Finally, DAP has made the decision. It is rather interesting to note that while the official reason for pulling out of BA is PAS and its Islamic state objective, it is obvious that the timing of the announcement has to do with what Keadilan had seemed to be doing to them at several elections, the last straw being the upcoming Sarawak state elections where Keadilan candidates are vying with DAP's in three constituencies. Prior to this, Keadilan had 'robbed' them of Teluk Kemang and Lunas in by-elections.

In its numerous media statements, DAP kept on repeating certain clauses as a psychological warfare against Islam (an example: "a vote for the Barisan Alternatif was not a vote for an Islamic state"); just like the American media like CNN and ABC which repeatedly showed the video footage of a turbaned and bearded man - Osama bin Laden - holding a gun, implying his terrorist inclination. It is so convenient for others to paint Islam in a negative light as Muslims of today are arguably weak and divided.

Now we realise that the so-called opposition to the Islamic state by DAP leaders, especially Mr Karpal Singh and Dr Chen Man Hin, was just a decoy, like a Malay saying, "pukul anak, sindir menantu" (literally, punishing the son/daughter, but actually targetting the in-law).

The main reason for the pullout is clear; DAP realised that its political continuity is being undermined by Keadilan's existence as many key leaders had left to join the latter. So DAP decided to do something about it, and it was done with minimum damage to its standing with the Chinese.