— Tan Teck Huat
The Malaysian Insider
Sep 18, 2011
SEPT 18 — One of the more amusing articles that I have read recently was the story about Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak telling his Umno members yesterday that he was not afraid of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the Opposition leader.
Najib said that he was willing to debate Anwar or something along those lines.
The PM must be one of those people who say they are not fixated with something yet spend an inordinate amount of time talking or paying attention to that person “who they are not afraid of”.
If he is not afraid of Anwar, why bring up the name at all?
The actions of his party and government suggest that they eat, sleep and breath Anwar more than even PKR members do!
That is why this flimsy sodomy charge was brought against Anwar and the government has persisted in carrying on with the charade in court. It wants Anwar in jail and out of the picture. Out of sight and out of mind.
That is also why former senior police officer Mat Zain says openly that the police and the Attorney-General Gani Patail fabricated evidence against Anwar in the first sodomy case. If Mat Zain is talking nonsense, he would have been charged with criminal defamation but Gani and the Najib administration have been silent.
If Anwar was a non-factor, why would the administration “interfere” in the ongoing Anwar trial? The Malaysian Insider reported that Umno lawyer Shafee Abdullah and a Najib aide were present at a briefing on the Anwar trial for the mainstream media.
I guess Umno is not frightened of Umno that is why the unholy Datuk Trio received the blessings of the party for their porn video show, abetted by the mainstream media and police.
Why do I single out the mainstream media and police? Because the mainstream media were invited to a screening by the Datuk Trio and only went, one presumes, because of the order from Putrajaya. Then there was the police providing security and bodyguard services for Eskay Abdullah while he swore on the Quran.
Sorry I forgot the judiciary which allowed Shafee Abdullah the unusual courtesy of providing an unchallenged report on the authenticity of the videotape.
So I guess we should believe Najib when he says he is not afraid of Anwar. Good joke, right?
Actually, Najib should not be afraid of Anwar. He is just one man, a flawed individual like any other man.
If Anwar is locked up, Pakatan Rakyat will live on because Malaysians realise that it is in our interest to keep our politicians on their toes.
Najib should fear the average Malaysian because we no longer fear the people in power, the police or any other security apparatus. And we no longer swallow everything politicians tell us, even if that man is the PM.
#1 by Loh on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 3:08 pm
///If he is not afraid of Anwar, why bring up the name at all? ///–TTH
Najib must have been telling himself that he should not be afraid of Anwar, and so those words are his mantra. He would be thinking of Anwar all the time on how to get rid of Anwar, so that he would no longer need to be afraid of him. It proves that Najib was only scared of Anwar and as he said he was not afraid of Anwar.
Najib said that nobody should take credit for him deciding to repeal ISA. That statement proves that Najib cares about what other think about him. So he is more interested in his reputation that the interest of the nation. To Najib if he was not able to have people heap praises on him, he could even let ISA run on.
Najib wanted to monopolize the credit for coming out with the idea to repeal ISA. He must have thought that ISA must be bad for the nation. Does Najib only realize now that using ISA against political opponents cannot make opposition political parties disappear? The citizens might be denied access to the truth from licensed newspapers, they get news reported outside. Worse, whatever said against the government would be the truth because that follows from the fact that newspapers are licensed, and they are licensed for a purpose.
Muhyiddin said that he was surprised by Najib’s announcement to repeal ISA, and he praised Najib openly. Ibrahim Ali opposed the intention. Was Muhyiddin made to announce it so that Najib alone could claim credit? If not, it would mean that UMNO supreme council was not consulted. Thus what Najib had announced was an election campaign strategy; it might not be implemented. Further, the history of Najib’s flips flops in deference to Ibrahim Ali proves that Najib has not the courage to do the right thing.
#2 by lee wee tak_ on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 3:09 pm
ok, thanks to Najib for clarifying that he is not afraid of Anwar, what about Rosmah, Muhyddin and Ibrahim Ali?
#3 by Jong on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 4:00 pm
“The actions of his party and government suggest that they eat, sleep and breath Anwar more than even PKR members do!” – Tan TH
HahaHa! Can’t agree more. No wonder they are sh*tting bricks all the time, even in the toilet, Anwar’s on the mind! :D
#4 by boh-liao on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 4:40 pm
Like King Kong, NR thumped his chest n roared: Gua bo kia 1! Actually, kia ka lau sai
Now his/UmnoB’s goons/cronies r churning out new seks videos 2 hoodwink rakyat
#5 by tak tahan on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 5:04 pm
Najib not only afraid of Anwar but also Bersih2.0,Yellow colour,French lawyer and fatty Rosmah.As well as GE13.Eng Kai Kia Si 1!!
#6 by ENDANGERED HORNBILL on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 5:36 pm
Wow! Wow! and Wow!
Malaysia has its very own najis the lion-heart-lah.
If najis is not afraid of Anwar, then najis is either a sai-full or a sai-tang.
So, wow!
#7 by tak tahan on Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 11:30 pm
Wow..you got it baby..Najis can put all his sai in sai-full’s sai-tang for storing and let sai-full shit it out when and why at his whim.Ureshii(much envy)
#8 by Cinapek on Monday, 19 September 2011 - 1:58 am
Not afraid of Anwar? He chickened out meeting Anwar and his lawyers face to face when the court allowed Anwar to question potential witnesses for the Sodomy II trial.