Archive for July, 2008

Developing nations scuttle G8 climate plans

Posted in Environment on July 9, 2008 by neuro

So it’s back to square one again! When the G8 nations were just looking like taking the climate issue seriously, the developing nations decided to play the spoilsport. Actually, the major developed and developing nations had agreed and pledged to work towards the climate change and other environmental issues during the recent meet in Tokyo that went side by side with the G8 summit. But they shied away from any concrete declarations yet again!
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Iblis Minta Pensiun

Posted in Kritik on July 2, 2008 by neuro

Saya menerima SMS dari seorang pengamat sosial politik yang
juga pengusaha sukses yang bunyinya sebagai berikut
(bahasa sedikit saya ubah): ”Iblis minta pensiun
muda. Allah bertanya: ‘Wahai Iblis, kenapa kau kembali
kepada-Ku, padahal engkau sendiri yang minta untuk
menggoda manusia?’ Iblis menjawab: ‘Hamba yang ahli
fikih mencuri dana umat, Mahkamah Agung yang
seharusnya adil dan bijak malah memeras, terima sogok.
Hamba khawatir justru kami yang tergoda oleh manusia.
Maka kami minta pensiun dini saja’.” Astaghfirullah
al-’adzim.
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