlah dosa yang nampak yang tersembunyi. Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang mengerjakan dosa kelak diberi pembalasan (siksaan).. Quran 6:120 (087894012xxx) .Yth. Saya akan perintahkan anak buah saya untuk mengembalikan uang kepada yang berhak. Dan saya akan terjun langsung mengawasi proses pemgembaliannya dan saya buat timsus.(081388229xxx) .Yth. Saya akan menghimbau kepada seluruh kanwil Depag setiap daerah untuk segera mengembalikan hak (uang) mereka kalau tidak saya pecat oknum-oknum tak bertanggungjawab. Sudah harusnya gratis malah dimintai biaya, nanti kualat dan ingat masuk neraka.(08561149xxx) .Yth. Uang paspor akan saya kembalikan pada yang berhak karena saya yakin Allah Maha Mengetahui dan saya masih takut dosa. Wassalam.(081317044xxx) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Stasi
Stasi dunia lama yang penuh dusta di balik niat menguasai informasi kebebasan berbicara dijamin halal setiap zaman ada rezim zalim saat ini siapa berani ngomong? menolak represi gaya stasi simak gerakan sembilan delapan panjangnya sejarah digelapkan melukai semua pecinta keadilan dunia internet aka dunia maya dimana batas tembok bicara? penguasa menindas kebebasan kasus uang gelap merajalela korsi pejabat jatah koneksi negara polisi mau dibikin lagi Amsterdam, 17/02/2010 Stasi = http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi http://herilatief.wordpress.com/ http://akarrumputliar.wordpress.com/ http://sastrapembebasan.wordpress.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Gus Dur: NU, Kemerdekaan, dan Demokrasi
NU, Kemerdekaan, dan Demokrasi Oleh: KH. Abdurrahman Wahid DALAM berbagai kesempatan, penulis mengemukakan beberapa aspek dari pengembangan demokrasi di negeri kita. Segera timbul reaksi yang tajam dari berbagai orang teman, yang melihat terlalu jauh menuntut komitmen NU untuk membela demokrasi yang dinyatakan penulis. Mereka beranggapan, penulis terlalu jauh mengkaitkan demokrasi kepada kemerdekaan. Seolah-olah, dalam pandangan mereka, penulis menyatakan tiada kemerdekaan tanpa demokrasi dan tiada demokrasi tanpa kemerdekaan. Padahal, kedua-duanya tidaklah sama dalam pandangan mereka. Malaysia dan Singapura, dalam kenyataan telah merdeka walaupun tidak menegakkan demokrasi sepenuhnya. Dengan kata lain, sebuah Negara yang merdeka sudah dapat berdiri dengan efektif tanpa demokrasi, dan tidak berarti kemerdekaan dan demokrasi itu merupakan dua sisi yang sama dari sebuah mata uang yang satu. Republik Rakyat Tiongkok (RRT) umpamanya jelas sudah merdeka tapi kalau dinamakan demokratis tidak sepenuhnya. Hal itu benar, umpamanya kebebasan berbicara, sebuah unsur multak bagi demokrasi, ternyata tidak banyak terdapat di sana. Walaupun negara itu merdeka dan merupakan kekuatan besar di bidang militer yang dapat mengimbangi kekuatan negara adikuasa seperti Amerika Serikat. Walhasil, sebuah negara dapat saja merdeka, tapi tidak demokratis, walaupun belum tentu selanjutnya yang terjadi: sebuah negara dapat saja sangat demokatis namun tidak merdeka. Jelas, merdeka belum tentu demokratis dan demokratis belum tentu merdeka. Itulah yang menjadi tanda tanya besar bagi kita. Adakah antara keduanya terdapat hubungan kondisional, yaitu yang satu baru hidup kalau yang lain ada? Pertanyaan ini diajukan kepada penulis secara lisan sebagai reaksi beberapa orang pembaca, atas ungkapan penulis yang menyatakan bahwa kemerdekaan yang harus bersandar kepada demokrasi, walaupun dalam pandangan mereka demokrasilah yang memerlukan kemerdekaan. Setidak-tidaknya kemerdekaan yang efektif dalam praktek, walaupun secara teoritik belum dianggap merdeka, seperti halnya Kanada dan Australia, yang menjadi negara dominion Inggris. Ratu Inggris juga Ratu Kanada dan Ratu Australia, sehingga secara teoritik keduanya tidaklah merdeka. Sedangkan banyak negara, tidaklah merdeka sepenuhnya, seperti negara-negara tertentu di benua Afrika; yang dalam banyak hal masih harus bergantung kepada negara luar untuk dapat hidup, karena sedikitnya sumber-sumber mereka untuk dapat menghidupi seluruh rakyat. Kemerdekaan negara-negara itu adalah sesuatu yang fiktif, karena mereka sangat bergantung kepada pihak luar, untuk dapat tetap hidup dalam pergaulan internasional. Mereka kehilangan kemerdekaan yang terwujud secara formal, karena bergantung sepenuhnya kepada pihak lain. Kalau bantuan ekonomi dan atau perlindungan militer dari luar itu dicabut, hilanglah kemerdekaan itu. Kepulauan Sheycheles di Lautan India dan Vanuatu di Lautan Pasifik dapat dikemukakan sebagai contoh akan tidak sebangunnya antara kemerdekaan dan demokrasi. Tidak selamanya kehadiran yang satu menjadi syarat bagi kehadiran yang lain, (Conditio Sine Qua Non), seolah-olah tidak ada hubungan kondisional antara kedua-duanya, dan dengan demikian sebuah negara dapat saja ada tanpa kemerdekaan atau merdeka tanpa ia terwujud/ hadir dalam kenyataan. * Jadi, dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa antara kemerdekaan politik dan kebebasan demokrasi tidak terdapat hubungan kondisional. Contohnya adalah Singapura dan Malaysia, yang tidak memberikan kebebasan berbicara dalam soal-soal politik kepada warga negaranya. Kebebasan berbicara memang ada tapi hanya dalam soal-soal teknis belaka, seperti kesalahan manajemen atau kepengurusan administrative atas sebuah proyek publik oleh negara. Ini tentu jauh beda disbanding dengan para mahasiswa Indonesia dan Muangthai pada saat ini, yang dengan bebas mengkritik pemerintah semau mereka. Hal ini mengundang komentar dari orang seperti Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, mantan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, yang menyatakan, bahwa belum waktunya orang-orang Malaysia mengenyam kebebasan berbicara seperti itu. Dengan kata lain, dia menganggap belum waktunya kebebasan berbicara dan kemerdekaan berpikir diutarakan, terbukti hal itu diterapkan Malaysia saat ini. Berbeda dengan pandangan tersebut, Sir Winston S. Churchill menyatakan, bahwa pemerintahan demokratis akan terlihat banyak cacat dan kekurangan tapi dia masih lebih baik dari pemerintah manapun yang tidak demokratis. Entah mana yang benar, antara kedua pandangan itu. Tetapi yang jelas Malaysia dan Singapura memilih opsi pertama, sedangkan Muangthai dan Indonesia memilih opsi kedua. Sejarahlah yang akan menentukan! * Sekarang kita sebagai bangsa berada di persimpangan jalan. Akankah kita mengambil jalan pertama, yaitu memasung kembali kemerdekaan berbicara, setelah kita rebut dengan pertumpahan darah cukup hebat pasca pemerintahan Orde Baru. Pada masa setelah berhasil merebut kepemimpinan politik dan menegakkan
[ppiindia] Gus Mus: Ulama dan Kiai
Ulama dan Kiai Oleh: KH. A. Mustofa Bisri Boleh jadi pengaruh dan penyerapan dari bahasa Arab ke dalam bahasa Indonesia tak kalah banyak daripada sumbangan bahasa asing lain, terutama bahasa Inggris. Kita melihat banyak sekali kosa kata kita yang merupakan serapan dari -atau rakitan dengan bahan baku- bahasa Arab. Contoh paling mencolok adalah istilah-istilah yang digunakan untuk lembaga-lembaga legislatif kita. Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, misalnya, berasal dari kata Arab majlis, musyawarah, dan raa'iyah. Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dari diiwaan, wakiil, dan ra'iyah. Dewan Perwakilan Daerah pun demikian. Kata daerah diambil dari daairah. Bahasa Arab juga banyak menyerap bahasa asing, namun galibnya terbatas pada istilah-istilah baru yang tak ada di Arab. Misalnya, kata sijarah dari cigarette, telefuun dari telephone, telefeziyuun dari television, dan dimukrathiyah dari demokrasi. Kata-kata seperti itu mereka sebut mu'arrab, yang diarabkan. Berbeda dari kata-kata mu'arrab yang umumnya terbatas pada istilah-istilah baru yang memang tidak ada dalam kamus Arab. Kata-kata Arab yang diindonesiakan sering mengalami pergesaran dari makna aslinya atau sengaja diberi muatan makna lain karena tidak tahu atau karena kepentingan tertentu. Ada beberapa istilah yang diambil dari bahasa Arab itu yang kemudian rancu atau dirancukan orang dengan istilah asli dari sononya. Istilah ulama yang sudah mengindonesia dirancukan dengan 'ulamaa yang masih asli Arab. Di Arab, kata 'ulamaa adalah bentuk jamak dari 'aalim/aliim, berasal dari 'alima-ya'lamu yang berarti mengetahui. 'Ilmu = pengetahuan dan 'aalim/'aliim = orang yang berpengetahuan. Jadi, 'ulamaa adalah orang-orang yang berpengetahuan. Karena itu, dalam bahasa Arab, orang-orang semacam Isaac Newton hingga Habibie kita yang ahli pesawat terbang termasuk golongan 'ulamaa. Jadi, bukan hanya tokoh-tokoh yang seperti para sahabat dan para mujtahid yang bukan saja ahli dalam ilmu ke-Ilahi-an, tapi juga dalam amaliah. Meskipun, lazimnya istilah 'ulamaa memang dimaksudkan untuk yang terakhir ini (dan yang sejenis itu pada zaman ini, tampaknya, stock-nya sudah habis). Setelah ditaklukkan (ini istilah Rendra) ke dalam bahasa Indonesia menjadi ulama, bentuknya berubah tak lagi jamak, tapi mufrad, satu. Jadi, sebagai orang Indonesia , Anda bisa dan sah, misalnya, mengatakan Seorang ulama besar atau Wahai para ulama!. Ulama dalam bahasa Indonesia memang berarti seorang yang ahli dalam pengetahuan agama Islam (lihat Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia). Kita tahu, tidak semua amaliah orang yang ahli dalam sesuatu bidang pengetahuan bersangkut-paut dengan pengetahuannya. Ada ahli hukum yang tidak menghargai hukum, ada dokter hewan yang tidak pernah menyentuh hewan, ada ahli jiwa yang sakit jiwa, dan sebagainya. Demikian pula dengan ulama, ahli agama Islam, juga ada -kalau tidak banyak- yang amaliahnya tidak atau kurang Islami. Apalagi, kita tahu sendiri, pengetahuan agama di kita masih belum terlalu beranjak dari simbol-simbol belaka (Majelis Ulama Indonesia saja masih lebih sibuk ngurusi label halal dan logo kaset musik daripada ikut ngurusi koruptor serta tindakan arogansi, misalnya. Padahal, korupsi jauh lebih menjijikkan daripada minyak babi dan arogansi. Atau, takabur jauh lebih gawat akibatnya daripada logo kaset). Yang berbeda dari istilah ulama adalah istilah kiai. Istilah kiai adalah istilah budaya (Jawa), bukan terjemahan dari ulama. Orang Jawa mempunyai kebiasaan menyebut kiai kepada apa atau siapa saja yang mereka hormati, bahkan mereka keramatkan. Kiai Nagasasra dan Sabuk Inten adalah benda. Kiai Slamet adalah hewan. Para pendiri NU yang umumnya dari Jawa menamakan jam'iyah mereka dengan Nahdlatul Ulama. Saya kira, itu karena mereka tidak menemukan padanan kata kiai, lalu mengambil yang agak mirip. Karena pada waktu itu peran kiai -yang relatif cukup menguasai ajaran Nabi Muhammad SAW- memang sejauh mungkin meniru peran para sahabat, tabi'iin, dan para mujtahid, terutama di dalam ri'aayatul ummah, mengawani umat; melihat umat dengan kacamata kasih saying. Menolong mereka yang perlu ditolong, mengajar mereka yang tidak tahu, mengingatkan mereka yang lupa, dan seterusnya. Dan, itu mereka lakukan tanpa pamrih, kecuali rida Allah. Jadi, kiai -yang kemudian disinonimkan dengan ulama- adalah istilah yang diberikan masyarakat atau menurut istilah Arief Budiman: produk masyarakat. Dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, istilah itu semakin meruwetkan ketika kemudian masyarakat tidak lagi bisa memonopoli dalam memproduksi kiai. Kata Arief Budiman, pemerintah juga bisa memproduksi kiai/ulama. Pers juga bisa. Dan, saya menambahkan, ada kiai/ulama produk partai dan produk sendiri. Yang terakhir itu cukup dengan modal -selain aksesori seperti kopiah, serban, dan tasbih- punya sedikit kemampuan akting, punya hafalan beberapa ayat dan satu-dua hadis, sukyur sedikit-sedikit bisa ndukun. [] KH. A. Mustofa Bisri, Pengajar di Pondok Pesantren Taman Pelajar Raudlatut Thalibin,
[ppiindia] (Ponpes of the Day) Pondok Pesantren Al-Fithrah, Kedinding - Surabaya
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