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An IS suspect in a SpongeBob T-shirt nabbed recently.  HARESH SAYS By HARESH DEOL ENGLISH actor, filmmaker and director Peter Ustinov once said: “Terrorism is the war of the poor against the rich, and war is the terrorism of the rich against the poor.” Such has been the misconception of the men, women and even children who join a particular group, these days in the name of religion, to fulfill a certain agenda. Experts have long dispelled the notion that acts of terror are carried out by the poor and uneducated. History has shown it is the educated and affluent who lead such organisations and brainwash the minds of others through propaganda. It has nothing to do with the poor or economically challenged. It is not even about class or inequality. Osama bin Laden was an engineer from a wealthy Saudi family. Another Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was a trained surgeon. The lead hijacker of the 9/11 attacks in US, Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta, was an engineer ...

As published in Malay Mail today HARESH SAYS By Haresh Deol  HE waved the machete in the air before striking. His other accomplice joined in as they hacked the woman repeatedly. A family member could only throw a slipper or two before she was threatened by the two men.   Neighbours could only watch from afar, horrified but afraid of confronting the suspects. The victim could only sit on the road, begging for mercy. They slashed her head, her back, and if one watches closely, the sharp blade of the machete could have cut her face.   A video of the Oct 1 incident went viral online. Police arrested two men the same day. The victim, in her 20s, is said to be in critical condition at Port Dickson Hospital.   If she pulls through, she will be physically and emotionally scarred for life. She will no longer look at men the same way.   A similar scene was seen in Iraq.   Children joined the elders as they lined up the street in Mosul,...