After much observation of the anti-war movements and personalities and their activities, I am sad to conclude that each of the movements and personalities has a hidden personal agenda other than the displayed moral high ground chanting for world peace.  
 
In our own backyard, the Peace Malaysia Movement and the Stop War Coalition are glaringly divided by the initiators' political linkage and leanings.  
 
The organisers, particularly some of those I have spoken to from the Stop War Coalition, are suspicious of o­ne another especially of the Peace Malaysia Movement which is led by Umno Youth. Publicity undertaken by the group to garner support for their peaceful demonstration o­n Feb 15 in conjunction with the worldwide anti-war protests for world peace also took an exception to brand the movement and event as the "other o­ne", to emphasise its distinction from the Peace Malaysia Movement. In the name of world peace and harmony, does this matter?  
 
Instead, the organisers o­n both sides should have taken this opportunity to display our maturity to be able to concur and collaborate o­n issues which require our common stand and support. The issue of world peace and the threat of a looming war that may cause political instability and socio-economic uncertainty is a non-partisan issue.  
 
We support world peace and harmony. We detest aggression and gross violation of sovereignty, human rights and democratic processes and values.  
 
However, we should also abhor those who are attempting to use this opportunity to create a self-fulfilling prophecy of clash of civilisations. The act of pitting the 'western' Christians against the Muslims is an equally irresponsible and venomous act of encouraging the escalation of the conflict into a potential worldwide conflict with immeasurable implications.   
 
From the waves of protests and calls for greater dialogue, wider global participation through the United Nations to resolve the issue and groundswell against the act of war as a solution to the conflict, it can be seen that many Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others are against any unilateral act of aggression to be taken by the Anglo-Saxon coalition led by the US and UK against Iraq.  
 
While the protests are vital, the protesters especially Muslims must also not forget to send a strong message to Saddam Hussein and his oppressive secular regime that all kinds of inhuman oppression against his own people especially the Kurds must end and the anti-war protests should not be confused as support for his regime.  
 
Such a message should be amplified together with the solid anti-war voice instead of the crazy rhetoric which suggests that the impending war o­n Iraq is a war against Muslims.  
 
Saddam Hussein is a bad example of a Muslim. Any association of him to the loving and peaceful religion of Islam o­nly taints its holiness.