Dear Raja First and foremost I congratulate myself, you and all Malaysia and the Ummah for the release of Brother Anwar from prison and back suffering. I should thank you for keeping me informed of the developments, and I appreciate your sincere commitment to Anwar cause, which is actually a just cause. I appreciate your persistence which threw you in jail You are really a subscriber to a cause beyond yourself, and you deserve tahniyah for it. I have been in Malaysia for six years at the UIA of which Anwar was oresident. I will never forget those days. Anwar is not a mere individual, he is an asset not only for Malaysia but to the Muslim Ummah and humanity at largr.
--- Raja Petra Kamarudin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Khairy stirs a hornets' nest > > > > Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah > Ahmad Badawi's son-in-law, has stirred a hornets' > nest. And the head honcho hornet making the stinging > attack is Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. > > > > As a short digression, when an aide rushed into > Najib's office on 2 September 2004 to tell him that > the federal court had freed Anwar, he uttered, "No > way!" He then switched on the TV and when it was > confirmed Anwar had been freed he almost had a heart > attack. > > > > Anyway, back to the issue of the day. Khairy, those > close to Najib say, control the media. All his > people have been slotted in the important facets of > the various media agencies. Khairy, argue these > people, can tell the press what it can and cannot > do. > > > > Why, therefore, is Khairy allowing the media to > 'over-report' the Anwar Ibrahim issue? Anwar is now > the flavour of the day, so much so that even reports > on the coming Umno General Assembly later this month > have been relegated to the inside pages, and that is > if there is any mention of it at all. On certain > days, there is hardly a mention of the Umno > assembly. > > > > This has infuriated Najib who has led the charge > against Khairy. On Wednesday, the Cabinet decided > that the Anwar issue must be downplayed. An > estimated 8,000 to 10,000 supporters saw Anwar off > at the KLIA last Saturday when he left for his > medical treatment in Munich, Germany. Anwar is > expected back around the middle of October or > thereabouts after he visits Saudi Arabia to perform > his Umrah (small Haj). The government is worried > that twice this number may greet him on his return > to Malaysia. > > > > The worry that such a large crowd may get out of > control or that the KLIA may grind to a halt is one > thing. What is of more concern is Anwar returning to > a hero's welcome like Caesar entering Rome after > conquering the world. > > > > And Anwar is, in a way, conquering the world. Though > the local media has not been saying so, Anwar's > doctors are perturbed that he is not getting much > rest. There are never ending streams of visitors > lined up outside his door waiting to pay homage to > the man now perceived in the same league as Nelson > Mandela. It is not that Anwar's spin doctors are at > work. In fact, they have been caught off-guard by > Anwar's unexpected release and are yet to regain > their composure. No one in Anwar's camp has yet > decided on what moves to make once Anwar returns to > Malaysia. At best, they are still gathering their > thoughts. But Anwar is a natural magnet who seems to > attract people without anyone even having to > engineer it. > > > > So news on Anwar must be killed before it gets out > of hand, if it is not already out of hand. And what > is Khairy doing about it, asks critics of the Prime > Minister's son-in-law. In fact, he made it worse by > visiting Anwar the night of his release. > > > > Najib is demanding an explanation. Is it true Khairy > visited Anwar on the instructions of the Prime > Minister himself? And if so, why? The Prime Minister > says that he sent his son-in-law to visit Anwar to > help him get his passport renewed. But Najib is not > buying this story. The Prime Minister can easily > phone the Director-General of the Ministry of Home > Affairs under whom the Immigration Department comes > under to solve the matter. One phone call and > Anwar's passport is renewed. Khairy need not visit > Anwar for that. Anyway, what has Khairy got to do > with the Immigration Department or the Ministry of > Home Affairs? > > > > Najib smells a rat and he does not like what he > smells. So he is leading a rebellion by stirring up > the state Umno chiefs. He feels there may be moves > to cast him aside and he is not going to go down > without a fight. He knows he is not in the Prime > Minister's good books and that his days are > numbered. He just does not know yet what is the > catalyst that will be his downfall. > > > > Khairy wants to be Prime Minister one day. And there > is every indication he would be. But the equation > must be right. There is a long queue for the post of > top dog and this queue must be shortened. If Mustapa > Mohamed, the Kelantan state chief, goes up, then he > could drag Khairy along in his wake. The line of > succession after Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is simple; > Mustapa, the next number two, and Khairy, the next > Youth Chief. Hishamuddin Hussein would need to move > up to Vice President to make way for Khairy. But > this can only happen if Najib and all the other > 'young' faces are cast aside allowing the older > incumbents to retain their seats. Then, by the time > Khairy, Hishamuddin and gang, are ready to move up, > the older generation would be ready for retirement > to make way for them. > > > > And how does Anwar fit into all this? And why did > Khairy go to meet Anwar? And why is Anwar being > given 'undue' publicity? This is what rattles Najib. > Is Anwar going to play a role in this line of > succession? Anwar still has influence in Umno. In > fact, many in the pro-Anwar faction have already > flown to Germany to meet Anwar or have already > booked their flights and are about to fly to > Germany. Certainly the pro-Anwar faction is going to > play an important role in the succession tussle. And > what if Khairy is the key ingredient in the > succession formula? > > > > Najib is not going to take this lying down. He is > gunning for Khairy and he hopes he can get the state > chiefs to rally behind him in the confrontation with > the Prime Minister. Najib knows he cannot take > Abdullah head on. That would be his doom. But he > need not take on his party President. All he needs > to do is take on the Prime Minister's son-in-law and > ensure that this young man is no longer in the race. > That would be enough for him to become the next > number one. > > > > Najib is also organising a 'movement' to table a > resolution at the next Umno Supreme Council meeting > on Tuesday, 14 September 2004, asking that Anwar be > prohibited from rejoining Umno. Anwar never said he > wanted to rejoin Umno. In fact, he said the > opposite; that his Reformasi agenda is still top on > his priority list. But Najib is taking no chances. > What if Khairy's game plan is to bring Anwar and his > inner circle back into Umno? What if the deal is, > Anwar takes over from Abdullah with Khairy as his > anointed number two? There is an almost 30-year age > difference between Khairy and Anwar. Anwar would > have to retire long before Khairy is ready to take > over. Having Anwar as the interim Prime Minister > works well for Khairy -- but only if Najib > disappears from the scene. > > > > Hmm.is it Khairy who has stirred the hornets' nest > or is Najib the stirrer. One of these two are going > to get stung and my money says that Najib will be > the one who suffers the sting. Khairy may be young > but he is not wet behind the ears. He already > demonstrated his political savvy in the recent > general election by engineering the ruling party's > most impressive win ever. > > > > In a gunfight, only one walks away. The other gets > carried away in a coffin. Any bets anyone? > > > Raja Petra Kamarudin > Malaysia Today: your source of independent news > http://www.malaysia-today.net/ > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. 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