Daro, Malaysia:
‘Well,’ says a member of the Malaysian public, ‘doesn’t he know that all is fair in love and war?’
Politics is after all the unarmed war. Even if the whole UMNO machinery is going after Anwar one can still say it is very fair, since it is just politics. The PR[Opposition] top brass too must have thick skin because they are the one who started the ball rolling. Just for a reminder, does anyone remember the September 16th surge?
Dropping names is not a new political strategy. Politicians around the world have used it intentionally to confuse their enemy. So too did Anwar and the names being whispered are not ordinary names. They were powerful names and guaranteed to flap open one’s ears.
Karpal knew Anwar’s trick. It was a bluff and he knew it all along. The PR’s Generals namely Hadi,Karpal,Kit Siang, Azmin and Zaid never ever expect their trusted lieutenants would get fed-up and jump overboard. So surprised were they when they heard the news that all of them shouted,”conspiracy”.
For Anwar Ibrahim, all that magic and myths are now gone. He is an ordinary man like Mat, Abu, Chan, Siva or George. Unlike our ordinary Mat, Abu, Chan, Siva and George who are not facing serious criminal charges, his trials are not yet over.
The world should know by now that there is no theory of conspiracy against him in Malaysia. Why on earth should a justly and fairly elected Government conspire against just one other Malaysian?
Anwar Ibrahim is an ordinary individual facing charges of doing unnatural things towards another Malaysian.
The western media should approach his story from a factual angle. In this case being factual means to be very fair to all Malaysians.