Cowboys In Paradise

Cowboys In Paradise - Recognition director Amit Virmani on filmmaking inspiration Cowboys in Paradise comes from a kid who aspires to be a gigolo seems questionable. From the recognition of a character in the film dicatut Ubud controversial, such work was ever made by a fellow named Mark Ulyseas Virmani in written form in a local magazine in Bali.

"Mark Ulyseas my friend who introduced me to Amit Virmani is the first to write a Kuta cowboy in 2007 and published in a local magazine in Bali," explained Ketut Suardana to Kompas.com at his residence, in Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Wednesday (28th / 4 / 2010).

One of the characters or speakers who recorded the Cowboys in the movie Paradise which also community leaders Ubud, Ketut Suardana, admitted to not knowing he was with his wife dicatut in the film depicting the life of a gigolo in Bali.

"At that point Amit Virmani came with my friend named Mark Uliseas then introduced to me. Amit Virmani then asked for my comments about HIV / AIDS in Bali," said Ketut Suardana Kompas.com found at his home in Ubud, Gianyar. "Because I care about the danger of AIDS in Bali, I was willing to be interviewed. I explained the problem of HIV according to my capacity and referrals from doctors and NGO activists," added Suardana who is also Chairman of the Forum Cares Ubud.

The Cowboys in Paradise footage circulating on YouTube, looked Ketut Suardana with his wife, Janet De Neefe, emerged a few seconds to give a little comment in the film. Suardana just knew that he was in the movie gigolo after receiving a short message from a friend.

"I was on-message friends. Sir, how come there in the movie (the Cowboys in Paradise). I was immediately shocked," said the man who was also active in coaching soccer in Bali.

Despite the name dicatut without permission, this 51-year-old man remained calm and relaxed Kompas.com answer questions from reporters. "I do not feel guilty, he permits baseball with me. If there's anything that should not be responsible Amit Virmani," said Suardana.

Funniest Picture

LUKE Moore won’t be getting into a car with Giles Barnes any time soon following last week’s Range Rover challenge.

Barnes claims that his driving up a steep hill gave everyone the fright of their lives, not least Moore who was seen clinging on to Ishmael Miller in the back of the car.

“The off-roading was good,” said winger Barnes. “The funniest face was pulled by Luke Moore.

“I was driving and we came to a verge so he was leaning towards the side of the car.

“His face was a picture because we were right near a tree and the car was tipping to the side.

“He grabbed Ish in the back and looked petrified. I told him he just needed to trust me.

“But I’m not sure he does now.”

Astrological Signs New

When word leaked Monday that Gray would be running for mayor, political junkies salivated, union officials cheered, and even local athletes took notice. You see, under Fenty, it’s been a halcyon era for folks who, like Hizzoner, push themselves to the limit in marathons, triathlons, and competitive cycling. Fenty’s opened new recreation facilities, attracted new top-level competitions, and is an accomplished athlete himself. Gray is an athlete, too, though he prefers different pursuits—baseball and hand dancing, to be precise.

Monday afternoon, Chuck Brodsky, founder of the Nation’s Triathlon and a close ally of Fenty’s, mass e-mailed his fellow competitors and issued a call to arms: “The benefits we’ve enjoyed under Mayor Fenty and our way of life as athletes, cyclists, runners, sports enthusiasts and competitors in the District of Columbia is in jeopardy,” he wrote. “Don’t stand idle. Now is your time to be heard.”

The e-mail continues: “You’ve never allowed anyone to tell you how to live your life. That’s the hallmark of our A type personalities. Now is your time to stand up, be heard, and support Mayor Fenty in his re-election bid to preserve the gains of our city and our quality of life.”

“[Y]our support,” Brodsky writes, “is non-negotiable.” He requested athletes that help with daily door-knocking or post a yard sign to preserve a “robust and athlete friendly city.”

Brodsky, reached Tuesday, deems the response to the e-mail “overwhelming.”

“My inbox is flooded with people who want to help,” he says. “Not just themselves, but they want me to bring a dozen [signs] to give them to their neighbors.”

Brodsky adds: “This is our time to stand up. We’ve never had it so good for athletes…so we want to keep it going.”



Drug Supplier Now Supplying D.C. Campaigns With Donations



In the annals of D.C. political history, the name Hassan H. Mohammadi has been all but forgotten—relegated to the depths of LexisNexis and a couple of mentions in Dream City, that indispensible chronicle of ’80s Washington.

But 20 years ago, Mohammadi was the talk of the town—a friend of Marion Barry’s throughout the mayor-for-life’s ’80s party heyday, he was first among a cadre of witnesses to testify in federal court that he supplied Barry with drugs, watched him use them, and often used them along with him.

Now, two decades later, Mohammadi’s name is popping up again—on checks recently cut to District candidates.

The Fenty 2010 campaign reported accepting three checks last month totaling $6,000 connected to Mohammadi. Jeff Smith, a Democrat challenging incumbent Jim Graham for the Ward 1 council seat, received $1,000 from Mohammadi and a member of his family.

Mohammadi, now 55, was described in a 1989 Washington Post story as being part of a “new circle of friends and advisers to whom Barry has turned for counsel, support and what the mayor calls ‘depressurizing.’”

Months later, after Barry was arrested for using crack cocaine in the infamous Vista Hotel bust, it became clear just what “depressurizing” meant, and what Mohammadi did to facilitate it. During Barry’s trial in the hot summer of 1990, Mohammadi testified that he gave Barry cocaine “about 30 times, maybe more,” dating back to 1985, when he opened his Pardis Cafe in Georgetown. In 1987, he told jurors, he delivered two grams of coke straight to Barry’s office in the District Building. He also testified that he also gave opium to the mayor.

At Barry’s trial, Mohammadi actually demonstrated how Barry would do coke—cut into lines with a credit card and snorted through a rolled-up dollar bill. He also showed the method for smoking opium—heating it on the back of a spoon, sucking the vapor through a straw.

Mohammadi’s favors to Barry—whom he unfailingly referred to as “Mr. Mayor”—didn’t end with his drug supply. The Post reported that Barry would stay as many as three nights a week at Mohammadi’s apartment, often showing up late at night. During a 1987 trip to the Bahamas, Mohammadi testified, Barry insisted that Mohammadi pay for a hotel room for one of Barry’s girlfriends. He also told jurors that, at a Bahamian casino, he gave Barry $3,000 in chips that were never paid back.

His labors on behalf of Barry were not without reward: A firm connected to Mohammadi was awarded a $195,000 lottery marketing contract—a deal that drew a federal probe. The Post also reported that Barry got a relative of Mohammadi’s a city job. And in exchange for his testimony, Mohammadi did only three months in jail on drug charges, and a federal judge agreed not to deport the Iranian national.

Until he flipped after the Vista bust, “I was a true friend to Mr. Mayor,” he testified, according to the Post. “I was always there for Mr. Mayor.”

His interest in the current Mr. Mayor is less clear.

A Fenty campaign rep contacted by LL was unaware of Mohammadi’s infamy. Smith, reached by LL earlier this week, said, “I don’t know him personally.” He later reported that Mohammadi’s contributions were solicited by a member of his campaign committee, one he declined to name citing his opponent’s “reprisatory” ways.

Smith said that, to his knowledge, Mohammadi is a caterer. Mohammadi reported to the Fenty campaign that he is owner of Zodiac Restaurant & Lounge, located in a Dover, Del., Holiday Inn. He has kept a low profile professionally and politically since the Barry trial, though his wife gave $2,000 to Cropp in 2006.

This much is clear: The political contributions could have gone a long way toward covering an outstanding debt Mohammadi owes.

In 2007, Mohammadi was sued over a debt related to Filibuster’s Bar and Grill, a now-defunct Thomas Circle watering hole he co-owned. In 2008, a judge found that he owed more than $8,200 to Jordan Kitt’s Music, a College Park–based piano retailer.

LL earlier this week reached Thomas Mauro, lawyer for Jordan Kitt’s, who says that his client yet to collect on the bill for a grand piano. He was very interested to hear about Mohammadi’s recent generosity.

Last week, LL paid a visit to Mohammadi’s Woodley Park townhome (assessed at $1.4 million, incidentally). He wasn’t home but LL left a card with a family member; he has not called.

LL did reach Mohammadi’s lawyer. Why does his client have money to give to politicians but not to pay his piano bill? LL asked. “I have no information on that,” the lawyer said.

Nokia Handphone

Android Apk - usually updates several phones at the same time, especially when the new firmware versions are not major updates. Therefore, the Finnish manufacturer released several updates for many Symbian devices. Not only older phones were updated, but also newer devices that were released earlier this year. The 5800, the E72, the X6 and the N86 8MP all got new firmware versions that bring software improvements to the devices.

The update brings a new Ovi Maps client with free Navigation, a new interface for RealPlayer and some performance improvements. This update might be the last one for the device, at least the last one bringing significant improvements. The new firmware also installs a new version of Nokia Messaging and allows the device to have more free RAM after booting.

The update brings many new features for the device, especially some that many users were truly waiting for. Indeed, this last version implements kinetic scrolling everywhere (menus too), a new web browser, Ovi Lifecasting and the latest versions of Ovi Contacts, Ovi Store, Ovi Music, QuickOffice and Flash

This firmware basically updates all the Ovi Applications to their latest versions, including Maps, but also adds new applications, such as Internet Radio and Bloomberg. The new firmware also brings some stability and memory improvements. The email application has been deeply corrected as well as the device's web browser.

Finally, Nokia's latest big release has been updated too. This new version brings kinetic scrolling everywhere in the user interface, as well as a an improved music player and a new version of QuickOffice. The device being new, no other major improvements were made to the system.

Film Indonesia

Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan - Manajemen Mal Ratu Indah (MaRI) akan melakukan perbaikan untuk memberikan pelayanan yang maksimal kepada pengunjungnya.Salah satu yang akan menjadi target pengembangan adalah meningkatkan kualitas bioskop 21 yang ada di lantai empat.Rencananya, dalam tahun 2010 ini, Bioskop 21 ini akan naik peringkat dan berubah menjadi XXI. Perubahan ini juga berimbas pada kualitas dan fasilitas yang ada di tempat nonton film- film terbaru tersebut.

Film Terbaru - Menurut GM MaRI, Tb Dadi Sufiyadi A, studio yang ada di bioskop 21 akan bertambah dari empat studio menjadi lima studio.Selain itu, desain dan fasilitas juga akan lebih ekskulif serta film-film yang akan ditayangkan tentu film-film terbaru baik dalam negeri maupun film box office.

SALAH SATU mobil yang bangun untuk pembuatan film Fast and Furious terbaru akan dijual. Keistimewaan Camaro F-Bomb 1973 ini adalah, ia dibuat hanya untuk adegan film yang dikemudikan langsung oleh Vin Diesel sendiri.

Kendaraan ini tengah ditawarkan oleh Volo Auto Museum dengan harga US$39.998. Camaro ini memang tidak seperti F-Bomb dalam film dengan limpahan tenaga 1.500hp. Tetapi Camaro ini dijamin dapat berfungsi sebagaimana mestinya.

Mesin Chevrolet 406 cu-in (6.6 liter) twin turbo berkonvigurasi V8 ini tenaganya memang tidak sehebat aslinya, namun lebih dari cukup untuk digunakan di jalan raya dengan 300 tenaga kuda yang dikendalikan lewat transmisi otomatis 3-speed.

Jika menilik harganya, Ini angka yang cukup mahal, karena kita bisa saja membangun replika Camaro
F-Bomb 1973 dengan biaya Rp360 jutaan. Tapi apakah dengan harga segitu kita bisa membeli sebuah sejarah film di balik semua itu? Mobi ini pernah dikemudikan Vin Diesel lho

Zodiac Primbon

Primbon - Not many actors come back from the oblivion of addiction with as much success and retained ability as Robert Downey Jr., whose career renaissance continued with "Sherlock Holmes." These are his top five grossers since rehab:

1. "Iron Man" (2008) $308 million. Metalhead Tony Stark uses technology to fight evil.

2. "Sherlock Holmes" (2009) $208 million. Downey as Arthur Conan Doyle's cerebral detective.

3. "Tropic Thunder" (2008) $110 million. Actors become soldiers in this action comedy. 4. "Zodiac" (2007) $33 million. Downey plays a reporter who teams up with a cartoonist to track down San Francisco serial killer.

5. "The Soloist" (2009) $31 million. Downey as a reporter again, but this time he's befriending a homeless musician in the film based on former Inky columnist Steve Lopez's book.

World Cup 2010

EVERYONE seems to be getting on to the Fifa 2010 World Cup bandwagon. Already, musicians such as Akon and Kelly Rowland have done songs about South Africa and the national team – Bafana Bafana.

Eddy Grant is the latest musician to cash in on the soccer spectacle.

The Gimme Hope Jo’anna hit-maker has done a song for Bafana Bafana called "Feel It, It is Here".

Born in Guyana in 1948, Grant recorded the track at Sting Studios in South Africa recently.

The single has a distinct South African feel and will be released through local recording company Bula Music.

Grant will be touring the country to promote the song just before the tournament kicks off on June 11.

One of the most celebrated music icons, Grant has recorded many albums. He had his first number one hit in 1968 when he was the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the multiracial group The Equals, with his self-penned song Baby Come Back.

When he moved to Barbados, he launched his own label, Complex, which released Killer on the Rampage. The album had hits such as Electric Avenue, I Don’t Wanna Dance and It’s All in You.

He then took a break from music for a few years and returned with the hit Gimme Hope Jo’anna, which became a number one hit worldwide.

Last year, he spent eight weeks with the Lucky Dube Band, and together they toured Sweden, Denmark, Germany and South Africa .

Poland Plane President Crash ‎

Poland Plane Crash - Russian authorities put the death toll at 96 in the crash of the Polish President's plane. President Lech Kaczynski was leading a delegation of 88 people, including his wife and some of Poland's highest military and civilian leaders to an event marking the 70th anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Polish officers by Soviet secret police.

Plane Crash -Officials say the plane was trying to land in thick fog when it crashed. A regional official says tentative findings indicate the plane hit the treetops before going in. The state news channel has been airing footage from the crash site that shows pieces of the plane scattered widely amid some trees.

The Polish foreign ministry says in addition to the president, Poland's army chief of staff, national bank president, deputy foreign minister, army chaplain, head of the National Security Office, deputy parliament speaker, civil rights commissioner and at least two presidential aides and three lawmakers were on board.

The prime minister and other top government ministers were not aboard the plane.

Aceh Gempa, Warga Padang Panik ‎

Gempa berkekuatan 7,2 Skala Richter (SR) yang menggucang Provinsi Aceh, subuh tadi, terasa juga di Padang, Sumatera Barat. Meski getarannya tak sekuat di Aceh, namun warga Padang sempat panik.

"Gempa Aceh cukup lama, terasa ada sekitar lima menit, seperti dibuai-buai tapi tidak terlalu kuat. Kami dan warga hanya bertahan di rumah, jika kuat mungkin kami akan berlarian ke luar rumah," kata Abdul (40), warga Bandar Purus, Kecamatan Padang Barat, Padang, kepada okezone, Rabu (7/4/2010).

Meski tak terasa kuat, namun warga tetap waspada. Menurut Abdul, kekhawatiran itu muncul lantaran patahan lempengan di Aceh dengan di Sumatera Barat merupakan suatu rangkaian yang sama. Selain itu, gempa di Aceh akan mempengaruhi posisi patahan di Sumbar, terutama di Mentawai.

"Gempa yang terjadi di Aceh tidak membuat kami cemas, yang kami kawatirkan adalah gempa itu menjalar ke sini, karena patahan yang ada di Aceh dengan Padang itu satu rangkaian," ungkapnya.

Apalagi dalam pekan ini, sudah beberapa kali gempa terjadi di Mentawai.

"Jangan-jangan ramalan para ahli itu bisa benar, coba kalau kita lihat dalam seminggu ini sudah beberapa kali gempa bahkan sudah menjalar ke darat di patahan semangka Sumatera, mudah-mudahan tidak terjadilah," tandasnya.

Bellingham art exhibit provides mystery ‎

Walk the streets of downtown Bellingham, and you'll hear talk of a mystery.

"I don't know where they came from," said one passerby.

"They are colorful!" said a young girl standing in the shadow of a large sculpture.

The free-standing designs are part of a temporary exhibit. Fourteen sculptures are now a part of the downtown landscape. Each sculpture is its own solid color, shaped like a separate sign of the zodiac. They are on loan from world-renowned Mexican artist Sebastian.

"Sebastian is probably the most famous sculptor in the world today," said Dr. George Drake, a former Bellingham city councilman and community activist who helped bring the exhibit to Bellingham.

"This is the first time in the U.S. or Canada that so many pieces like this are shown," he said.

The exhibit is made possible by public/private partnerships, extensive volunteer efforts and a $25,000 state tourism grant. The City of Bellingham provides the installation of all 14 sculptures, but provides no direct funding.

Drake is a long-time friend of Sebastian, who has made a tentative plan to visit Bellingham while the exhibit is on display through September.

"Our goal is to let people know that Bellingham is an art destination" says Drake.

Like most art, the sculptures bring plenty of opinion.

"I like how simple the shapes are," said Bellingham resident Cherie Hosley. "It's like origami, which I like."

"I'll just have to get used to it," said another onlooker. "Not the best use of tax dollars."

"It's not a matter of whether you like or dislike," said Drake. "It's about making you think."

Flores Dikuasai Hobbit ‎

Leluhur hobbit, spesies mirip manusia mungkin telah menguasai Flores satu juta tahun lalu, jauh lebih awal dari yang diperkirakan sebelumnya, menurut penelitian terbaru. Leluhur hominins, sebelumnya diperkirakan telah tiba di pulau ini sekitar 800.000 tahun lalu. Tetapi artefak yang ditemukan di situs arkeologi itu menunjukkan mereka mungkin telah ada bahkan lebih awal.

Dalam sebuah makalah yang diterbitkan di Nature, para peneliti mengatakan temuan mereka menyarankan hominins ini mungkin telah berevolusi menjadi hobbit kecil seperti manusia, atau "manusia Flores" yang berdiri sekitar satu meter dan memiliki tengkorak ukuran jeruk.

Sisa-sisa kerangka 18.000 tahun "manusia Flores" ditemukan sekitar lima tahun lalu dan ilmuwan kemudian menentukan itu milik sebuah spesies manusia yang benar-benar baru.

Diberinama Homo floresiensis berdasarkan pulau di mana ditemukan, manusia kecil itu juga sering disebut sebagai "hobbit" berdasarkan makhluk-makhluk kecil dari "Lord of the Rings."

Kedatangan hominins juga diyakini telah mengakibatkan kematian massal kura-kura raksasa Stegondon sondaari, gajah pygmy di pulau itu.

Dalam laporan mereka, para peneliti mengatakan mereka menemukan 45 peralatan batu di Wolo Sege Flores.

Dipimpin oleh Adam Brumm dari Pusat Ilmu Arkeologi di Universitas Wollongong di New South Wales Australia, para peneliti menggunakan metode penanggalan baru dan menemukan bahwa peralatan batu itu berusia sekitar satu juta tahun.

"Sudah jelas sekarang, bukti terang dari Wolo Sege hominins muncul di Flores (satu juta tahun yang lalu). Hal ini menyarankan kematian massal Stegondon sondaari dan kura-kura raksasa ... bisa mewakili kepunahan lokal atau regional," tulis mereka di papernya.

Manusia Flores dianggap sebagai keturunan homo erectus yang memiliki otak besar, menyebar dari Afrika ke Asia sekitar dua juta tahun yang lalu.

Ilmuwan menduga "manusia Flores" hidup pada waktu yang sama dengan manusia modern dan menjadi punah setelah letusan gunung berapi yang besar di pulau itu sekitar 12.000 tahun yang lalu.

Pidato Presiden SBY

Sebenarnya pernyataan Presiden SBY pada hari Senin 1 Maret 2010 yang menyatakan : SAYA BERTANGGUNG JAWAB, MESKI ..... sudah banyak dikomentari orang sebagai sama sekali tidak logis. Pernyataan SBY ini malah menunjukkan bahwa SBY "cuci tangan".

Analoginya SAYA MAU MEMBERI KAMU UANG, MESKI SAYA TIDAK PUNYA UANG...... Nah, lho, artinya kan sama saja dengan saya tidak mau dan tidak akan memberi uang sepeserpun. Namun, rupanya Presiden SBY tidak membacanya, sehingga kesalahan yang sama diulang saat Presiden SBY menyampaikan pidato resmi menanggapi skandal Bank Century pada hari Kamis tanggal 4 Maret 2010. Akibatnya, pidato SBY ini bukannya menjernihkan persoalan, tapi justru membuka celah hukum yang baru.
Mengapa? Karena secara terang benderang, Presiden SBY memilih opsi A dari hasil Pansus Century. Padahal Sidang Paripurna DPR telah memilih opsi C dengan 325 suara.
Akibatnya Presiden secara langsung telah MENAFIKAN dan MENEGASIKAN keputusan dua lembaga tinggi negara yang kedudukannya sejajar dengan Presiden, yaitu BPK dan DPR yang telah menyatakan bahwa telah terjadi banyak pelanggaran hukum dalam penyelamatan Bank Century.
Kalau Presiden memilih "bertarung" dengan dua lembaga tinggi negara itu, nasibnya pasti.

Mari kita simak enam hal penting yang disampaikan oleh Presiden SBY itu.
Pertama, Presiden SBY menghimbau : kita harus melihat masalah secara utuh dan jernih.
Sudah tentu himbauan SBY ini mengajak masyarakat untuk membuka kembali semua dokumen resmi dan menelisik apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di tahun 2008 itu. Ada dua dokumen resmi yang menyatakan bahwa situasi perekonomian dan perbankan di Indonesia saat itu normal. (a) Tidak ada laporan ke Presiden SBY dan Wapres JK, bahwa Indonesia sedang mengalami krisis ekonomi di bulan November 2008. Sebab dalam perjalanan ke AS untuk menghadiri pertemuan G-20 dan KTT APEC, saat transit di Bandara Narita, Tokyo, tanggal 13 November 2008, Presiden langsung berkomunikasi dengan Presiden ad interim Jusuf Kalla, Gubernur BI Boediono di Jakarta, dan Sri Mulyani yang sudah berada di Washington DC, AS. Tentang komunikasi itu Mensesneg Hatta Radjasa mengatakan : "Gubernur BI dari Jakarta melaporkan bahwa situasi perbankan baik". Hal ini diperkuat dengan sambutan Presiden pada USINDO (US-Indonesia Society) Luncheon di Hotel Ritz Carlton, Washington DC, yang bertema : "INDONESIA AND AMERICA : A 21st CENTURY PARTNERSHIP" pada tanggal 14 November 2008. Saat itu Presiden menyatakan : "In a world rocked by the present global financial crisis, Indonesia's economy, like most of Asia's economies, is relatively better off than most countries". (b) Kenapa "bail out" tetap terjadi, padahal dalam konperensi pers di Hotel Ritz Carlton Washington DC, tanggal 15 November 2008, (yang juga dihadiri oleh Menkeu Sri Mulyani), Presiden dengan tegas menyatakan "tidak akan meniru kebijakan Pemerintah AS dan negara-negara Eropa memberikan "bail out" kepada perusahaan-perusahaan yang bangkrut".

Kedua, SBY menyatakan bahwa kebijakan itu diambil di masa sulit.
Untuk mengkaji apakah situasi di masa itu sungguh-sungguh sulit atau baru dibayangkan akan menjadi sulit, mari kita menyimak tiga dokumen resmi otoritas moneter di tahun 2008. (a) Bank Indonesia selaku otoritas moneter selalu menyampaikan Laporan Perkembangan Pelaksanaan Tugas dan Wewenang Bank Indonesia kepada Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) dan Pemerintah pada setiap triwulan yang merupakan pemenuhan amanat yang digariskan dalam UU No.23 Tahun 1999 tentang Bank Indonesia sebagaimana telah diubah dengan UU No.3 Tahun 2004. Laporan ini dapat disimak dalam TKM (Tinjauan Kebijakan Moneter) Nopember 2008, yang dikeluarkan setelah Rapat Dewan Gubernur (RDG) Bank Indonesia tanggal 6 November 2008; dalam TKM Desember 2008, yang dikeluarkan setelah RDG-BI tanggal 4 Desember 2008; dalam LKM (Laporan Kebijakan Moneter) triwulan IV-2008, setelah RDG-BI pada awal Januari 2009; dan dalam Laporan BI kepada DPR triwulanan keempat ditahun 2008, yang ditanda tangani Gubernur BI Boediono tanggal 31 Januari 2009. Dari dokumen resmi Laporan BI sendiri, bisa disimpulkan bahwa suasana krisis atau akan adanya ANCAMAN DAMPAK (BURUK) SISTEMIK tidak terlihat dan tidak diisyaratkan secara jelas dalam berbagai laporan resmi Bank Indonesia ketika itu. Bahkan, jika kita membaca secara lengkap semua laporan itu , terasa ada nada optimis atas segala situasi yang berkembang. (b) Notulen Sidang Paripurna KIB I tanggal 20 November 2008 yang dipimpin oleh Presiden ad interim Jusuf Kalla, saat itu Gubernur BI Boediono dan Menkeu Sri Mulyani tidak menyinggung bahwa Indonesia sedang mengalami krisis ekonomi dan sama sekali tidak melaporkan tentang kasus Bank Century. (c) Laporan Keuangan BI tahun 2008 yang dikeluarkan pada bulan Mei 2009 dan ditandatangani oleh deputi Gubernur BI : Ardhayadi M, menyebutkan bahwa BI mengalami surplus sebesar Rp. 17 trilyun.

Dari tiga dokumen resmi diatas, tidak tergambar adanya situasi sulit di tahun 2008

Ketiga, menurut SBY, penyelamatan Bank Century itu merupakan keputusan yang terbaik di masa krisis.
Apa benar bahwa keputusan "bail out" ini merupakan keputusan terbaik? Mari kita lihat dokumen rapat KSSK pada tanggal 20 November 2008 (H-1). (a) Deputi Gubernur BI bidang Pengawasan Perbankan Dra Sti Chalimah Fadjriah, MM sudah mengemukakan di depan rapat KSSK tanggal 20 November 2008 itu bahwa sebaiknya Bank Century ditutup saja karena asset dan nasabahnya tidak sebesar Bank Tripanca (Bank Tripanca ditutup tanpa menimbulkan efek sistemik, meskipun asset dan jumlah nasabahnya jauh lebih besar dari Bank Century). Apalagi, ternyata Deputi Gubernur BI bidang Pengawasan Perbankan dan LKBB : Ibu Dra.Hj.Siti Chalimah Fadjriah, MM, bahkan sempat menandatangani surat likuidasi Bank Century.

Hal penting lainnya adalah pernyataan satu-satunya nara sumber resmi (menurut surat undangan rapat KSSK tanggal 20 November 2008) yaitu Agus Martowardoyo : Dirut Bank Mandiri, yang menyatakan sebaiknya Bank Century diambil alih (take over) oleh Bank Mandiri saja, biaya penyelamatannya lebih murah. Tapi tidak ditanggapi.

Agus Martowardoyo dan Siti Chalimah Fadjriah sudah mewakili suara dunia perbankan, lalu untuk apa lagi kalangan perbankan (PERBANAS) diundang lagi dalam sidang Pansus Century ? Pernyataan Agus Martowardoyo dan Siti Chalimah Fadjriah itu menunjukkan bahwa kita sama sekali tidak mengalami krisis di tahun 2008

Keempat, menurut SBY, kebijakan bail out tidak harus dipidanakan.
Dasar pijakannya adalah kebijakan itu tidak melanggar UU (tidak melanggar hukum). Tapi kalau ternyata kebijakan itu melanggar hukum, ya harus dipidana. Mari kita simak tiga kebijakan Gubernur BI dan Menkeu Sri Mulyani selaku bendahara umum Negara (bukan sekedar Menkeu selaku Ketua KSSK) yang jelas-jelas melanggar hukum (melanggar UU). (a) Nampaknya untuk pengucuran dana bail out, disiapkan dua opsi yaitu melalui FPJP (Fasilitas Pendanaan Jangka Pendek) atau FPD (Fasilitas Pendanaan Darurat). Apa buktinya? BI secara sengaja mengubah aturan pemberian FPJP ini melalui PBI No. 10/30/PBI/2008 tanggal 14 November 2008 dan pemberian FPD ini melalui PBI No. 10/31/PBI/2008 tanggal 18 November 2008. Ketika kedua opsi ini dipersoalkan oleh BPK dan dipertanyakan oleh Pansus Century, maka otoritas fiskal dan moneter menyatakan bahwa dalam bail out Century, mereka tidak menggunakan FPD tapi fasilitas PMS (Penyertaan Modal Sementara).

Pernyataan ini malahan melanggar ketentuan UU No. 17 tahun 2003 tentang Keuangan Negara (Lembaran Negara No. 47 tahun 2003) Bab VI pasal 24 ayat 7 : Dalam keadaan tertentu, untuk penyelamatan perekonomian nasional, Pemerintah Pusat dapat memberikan pinjaman dan/atau melakukan penyertaan modal kepada perusahaan swasta setelah mendapat persetujuan DPR.