TOMKINS: FINNISH FINALE

Paul Tomkins 20 May 2009
	For years I've been saying that Sami Hyypia will play until his late 30s, maybe even beyond. Secretly I hoped that it would be with Liverpool, but few players go beyond 35 at the very best clubs.
And those who do are almost certainly no longer regulars. So it's no surprise to see him transfer his undoubted quality to another top European league. It's fair to say that this season Sami has been fourth choice centre-back, but some fourth choice! It always amazes me in lists of the best imports to English football that the name of Sami Hyypia isn't right near the top. Indeed, some lists don't even include him. Of course, a defender is less likely to make the big headlines. But he's been a bit above the norm: a mixture of old-style British physical centre-back stature (in the mould of Ron Yeats or Larry Lloyd) with a cool, calm and collected style more in keeping with Alan Hansen. While less of a playmaker from the back than Hansen, and not a long-distance passer like Daniel Agger, Hyypia's ability on the ball marked him out as something special. Perhaps due his time in midfield in Holland, he never panicked no matter where he received the ball; one of my favourite things about his play was how he could find a pass in tight spaces, even in the opposing half. And of all the goals he's scored - and 35 is a great total for a defender who didn't also take penalties - plenty have been cool finishes placed into the corners. Lots of headers, yes, but plenty of technical finishes most centre-backs couldn't dream about, not least the one that proved the decisive goal against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-final: a sweet left-foot volley. Only a handful of imports to the British game have a right to be rated above him, based on quality and the time spent at the top of the game. It's hard to argue with the impact of Zola, Bergkamp, Henry, Cantona, Ronaldo and one or two others, while Fernando Torres has already earned his place in the pantheon, in double-quick time, but unlike Hyypia, he's not yet been around long enough to prove his longevity, which is always a factor to consider. While Liverpool have not won the league during Sami's time at Anfield, there have been numerous trophies; far more in his decade at the club than in the previous one. And Hyypia clearly played a key role in winning those trophies. While Liverpool have improved to become a much better all-round team in the last two or three years, the flurry of trophies between 2001 and 2006 owed a large debt to the defence. There was more pressure soaked up by the back four than these days, when Liverpool have much more of the ball. Winning the 2001 UEFA Cup relied on impressive rearguard actions in Rome and Barcelona, while the FA Cup final of that season saw the Reds outplayed by a rampant Arsenal; only one goal was conceded in these three games, and that tells an important story. The 2006 FA Cup success was also built on the fact that only one goal was conceded in two ties against Manchester United and Chelsea en route to the final. Of course, nothing was more impressive than the 2005 European campaign. In the Champions League that season, Sami was immense. Not just in the final, as Milan threw everything at Liverpool once the scores were back to 3-3, but in all the hard-fought knockout games. It wasn't a particularly great side, and it needed the twin peaks of Hyypia and Carragher to keep top Italian and Spanish teams at bay. Liverpool lacked the quality that the club now possesses, with the success built on tactical nous and great character. And Hyypia was faultless in both respects. Never blessed with much pace, his game was always built on intelligence, positioning, reading the play, and perfect anticipation. And he was also as brave as a lion in almost 500 games for the club. Tough as old nails, he was also fair: not one booking during 87 matches in a row from January 2000 to October 2001, which is almost unheard of for a man in his position. Throughout the 1990s I used to enjoy 'collecting' debuts: I was at Craven Cottage when Robbie Fowler made his bow, Selhurst Park when Michael Owen came off the bench to score in his first taste of senior action, and at Anfield for Steven Gerrard's inaugural appearance as a late sub against Blackburn. I was also fortunate enough to see Sami Hyypia's full debut at Sheffield Wednesday, and his home debut against Watford. The rumblings about Fowler, Owen and Gerrard had been around for a while before each broke into the first team, but Sami Hyypia was a totally unknown quantity to most Reds. Few signings have left fans as puzzled: Sami who? My first impression in those home and away debuts was of someone totally commanding, rising and heading the ball about 50 yards up the pitch. For much of the '90s, Liverpool's defending had bordered on the comical. That was wiped away almost instantly upon the arrival of Hyppia and his initial partner, Stephane Henchoz. That partnership was good, but the one between the Finn and Jamie Carragher was better still. So just where does Sami rank in the all-time greats? In this age where the word 'legend' gets horribly over-used, does he truly deserve such an accolade? For my most recent book, 'Dynasty', I asked several leading LFC writers, journalists and high-profile long-standing fans – knowledgeable and in many case old enough to have seen the great teams of the 1960s to rate every player to represent the club since the day Bill Shankly walked through the door in 1959. Based on the averages, Sami Hyypia came 10th out of all signings, and 14th when including home-grown players. As well as rating the quality of each individual, I wanted to get an idea of the value for money each player represented in terms of transfer fee. At just £2.6m in 1999 (approximately £5m in today's market), he was again ranked 10th, when taking into account fee, number of games played and also the 'quality' rating. In these terms he clearly ranks as Liverpool's best overseas player. Of course, these ratings were collected last summer. While the majority of those top 14 players have retired or left the club, Hyypia has seen out another year; what we now know to be his last. While Sami has taught us nothing new this season, and has only featured in 18 games, his continued excellence has, if anything, only added to his legend. It's been another year of near-faultless consistency, in a fairly impressive 15 league appearances, with 12 starts; enough to win a league medal, but alas, it was a case of close but no cigar. The highlight for me in his swan-song year was how he came into the side at Old Trafford at the very last minute, when his experience helped towards an amazing 4-1 victory. It's not that he's slowing down, more that at 25, both Agger and Skrtel represent the long-term future of the club. After all, they are the same age as Hyypia when he arrived. There's still little to choose between the three, but of course, Hyypia himself has admitted that he finds it physically harder to play back-to-back games. At 35, Sami is not going to get any better, but the other two are still fairly young in a position where, injuries withstanding, the late 20s and early 30s are definitely the peak years. A manager doesn't pick his team to keep players happy, but the time had come to tie Agger to a long-term deal, and the big Finn had to look elsewhere for regular football and a two-year deal. I don't think even he'd begrudge that, and passes on the baton to two top up-and-coming players, to whom his valuable experience has also been handed. Sami leaving will hopefully be the only weakening of the entire squad this summer. In footballing terms, with his appearances diminishing, the blow is not as hard as it would once have been. But in terms of his presence around the club, a massive gap will now exist. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/NG164445090520-1010.htm

GERRARD NAMED FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

GERRARD NAMED FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR Paul Eaton 13 May 2009
	Steven Gerrard is celebrating today after being named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.
The Liverpool skipper beat off competition from Manchester United pair Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney to win the most prestigious individual award in English football. Having already landed the PFA Fans Player of the Year award this season, the FWA honour caps another incredible campaign for the 28-year-old midfielder, who has led by example and driven his side to within touching distance of achieving their title dreams. Whether those dreams are realised over the next week or not remains to be seen, but over the course of the past ten months Gerrard has once again cemented his standing as the finest midfielder in European football. His two goals at West Ham United on Saturday - which temporarily fired Liverpool back to the top of the league - saw him climb above Ian St John in the club's all-time scoring charts as he took his tally for the season to an impressive 23, equalling his best ever return in a red shirt. Fifteen of his goals this term have arrived in the Premier League and have included strikes in high-profile games against Manchester United and Everton, while in Europe he also rose to the occasion with five goals in the group stages - including his 100th goal for Liverpool against PSV Eindhoven - and then two more against Real Madrid in the last sixteen clash at Anfield. "We are delighted to honour Steven's contribution this season with our prestigous award," said Steve Bates, National Chairman of the Football Writers' Association. "Steven has had a fantastic season and has so often been the driving force behind Liverpool's forceful challenge for the Barclays Premier League title. "His passion and desire to send the title race into the closing days of this campaign has underpinned Liverpool's pursuit of Manchester United and he has frequently caught the eye with outstanding performances which have showcased his considerable talent. "Steven is viewed by the Football Writers who voted as the heartbeat of Liverpool's team and a player who gives everything for the cause. "He beat off a strong challenge from Old Trafford stars Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand to emerge as a clear winner and he follows a long and illustrious list of British and European footballers to win the vote of the Football Writers." Steven will be presented with his award at a gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Friday May 29. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N164366090513-0701.htm

TOMKINS ENTERS THE TWILIGHT ZONE

Paul Tomkins 12 May 2009

The weirdness continues. It happened again at Upton Park: inexplicably, Liverpool once again entered the twilight zone, and the opposition disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle.

For some reason, teams in great form wilt and crumble when facing Liverpool. No matter how well they're playing in previous weeks, they roll over and give up the points. Clearly it has nothing to do with the Reds being a top side who quash the life out of a side before (or whilst) imposing their own attacking will; it's just yet another collective off-day for the team they're playing. It dates back to the Real Madrid game. Madrid were in superb form – and then Liverpool won at the Bernabeu, before thrashing them at Anfield. Suddenly the double Spanish champions were hailed as the worst Madrid side in eons, and were labelled rubbish in both games. Then came Sunderland, who in fairness were on a bit of a roll coming to Anfield. But they were seen off with little concern, as the visitors' good run came to an end. Limp Sunderland, etc... Next, Manchester United were experiencing their best run of home form for donkey's years, with 12 straight wins at Old Trafford and 11 straight league victories, yet were beaten 4-1. Funnily enough, it was they who, for no good reason, just didn't play well, in the one game where no motivation was necessary and where confidence wasn't an issue. Of course, it had nothing to do with them not being allowed to play well. Admittedly Aston Villa, still flying high in the league, were on a bit of a decline when coming to Anfield, although, naturally, they were only beaten 5-0 because of their own deficiencies. Next, Fulham were in the best form of their Premiership lives, and had just put United to the sword at Craven Cottage, but for some reason they just didn't play as well as they could when Rafa Benítez's side visited. Weird. In fairness, Chelsea were brilliant when visiting Anfield in the Champions League. They got due credit, too. It's fair to say that Liverpool didn't have a great second-half, but Andy Gray, no less, remarked that both sides had been excellent in the first half. So it's not that Liverpool were rubbish, as seems to be the case with the opposition every time the Reds get a good result. It was Guus Hiddink's brilliance, ably backed by his side. In the return, much was made of how awful Chelsea were, particularly in the first half. Liverpool did receive a little credit, but yet again, the main emphasis was on Chelsea letting themselves down rather than the Reds' attacking verve. Liverpool got some kudos for guts, but not their fair dues for quality. In the league, Arsenal had been in sensational form upon making the trip to Merseyside. But for some reason, Liverpool's sublime attacking football was given little credit following a thrilling (if galling) 4-4 draw, the least-just result of the season. Talk about floodlight robbery. It's fair to say that neither Blackburn nor Newcastle were in great shape when coming to Anfield, and but for the crossbar Liverpool could have racked up double figures in these two fixtures. Of course, as Liverpool confirmed themselves as the league's top scorers, the poor play of the opposition was the main story. (Oh, and some nonsense about semaphore.) If Sam Allardyce's sides are anything, they are dogged. Detractors find his football rudimentary, but his sides rarely crumble. Except that's what they did. Ah, because they had no fit strikers? Maybe, although Benni Mcarthy, left on the bench, is by far and away their top scorer this season. No-one asked them to play a centre-back up front, after all. It's like Rafa leaving out Jamie Carragher and playing Torres at centre-back due to an injury crisis. And then most recently, West Ham. There had been nothing but praise for Gianfranco Zola's side of late, who have a very good recent home record, beyond hard-fought 1-0 defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea. Coincidentally for Benítez and his side, once again, the opposition just didn't get into their stride. (And despite being no relation, it was weird for me watching Tomkins trying to stop Torres.) I feel compelled to point out that if certain other teams were the top league scorers, we'd never hear the last about their attacking talents. Part of me actually likes it when Liverpool go under the radar; it can be advantageous having the world against you, or ignoring your strengths. But another part of me finds the inequality irritating, and feels that credit should go only where it's due. Liverpool's only two top-class attacking players (according to sundry short-sighted pundits) have started just one-third of all 2008-09 league games in the same side, and yet the Reds have scored the most goals. And apparently Liverpool are 'cautious', with two 'holding' midfielders. Something's not right with this picture, is it? No change of formation has occurred in recent months, but as I argued earlier in the season, this is an excellent attacking side, and far from negative in its approach. If the stats didn't back me up at the time (often due to lax finishing), the figures now do. Similarly, at the time Robbie Keane was sold, I argued that it was the right decision. Plenty disagreed, but it seems to have proved the case. His place on the bench was becoming distracting (quite literally at times: the TV director for the Newcastle away game spent more time showing him than the action), and it was a chance to get in a good fee (and save on wages) in order to reinvest this summer. This was my gut instinct. When Liverpool's goals dried up later in the winter, I admit to wobbling a little. But yet again, my first instincts were right. And I also never lost sight of the fact that Keane hadn't been pulling up trees before he was sold; it's not like he'd banged in 15 or so. And he's also only scored three since returning to Spurs, and with time not on his side (he's 30 this summer), I felt it was a good time to cut the losses, for a very good player who wasn't fitting in (as happens now and again). However, my fear was less about selling Keane, and more that no replacement was sought. I never doubted the potential of David Ngog, who had been excelling at international youth level for a top nation, but feared that it would be next season before he found his feet in the fast-paced Premiership. Thankfully, despite only playing a few minutes here and there, he appeared to find that vital strength needed to survive as a striker in England almost as soon as I'd claimed this season looked too soon for him. And his record of minutes-per-goal (187) is now far better than Keane's was (at 255), and only marginally behind those of Torres (165) and Gerrard (145). In my defence, in the same blog, written at the end of January, I also touted Yossi Benayoun as someone who could do as well as Keane in the role behind the main striker; in truth, he's done even better, albeit often from a wide starting point, but with licence to roam into similar areas. So despite a little uneasiness on my part (there was of course some risk involved in selling Keane), I feel that my optimism in January was not misplaced. The goals scored recently, even in the absence of Torres and/or Gerrard, show that the ability was in the squad all along. If anything, I feel pleasantly surprised at seeing the Reds as the Premiership's top scorers, not to mention having thumped four past Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United in the main competitions. I didn't see that coming. And this all came after Keane left. Then there's Krisztian Nemeth, whose quality I've never doubted since I first saw him play for the reserves, but for whom injuries have ruined this season; he's another option that didn't pan out this spring in Keane's absence – particularly after a brief loan spell at Blackpool, designed to get him match-sharp, ended with a broken cheekbone sustained within a minute of his debut. That's just plain bad luck. But players like Ngog and Nemeth can only improve, as can Daniel Pacheco, so it's not like Liverpool are peaking this season; indeed, it's still a very young first-team squad, with an average age about to be further lowered with the exit of the evergreen Sami Hyypia (more on the great Finn next week). Otherwise I'd expect all of the main players to still be around, and benefiting from one more year spent together. Take into account the handicap of injuries to Torres, Gerrard and, when it came to winning more games at Anfield, Daniel Agger, and there's every reason to think that a fit squad next season (fingers crossed) will be significantly superior to this. And that's before any additions. Despite lower resources, Liverpool need to try and match that little extra depth that United possess; after all, that's what will see them crowned champions, if they get four points from their next three games. They've certainly not played better football than Liverpool this season (and it's been well over a decade since I've been able to say that), but eeked out the extra point here and there, often with 1-0 wins. May finale Remarkably, under Rafa Benítez, a Liverpool season has never 'finished' before May (with the narrowest of exceptions last year). I don't mean the desperate charge to finish in the Champions League positions, but genuinely contesting trophies until the final month of the campaign. May 2005 saw the Reds win the Champions League. May 2006 saw Liverpool win the FA Cup. May 2007 saw a better performance in the Champions League Final in a rematch with Milan, but a worse result (c’est la vie). And last year the Reds were still in the Champions League until just a few minutes before the start of May, when getting the game back to 3-2 at Stamford Bridge in extra-time left them one away goal from yet another final. (And to shamelessly sneak it in, technically it was May 1st in some parts of the world.) The cup success of the previous four seasons has diminished, only to be replaced with a serious title challenge: one that is still just about alive and kicking as we head towards mid-May. However, to my mind, Liverpool were always unlikely to win their first league title in almost two decades while simultaneously excelling in Europe; if the 'first' title is universally regarded as the hardest to win, additional tough games in the run-in could hinder that, even if progress is naturally sought in all competitions. With the title theirs to wrap up this week, United fans will rightly take heart if they win the league without playing their best football. It's a nice luxury. But Liverpool will have pushed them down to the wire without the manager being able to field anything like his best side for two-thirds of all league games (and that's ignoring other key absences in the 12 games that Torres and Gerrard were fit to start together). Maybe that's an even better sign. It also seems that there are some itchy feet at United, with Ronaldo and Tevez linked with exits. It would be dangerous to assume that losing top attacking talent will see them falter; when Liverpool lost Kevin Keegan and Ian Rush, the team actually improved with reinforcements. But there's always a risk of it not quite working out, or taking time to gel. By contrast, at Liverpool there seems to be a hunger to stick together and keep improving. With Arsenal at times brilliant but brittle as balsa, and ageing Chelsea on the verge of serious transition (new manager and culling of some 30-somethings seem inevitable), this could be just the start of Liverpool's quest to knock United off their perch. The race to #19 could be the big one. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/NG164357090512-1211.htm

唐南发 : 513，捂·义山

作者／唐南发专栏 May 13, 2009 11:40:56 am

【乱石崩云／唐南发专栏】电台主持人张吉安最近制作了一段三分多钟的短片，里头有一民俗表演工作者以海南话唱出去番（注）先辈对家乡的思念。片名叫《捂·义山》，背景其实是一个家庭在清明节期间拜祭于1969年5月13号吉隆坡的种族冲突中死去的亲人，地点就在双溪毛糯希望之谷麻风院附近的513受难者坟场。

捂，就是捂住你的嘴巴，不让你说话；义山，是那些去番者客死异乡后的归宿。死了，也不让你说话，显然没有比《捂．义山》更不人道的行为。

今天是1969年那场悲剧的40周年纪念。尽管为数不明的无辜人士失去了生命，整个事件的来龙去脉至今依然笼罩在谜思、恐惧和误解当中。

如学者法立诺所 指出，当时发生的族群冲突其实不过局限于首都部分地区，而回教党领袖最引以为荣的是当吉隆坡的巫统高层忙着利用该事件捞取政治资本之时，吉兰丹的局势却是 和平的。回教党籍的州务大臣阿斯里哈芝慕达还特别指示所有马来人村长协助和保护非马来人州民，并表示“我不希望在吉兰丹看到流血事件” （ ‘Saya tidak mahu ada pertumpahan darah di Kelantan ini.’）。

其实，我个人完全无须老远跑到吉兰丹去重新经历多元族群的和谐。当年，我的外公外婆在马六甲州内一个叫做Kampung Bukit Senggeh的马来人甘榜内经营着村内唯一的咖啡店。纵使首都发生了种族暴乱，甘榜内的居民依然无所避忌地光顾这家小咖啡店。对我的外公外婆而言，他们依旧的笑容和友善比当时政府任何的口头保证都要踏实。

原本一个受地域局限的“513事件”，在执政者顽固地加以操弄以延续政权之后，从此变得具有全国性义涵。40年了，关于当时马来人与非马来人之间杀戮的实际情形依然很模糊，而民众也不断被警告不要公开谈论此事以免破坏族群和谐。手上握有权力的人，就这样地成功让人民自我审查，让族群之间存着猜忌，成为我们整体身份认同上一个永远的伤痕。

要让过去伤痕愈合

我同意马来西亚应该走出过往的黑暗以达到真正的和平，前提是我们必须能够让过去的伤痕得到愈合。我不认为今天大部分马来西亚人所经历着的喜乐与友爱全都是虚假或表面的，但这并不意味着我们无须探索真相以营造更实质的族群谅解。

此刻的马来西亚的确是处在一个十字路口，而国阵和民联都根据各自的愿景勾画了国家的未来。然而，只要朝野双方的政治人物不肯正视历史，无论是“全民的马来西亚”抑或“新政治”都无法让我们脆弱的民主体制能够茁壮成长。

就 此而言，国阵更加责无旁贷，因为任何探索513真相的行动必然要触碰到巫统最高领导层当时所扮演的关键角色。当首都的华人在街上游行高喊“马来人滚回甘 榜”的时候，教唆马来人青年报复的不就是巫统党籍的雪兰莪州务大臣哈伦依德里斯吗？当然，当时在野党究竟在整个悲剧中起了什么样的政治影响，也必须得到探 讨，毕竟历史真相往往都不是黑白对立的。

面 对过去需要勇气，因为那可能导致伤痛的记忆再度复活，甚至引发恐惧和仇恨。513是一个充斥了族群特征和符号的事件，也因此让探索真相的努力显得困难；例 如有资料显示当时的皇家马来人军团成员曾开枪对付游行的华人，并造成人命伤亡，要深入追究必定会使马来人和非马来人之间产生一定程度的反感。

正因为如此，有人坚持让一切成为过去；统治精英更因为不必负上任何责任而松了口气，但却便宜了那些参与策划或尝试隐瞒真相的人，数十年来不曾接受任何检验。

探索是为了原谅

然而，只要我们一天不去面对那段过去，就无法取得深入的族群谅解。执政党团掌握了资讯和话语权，更乐此不疲地引用513恐吓民众。我们究竟还要允许他们嚣张到何时？

探索513，不是为了报复，而是为了原谅。即使我 今天遇见了一个曾经对民众开枪的皇家马来军团成员，我必须准备原谅他当初违反人权的行为.，毕竟他不过是在执行上级的命令而已。换言之，他也是这场悲剧中 千千万万的受害人之一，我们应该做的是看到他背后那个权力无限的国家所犯下的恶行。与此同时，我也必须谴责当时非马来人的种族性言论，并谦卑地寻求宽恕。 唯有愿意承认彼此的短视和自私，我们才能开始梦想一个共同的救赎。

物 质的赔偿也不应该是族群谅解最主要的内容。诚如南非的杜杜大主教所言，金钱无法赔偿一个在残酷中失去孩子的母亲的伤痛，而国家最应该做的，是“承认你的痛 苦，并给予你把故事说出来的权利，为的是原谅肇事者”。如果只有物质的补偿却继续捂住你的嘴巴，就完全失去了族群谅解的意义，无法达致正义转型，而我们的 社会只会变得更加健忘和功利。

不 同的族群必定会有不同的历史诠释，而且通常是彼此矛盾的，但我们应该承认这些相悖的历史真相都是我们集体社会记忆的一部分。通过分享彼此的痛苦经历并加以 原谅，我们或许能够找到一个中和点，也不再为过去所囚禁。真相往往让人感到不舒服，但真相也同时具有超强的释放能力，让我们自由。所以，追寻513真相的 终极目标是为了族群和谐与国家的正义转型，不是为了报复，以牙还牙。唯有这样，我们才能严正地告诉政治人物：不要再操弄历史的伤口来达到政治目的。

（注：海南岛文昌人素称下南洋谋生为“去番”，并有民谚曰：“送郎送到码头分，郎你去番侬心闷。眼汁滴到土落窟，日头看路夜看船。”）

http://merdekareview.com/news/n/9618.html

歐陽文風‧法律面前，人人平等？

2009-05-12 19:57

平等可得人心，亦可得人才。

一個不平等的政府，遲早倒台，人才不走才怪。許多歐美國家之所以國漸富強，才俊聞風而至，在於其平等的國策。

法律面前，人人平等，英美最近有兩個特出例子。

先談英國。

英國首相布朗最近被揭發在任財政部長時，一筆150鎊的開支報銷了兩次。150鎊大概是800令吉，英國人連800令吉都看不開，英國首相承認疏忽，乖乖退還。

還有，英女王雖然說高高在上，但捲入醜聞，媒體照報。事緣英女王其中一匹障礙賽賽馬被發現曾注 射禁藥，女王的練馬師因此被英國賽馬管理局控告。練馬師亨德森不只是女王的練馬師，還是女王老友，但其管理下的馬兒出了問題，人家一樣告他，除了下月出席 紀律聆訊，一年內不得參與賽馬活動，管你和女王有甚麼關係！

再說美國。

谷歌（google）家喻戶曉，其CEO曾大力支持奧巴馬競選總統，去年11月曾放棄與雅虎建立搜索廣告夥伴關係，因為司法部認為這會造成壟斷，影響市場的競爭，因此表示準備在法庭上反對該計劃。谷歌自知理虧，主動放棄該計劃。

最近谷歌與美國作家協會和美國出版商協會達成協議，準備建立一個大規模的網上資料圖書館，此事 馬上再度引起司法部高度關注。蓋有關協議允許谷歌得到所有版權所有者不明的作品版權，因為司法部的反壟斷部門認為這會促成壟斷現象，對自由市場不利。美國 反壟斷研究所所長柏特弗爾強調“奧巴馬不會給谷歌甚麼好處，因為政府不應被任何人收買”。

法律面前，人人平等。

先進國之所以先進，你以為沒有理由？落後國之所以落後，你以為偶然？

在落後國家或半落後國家，不要說800令吉，連上百萬的錢都可以花得莫名其妙，沒人追究，追究了可以扮白癡扮蠢才，甚麼都說“不知道”，結果沒人退還無須負責。和高官有關係，一家大小游迪斯尼樂園，濫用津貼亂報銷！至於調查首相？開玩笑！連女王也不給面子？嫌命長？

在這一類國度，拍馬屁之風強盛，因為和高官權貴關係好，別人會給你“面子”，做錯事可以不必負 責，搞好關係，一切好辦。這種國度，民智未開，理性思維發育不全，結果雙重標準是他們的標準。如果你無權無勢做錯事，可以請一堆律師告你，管你是初犯。神 台上的英雄做錯事，馬上有人說這是老人癡呆症，管你是十幾二十年的慣犯，馬上掩立刻蓋，總之他沒錯，千錯萬錯都是他的“病”錯。

你真的相信平等？再想清楚一點！不要只怪政府罵國陣，如果你都不相信平等，你希望別人平等待你？

星洲日報／言路‧作者：歐陽文風‧自由撰稿人‧2009.05.12

鄭丁賢‧搬家遊戲

009-05-13 19:26

霹靂州局勢，已經到了令人啼笑皆非的地步。

有沒有人可以解答，誰才是真正的州務大臣？

贊比里嗎？

根據高等法庭的判決，他已經不是合法的州務大臣；之前他受委州務大臣，不符合憲法規定。

我重申，這是高庭的判決，不是個人的意見。

那麼，尼查是大臣嗎？

上訴庭批准暫緩執行高庭的裁決，讓他無法執行州務大臣的職務，也沒有實質的大臣地位。

這是一個前所未有的怪現象。

法律上不是州務大臣，贊比里可以進入大臣辦公室，掌控行政資源，領導州政府。

法律上的州務大臣，尼查要進入州政府大廈卻不得其門而入，好比是被流放人士。

在這期間，進進出出的搬家遊戲，就足夠忙壞眾人。

3個月前的大風吹，州政府大廈和州務大臣官邸已經清空一次。幾天前風又吹起，再來一次搬家遊戲。

先是贊比里清空辦公室，騰出空位子給尼查。然而，那張皮質辦公椅還沒坐熱，尼查又得走了，換回贊比里坐上去。

要是尼查成功撤銷暫緩的裁決，又可以再來一次大風吹；他日贊比里上訴成功，又可以再搬回去。

這可能會創下首長更換頻密度的世界紀錄。

或許，有人會說，這只是短期間的安排，一旦上訴庭作出裁決，就可以確定誰是州務大臣。

但是，有經驗的法律界人士說，要完成整個法律程序，是一年半載的事。

於是乎，這一年半載之內，霹靂州沒有一個實質有效的“真正”州務大臣，連帶的，也沒有一個合理合法的州政府。

如此，豈非是無政府狀態？

即使有一個臨時看管的州務大臣和州政府，也無法得到多數人認同，可以確定，它也將是跛腳鴨，難以運作，難有公信。

這幾天，共同的聲音逐漸出現。東姑拉沙里認為應該解散州議會，重新選舉，還政予民；人權委員會也是同樣的看法。

連國陣成員黨的民政黨，也有幾位領袖公開呼吁舉行州選，甚至建議把州政權交還給民聯。

這種聲音，將會成為主流，到時，就看國陣高層如何回應了。

星洲日報／馬荷加尼‧作者：鄭丁賢‧2009.05.13

挑战纳吉的极限

作者／唐南发专栏 May 06, 2009 11:45:09 am

【乱石崩云／唐南发专栏】由于背负着出任国防部长时候连串军购弊案的包袱，加上挥之不去的蒙古女子炸尸案阴影和霹雳州政变后的手尾，首相纳吉被迫化被动为主动，在最短的时间内营造舆论以转移民间和在野党的焦点。上台短短一个月，他即以迅雷不及掩耳的手法作出了几项看似“新政”的宣布。

回顾起五年前，阿都拉巴达威出任首相头几个月最引人津津乐道的是“与我共事，非为我谋事”（work with me, not for me）那句话，然后是一些如今早已沦为笑谈的口号。与之相比，纳吉果然显得有效率，难怪《星洲日报》的林明华先生感到“惊艳”。

毋须赘言，这些举动乃实际政治考量的产物。开放次服务领域可让私人界和非马来人社群兴奋一阵；改教的内阁决议则可在安抚非回教徒社群的同时，也测试民联三党的反应，以期在民主行动党和回教党之间制造矛盾。

把 纳吉锁定为重点攻击的对象，在一些人看来虽然不智，却是必要之举。由于种种迹象显示他无法从这些事件中全身而退，纳吉最怕的就是舆论不断围绕着那一堆剪不 断，理还乱的旧帐。故此，大肆整顿巫统旗下的言论喉舌，主动拉拢中文报章，为的就是要在最短的时间内转移民众的视线。如果另类媒体、在野党及其他关心国家 前途的人只因纳吉一些讨好的动作而全然不提其过往所作所为，则正中其下怀矣。

所谓“新政”并不新

纳 吉的所谓“新政”，其实并不新鲜。开放服务业，不过惠及私人界而已，且执行过程会否遭遇官僚体系和巫统内部强烈反弹仍然是个未知数。经济以外，马来西亚依 然是个遭族群、宗教、文化和教育议题割裂的社会。对此，新首相究竟有何全盘计划让国家重返正轨？譬如，他是否愿意为了后代子孙的福祉，正式宣布马来人主权 已然成为过去，让国家的族群关系在一个健康的基础上重新开始？

再说，国人普遍上有个谜思，以为经济开放，社会就平等了。看回1980年代末，马哈迪政府当时引进外资的作法确实创造了马来西亚成立以来不曾经历过的繁荣，却从未对症下药处理族群内部和彼此间的贫富悬殊问题，也为往后十几年族群关系濒临破裂埋下了伏笔。

正如Vidhu Verma在《马来西亚：国家与公民社会转型中》一书中所言，马哈迪在经济上的开放主要目的在于打造朋党企业阶层以带动国家发展，却无意确立政府和企业问责制度，甚至还钳制司法独立，把监督降到最低程度。

马 哈迪随之出台的所谓《2020宏愿》和《马来西亚国族》（Bangsa Malaysia），也不过是为了美化和包装巫统的意识形态论述，并非建构于民主，人权和多元文化的普世价值之上。这个‘宏愿’的幻像之所以能够维系好几 年，关键原因在于高速发展的经济让民众“感觉良好”而愿意给予全力支持。

然 这一切“宏愿”毕竟缺乏深度和厚度。1997年的经济风暴之后，巫统的种族主义回魂，马哈迪的极权本质也表露无遗。人民在一阵持久的亢奋之后跌入谷底，几 乎粉身碎骨，心有余悸。纳吉所提出的种种措施和所谓的“全民的马来西亚”，马哈迪全都做过了。糟糕的是，纳吉的动作不但输在内容含糊，连气势都远远不及其 伯乐当年，更无法让人看到他有心改革权力机关，完善监督体制。

继续施压才能看穿噱头

我 决非“妖魔化”纳吉；若要民众轻易看穿这一切噱头，就必须继续施压，往上试探其“新政”极限：一个包袱千斤的首相，在所谓“改革”的路上能走多远？任何彻 底的改革，最终必然要碰到当权者的利益：戈尔巴乔夫赔上了整个苏联，台湾的国民党和平移交政权，就连韩国前总统金泳三在任内也必须目睹儿子因为贪污而琅铛 入狱。只要还有一丝包庇逃避的心态，吾人评论之时可以审慎，但切忌过于宽容以致流于吹捧，显得“越来越国阵”，例如刚过去的世界新闻自由日，中文报章连一篇相关的社论都没有。莫非有人被摸头之后，兴奋得连糖果都忘了要？

纵 使纳吉真的终结《新经济政策》，对他个人而言或许是最“终极伟大”的行动，于民间不过是整个改革进程的起步而已。首相可来可去，却未必留下一个可以让国家 和社稷安和乐利的制度。人死留名，盖棺论定后才来讴哥赞美并不太迟，何必急于涂脂抹粉？民间，媒体和在野党刻下要促成的，是涵盖更多更广领域的改革议程， 其中必须包含警队，司法，官僚等体系改革，落实平权和文化多元主义，倡导言论和思想自由。

纳吉就任以来，花最多心思在整合媒体，营造对本身有利的舆论，远远多于提出其他国家机关改革的议程。一旦出现不利的情况，譬如我的朋友黄进发等人发起的穿黑衣运动，向霹雳州的伪政权呛声，政府终究要诉诸打压以达到寒蝉效应，从而露出了狐狸尾巴。

职是之故，积极挑战首相的极限，刻不容缓。毕竟废除《新经济政策》，不会折损太多纳吉的个人利益；但他若要认真提出其他领域的改革，则非准备赔上自己的政途不可。

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