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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bombs, blasphemy and Christian Zionists: An Easter warning ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The grotesque contradiction at the heart of those who preach love on Sunday and justify war on Monday. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The Malaysian government's addiction to consultants ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Somewhere along the way, Malaysia stopped believing in itself and began to assume that foreign consultants are inherently more credible. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Global South and hypocrisy: Why is Anwar silent on US violations in Venezuela? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The reluctance to speak when Washington is the aggressor reveals a deeper problem: moral courage evaporates when power is involved. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York and lessons for Malaysia's 'mute' socialists ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mamdani makes no apology for his anti-Zionist stance, unlike the sad spectacle in Malaysia, where many politicians who once called themselves 'socialists' have lost their voice when it comes to the struggle against US imperialism. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar’s Trump flattery: A farce of moral amnesia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Anwar Ibrahim glorified a man whose policies empowered Israel’s military machine and silenced the suffering of an entire people. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pomp, pageantry in the shadow of paedophilia and Gaza ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The contrast could not be obscener: Windsor’s guests sip champagne while Gaza’s families sip from puddles. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Inviting Trump amid genocide: Anwar's betrayal of Palestinians ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The least Malaysia can do is not honour the men who armed those who killed 60,000 people. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rawthergate: The curious case of Yusoff Rawther ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The police, the attorney-general, the home minister and the prime minister must answer to a royal commission of inquiry. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Has Malaysia become a police state? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ All it takes is for any frail minded Malaysian to make a police report against someone. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Malaysia should stop doublespeak and kick out firms aiding Israel ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 04:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ In keeping with our non-alignment policy, there should be no place in Malaysia for firms supplying arms to Israel. ]]></description>
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