Saturday, September 24, 2005

He Can't Keep Quiet

Our former PM Tun Mahathir is very much in the news these days. There was the APs controversy with MITI Minister Rafidah. When the list of AP holders were released as ordered by PM Abdullah.There were some startling revelations.A few good friends of Rafidah recieved thousands of APs. Until today Rafidah cant come out with a decent explanation. When parliament resumed sitting recently,Rafidah knowing that she will be grilled by her fellow MPs absented herself.She was attending a meeting in the US. Her deputy Husni stood in for her.Husni revealed a list of 337 MPs (BN and non BN) who recived an AP. How embarassing for them.There they were criticizing MITI awarding APs to cronies, actually they also got an AP.Now we know what a hypocratic lot these politicians are. Any way Tun Mahathir says this AP episode is not over yet.Wonder what's he got to say. Recently Tun Mahathir was invited to a Human Rights seminar by Suhakam (Malaysian Human Rights Commission). Many NGOs were against Suhakam's decision to invite him.At the Seminar Tun M blasted the US and Europeans for the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, that abused the human rights of innocent civilians. The Malaysian NGOs reminded Tun M that he was an abuser of human rights when he ruled Malaysia for 22 years. After the Seminar some foreign busybody reporters asked him whether he regretted sacking Anwar Ibrahim.He said he did the right thing.Anwar was a homosexual and he doesnt want a gay PM to run the country,he said. Now, Anwar wants to sue Tun M,and Tun M says go ahead,it is his right. Thats Tun Mahathir, he will never shut up. Idont know if he is being meddlesome or that it is his patriotic way.

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