*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Undilah PAS : MENENTANG KEZALIMAN & MENEGAKKAN KEADILAN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIG BLOW IN KUBANG PASU Mahathir closer to historic defeat as 14 BN centres in Mahathir's hometown shut down by our correspondent in Jitra, Kedah As expected, hundreds of UMNO workers have been leaving the party since nomination day on November 20. While other BN leaders appear "safe" in their respective seats - with the exception of MIC president Samy Vellu in Perak and Gerakan's Koh Tsu Koon in Penang - the BN chairman himself has been dealt with another blow signalling the Malay-Muslim dissatisfaction with his anti-ulama diatribe. On November 20, 14 BN campaign offices in Mahathir's hotly contested Kubang Pasu parliamentary constituency closed down after party workers claimed they were "tricked". An UMNO official said supporters of ex-Menteri Besar Osman Aroff were disappointed with the selection of Dr Othman Ishak as one of the State candidates in the Kubang Pasu constituency. "They have been threatening a last minute withdrawal, but it is unfortunate the leadership had not taken them seriously," said UMNO member Mohamad Alias Mokhtar, 38, who was one of hundreds who announced his decision to quit campaigning for the party. The last minute defections are causing jitters among top UMNO officials in Kuala Lumpur, with the main worry being a BN government without Mahathir. Adding to the worries is the decision by some 300 UMNO members to join PAS, in a ceremony held here on the night of November 20. PAS, in a surprise move, has fielded Harakah columnist Subky Latif - a political lightweight - in one to one fight against Mahathir. Analysts say if the momentum against Mahathir continues, it is "not impossible for history in the making". "PAS's candidate may make history, and such possibilities cannot be dismissed," said a Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturer. Already, anti-Mahathir sentiments have been running high in this largely Muslim stronghold since the sacking, arrest and murder attempt under custody on former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Days before his arrest, Anwar had attracted more than 100,000 people at a rally in Jitra, the heart of Mahathir's constituency. UMNO branch members in Kubang Pasu have been campaigning against Mahathir since July last year, during which sources said the strong pro-Anwar lobby in UMNO attempted to nominate Anwar to stand for the party's presidential election. That prompted Mahathir to launch a massive crackdown in the party, culminating in leaflets distributed at the UMNO general assembly condemning Anwar as a sodomite and foreign agent. But observers agree that anti-Mahathir feelings had already gained footing even before Anwar's sacking, attributing Mahathir's waning popularity to his remarks against the Prophet of Islam and Muslims scholars. Mahathir's lambasting at well known Islamic scholar Dr Haron Din, has also buoyed PAS' chances to win the Kubang Pasu seat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: [EMAIL PROTECTED]