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A critical discourse analysis of Mahathir Mohamad’s speeches against the “war on terror”
Abstract: This article is a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of the discursive strategies employed by Mahathir Mohamed, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, in ten of his speeches that express resistance and challenge to the former U.S. President, George W. Bush’s military ideology of “war on terror” post September 11, 2001. The study is guided by CDA’s focus on power relations and power struggle that are manifested in language. On speaking against terrorism, Mahathir’s dislike for the Bush administration’s handling of the issue is viewed as a platform to further his own ideology. The themes of this study are Mahathir’s assessment of the 9/11 attacks, his construction of terrorists and terrorism, and an analysis of his political identities as Prime Minister and a Muslim leader through the use of the positive self-presentation which is adapted from Van Dijk’s work on ideology. The analysis reveals how Mahathir’s arguments fall within the human rights rhetoric that calls on general norms, freedom, human rights, and justice, supported with biases towards the plight of Muslims and the Middle East. Mahathir’s resistance and credibility to challenge Bush reveals repetitive use of national rhetoric, self-glorification, comparison moves, and references to shared history and shared presuppositions. His criticisms towards the “others” (the superpowers and the Muslims) are interchangeable and fall within the ideological construction of a positive self-presentation of himself as Prime Minister of Malaysia and a Muslim leader to be emulated. *Mahathir’s calls for resistance and change are meant to empower the people, which is in line with CDA’s purpose.
Azimah Shurfa Mohammed Shukry
Keywords: 9/11
ideology
language and power
political speeches
war on terror
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Department of History, University
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