Anwar vs Najib, and the rest
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 | 11:56 pm @ SK
Hot air rises and the plot thickens.
The entire country is now abuzz over another latest conspiracy theory which implicated the DPM Najib Tun Razak with the murdered Mongolian case.
The mother of all bombshells was unraveled via the press conference held by PKR de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim when private investigator P Balasubramaniam made the stunning revelation of how the DPM had links with Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Balasubramaniam was the PI hired by Najib’s close associate Abdul Razak Baginda to ‘handle’ Altantuya in 2006 before Altantuya was found murdered in an isolated site in Shah Alam, Selangor.
On the other hand, Najib denied the allegation and revealed by himself of his meeting with 23-year-old Saiful Bukhari Azlan a few days before he lodged a police report against Anwar, accusing the PKR leader of sodomising him.
Interestingly, when Najib was first asked about Saiful after the sodomy allegation was exposed, he didn’t reveal about the meeting, so the question is, why now? What’s the trigger point?
Having said all that, one thing which I’m quite sure is, be it Najib or Anwar, both of them are posing a very credible chance to become the next PM of Malaysia and as far as what I try to understand from the scenario above, either one of them is telling the truth and untruth, hence for either one of them to lead this country, how would you feel, seriously?
When there’re too much of conspiracy theories out there, you wouldn’t know who to believe and who is going to ruin this country, in the end of the day, the sense of hopeless starts to creep into your mind and that’s about it? 50 years of independence, just like that due to power tussle?
Is this country capable enough to withstand the imminent storm? Are these allegations are serious enough to divide the country for the "version" of the story people choose to believe?
The way I look at it, I’m afraid to say that a national crisis is looming and it’s only a matter of time, even though the flip-flop leader said everything is under control.
"The government is in a stable condition… Please, don’t get over-excited (with the rumours). Please don’t believe all these rumours. Never in my political life have I seen anything like this. There’s a new rumour (emerging) everyday to make the public scared and worried. What’s all this?" said Abdullah.
What a million dollar question by an incapacitated leader, in one way or another, hence the dog shows we’re seeing now.
It’s an unchartered path for many of us, however I’m hoping that Malaysians are resilient enough to wade through this interesting period.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Do not just zero in to Najib or Anwar alone.
What about AAB? Interesting to see Matthais Chang’s article of 3July 2008 which may hold true to another possibility.
Similarly, do not discount the rest in the BN fold such as Muhiyuddin, Rais, Mike Tyson, Mohd Ali Rustam and Syed Hamid Albar (or perhaps any of the remianing Vice Presidents of UMNO). All these, though may be on the sidelines over the recent furore on the Najib/Anwar locking of horns. These are apparent vultures in-waiting ready to take on the role of "filling up the vacuum" and aspiring to be the DPM; in any case Najib gets the knockout punch in Najib’s fight with Anwar. The silent culture prevails by the sporadic fire from them. Whichever way the wind blows, they will follow to lend support. That’s politics in Malaysia. Like the Chinese saying; "No backbone".
What a national disgrace and be a laughing stock to the global community; albeit the ordinary Malaysian like me shall the consequences of this "gajah sama gajah lawan, orang Malaysia mati tengah"
July 4th, 2008 at 2:08 am
July 4th, 2008 at 10:30 am
so by your account, dollah will rise from the ashes and saves the day kicking out both unworthy PM-to-be…and we can all be happy with KJ as the next leader in line. hmmm…somehow that doesn’t sound quite right either. and we say why malaysian generally does not follow politic…
July 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Don’t fall for the MSM spin that simplifies everything to a boxing match between two heavyweights. Lean back and see the big picture. Learn from the cogent metaphors mythology offers. Have you read Tolkien or seen ‘Lord of the Rings’? The all-pervasive psychic poison of Sauron, the corruption and zombification of the Nine Kings who turn into the Nine Ringwraiths (Nazgul), the fall of Saruman… all these characters live amongst us - and within us - even if they wear sarongs and songkoks or custom-tailored suits and Italian shoes. How do we define EVIL? That which thwarts your soul evolution and harvests your energy to serve ignoble and demeaning purposes. Use this yardstick and you will never again be misled by professional misleaders spouting platitudes and lying from every orifice. Stand firm for freedom, justice and spontaneous joy!
July 4th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
hey,
we shouldn’t lose our track here.
that’s exactly what Anwar wants us to do. Reject Pak Lah, as we see him as the mastermind behind this complicated drama and then later Anwar emerges victorious as the PM.
Now you should ask yourself whether Anwar is really the perfect candidate to lead us? After all that he had done?
Come on.