Umno Needs Psychological Warfare Team To Ward Off Opposition Allegations

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN), especially Umno, needs to form a psychological warefare team to deal with opposition allegations against the coalition or Umno.
Home Minister and Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said besides this, the party's strategies, integrity and credibility also needed to be enhanced to draw public attention.
"Our problem is that we have allowed negative public perceptions about us to persist. When negative perceptions have taken root, it is difficult for us to get out of the situation," he said at a press conference at Angkasapuri, here, today.
Syed Hamid said having a psychological warfare team could make the party more mature and ward off negative public perceptions about it.
"When something happens or an issue arises, there must be quick action to remove or diffuse wrong perceptions against us.
"We are weak in information dissemination and propaganda, while the opposition is strong in mounting a propaganda," he said.—BERNAMA

Ulasan: Rakyat sudah kenal sangat dengan UMNO sebab UMNO telah lama memegang kuasa sejak merdeka. Bukan hanya persepsi. Tapi pernah tengok dengan mata sendiri lagi an lagi. Sudah menjadi realiti. Bukan setakat persepsi. Yang selalu rakyat lihat: Kebanyakan orang politik UMNO dalam pelbagai peringkat, menggunakan kuasa politik untuk mengaut khazanah negara tanpa hak. Agenda perjuangan bangsa hanya menjadi retorik sewaktu perhimpunan agung yang perlu di sambung kerana perjuangan belum selesai. Yang rakyat ingin sangat nak lihat: UMNO kehilangan kuasa memerintah. Jadi pembangkang yang BAIK.
UMNO weak in propaganda? Dengan semua saluran tv, akhbar, radio yang ada pun UMNO tak boleh bohong rakyat lagi. Kerana ramai rakyat sudah menyampah dengan pembohongan depan mata.

Teruskan membimbing rakyat. Bila rakyat sudah sedar hak mereka, mereka akan turun menuntut keadilan. Siksaan polis rahsia, belantan polis serta peluru hidup dari polis dan tentera Syah Iran, Marcos dan Suharto hanya MENCEPATKAN LAGI keruntuhan sistem yang menafikan keadilan dan kebebasan selama ini...