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Caterpillars Are a ‘Warning From God,’ House Speaker Says
Jakarta Globe | April 13, 2011

A Ministry of Agriculture official displaying caterpillars during an outbreak in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday. House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Marzuki Alie says an outbreak of caterpillars that has reached plague proportions in parts of Indonesia is a warning from God. (Antara Photo) A Ministry of Agriculture official displaying caterpillars during an outbreak in Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday. House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Marzuki Alie says an outbreak of caterpillars that has reached plague proportions in parts of Indonesia is a warning from God. (Antara Photo)
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Jeanne Hachette
5:48pm Apr 15, 2011

Somebody has to tell him he should stop going high by putting dry caterpillars in his cigarettes.

mauriceg
1:55am Apr 15, 2011

I also reckon that Indonesian politicians are a warning from god. Surely no human agency could have assembled such a bunch of feeble-brained, egotistical, corrupt, argumentative, neanderthals in one country, in positions of power. We should all repent immediately. Do as Pak porn-watcher says he will be doing. Start reciting koranic verses, only watching porn in private. Surely god will take pity on poor Indonesians after that, perhaps in a poetic fashion: Indonesians will wake up one morning to discover that the politicians have mysteriously disappeared. One unconfirmed report suggested some people seeing a strange-looking man in a multi-coloured suit blowing into a musical instrument heading a procession of dancing men and women down one of Jakarta's main streets, disappearing into the distance.

Mohammad.Gandhi
1:28am Apr 15, 2011

Subhan'Allah. After Tsunami left big nuclear problem in Japan, now only pouring caterpillars on some trees in some areas in the archipelago Allah has showed His greatness. We are human shall only afraid of Allah not other human. Shollat and Tahajjud will lead us closer to Him, and of course Quran recitation will shower us with peace.

BillWalters99
2:50pm Apr 14, 2011

Many voters in Indonesia will sell their vote to the candidate who gives them a tee shirt or some other token gift. It is no wonder that the elected representatives are not the best and the brightest.


Asoegenie
2:28pm Apr 14, 2011

Marzuki Alie, you benighted ignoramus, YOU and your evil cronies are the cause of the suffering of the Indonesian people, and you don’t even realize that. Don’t use The Creator’s name in vain! Have you ever heard of the saying: "He whom the gods want to destroy they first drive mad."? You are certainly well on your way towards insanity.


A senior politician from the ruling Democratic Party says an outbreak of caterpillars that has reached plague proportions in parts of Indonesia is a warning from God.

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Marzuki Alie, who has a reputation for putting his foot in his mouth, said on Wednesday that the caterpillar infestations in parts of Bali, Java, Jakarta and Sumatra was a message from God for Indonesians to look inwards and evaluate themselves.

“Yes, it was God’s warning,” Marzuki said at the DPR. “It is God’s warning that we should introspect and make changes. Every incident has a meaning behind it.”

Marzuki said it was “not good” for us to keep on debating and fighting over issues.

He said Indonesia was facing many problems and therefore it was better for all elements in society to focus on their work for the betterment of the nation.

Marzuki has most recently made headlines for continuing to push for the controversial construction of a Rp 1.13 trillion office tower for legislators.

When an NGO threatened to file a lawsuit against him, Marzuki claimed that nongovernmental organizations did not represent the people, lawmakers did.

“[NGOs] please don’t speak on behalf of the people, House members are the official representatives,” he said.

In late October, following the tsunami that devastated the Mentawai Islands off West Sumatra, Democrat and House Speaker Marzuki Alie was widely criticized for saying the victims should have expected the disaster.

“If you’re afraid of waves, don’t live by the shore,” he said. “To be swept away by a big wave or by a tsunami is probably the consequence of living on an island.”




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