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Does Ahmad Ismail represent a huge swath of Malaysian society, or is he a lone ranger? Examining this question may yield important answers about the current state of Umno in Malaysia. After Monday’s incident which included infantile supporters ripping up pictures of Koh Tsu Koon, we can expect some further shows of support for Ahmad [...] So Li Tsin published some good interviews of Ezam, and the walk on Sunday seemed to have gone pretty well (congrats!). I’m intrigued by the content of the articles. Zaid is the poster boy for many of those who pin some hopes on BN. Clearly the line he took on Sunday was.. less than inspiring to [...] updated: Thanks for responses all; I wanted to note that I do not under any circumstances whatsoever, support the use of ISA against anyone, incl TDM. Those who object to the ISA usually do so on basis of principle, not on basis of who is victimised. Malaysiakini: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has warned of possible unrest in [...] I’ve never really met Ezam. I thought about this for a while, and concluded that there is no need to analyse his recent apparent decision from his standpoint. That would be an undeserved waste of resources. Combined with news about Mukhriz, Zaid, and everything else, it did however get me thinking. As John said, it is probably [...] As if the decision of the entire sitting leadership to stay put wasn’t enough, Mukhriz bin Mahathir has decided not to heed the clarion call. A knife in the back, almost. I think all is said and done; Mahathir will continue his attacks on Abdullah, but he has gambled his political capital, and lost it in [...] As polytikus wryly observed, the signature of TDM’s resignation blog post: Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (bekas ahli UMNO No 1) making Sanusi Junid bekas ahli Umno No 3. Ok. And number 4?……….. Yes, too early to tell, but the first 24 hours do not bode well for our friend. No [...] Ah, will the old man’s antics never end? The last time Mahathir tried to test his strength, attempting to get elected as a delegate from Kubang Pasu, he failed quite miserably. But it will be very interesting to see how he fares this time. What will Ku Li do? Najib? Mukhriz? The rest of the cabinet? How many [...] In less than a week, Abdullah has implemented two core recommendations on the judiciary and the ACA from KeADILan’s 2008 Manifesto. I quote recommendations number 6 and 7 from the section “Part I – A Constitutional State for All: Upholding Unity, Integrity & Human Rights” below - KeADILan’s vision for a Constitutional State will: 1-5… 6. Institute [...] Just wanted to add my voice to the chorus of disgust. I half wish I could bother to list down all the deeply.. I would call them inhumane, comments this man has made. Technically, he is the leader of people like Tengku Razaleigh, Ong Ka Ting, and the like. To me this is like appointing Zaid/Shahrir to [...] A brief comment on the call to launch a legal investigation against Mahathir. You would think that with all the animosity, Abdullah would be jump at the opportunity to embarrass Mahathir. Unfortunately for him, Umno is the epitome of the glass house in which one does not dare throw stones. The resulting war of revelations could spiral [...] This piece started out differently, but ended up as is. I wanted to focus on what the rest of us should be doing as the Umno crisis continues to unfold, but that will have to wait for the next post – coming soon! Rocky did a good roundup of Abdullah in the press: fighting back, lashing [...] Both Umno MP’s were quick to dismiss the viability of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, even as their own party’s leadership turmoil is the subject of wagging tongues everywhere. Briefly on that viability, I will once again say there is so much more that brings us together, than that tears us apart. On the Islamic state for instance [...] |
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