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Will Mahathir be a Mandela? Or a Mugabe? Will Mahathir be a Mandela? Or a Mugabe?
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 5:09am (31 weeks 2 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 31 weeks 2 days ago]
tags: umno : truth : pakatan rakyat : opportunism : mugabe : mahathir mohamad :

The ‘peoples-that-be’ seek renewal and reconciliation while powers-that-be crave denial and vengeance. Folks want to get on with new state administrations but federal powers want to punish their voting preference by cutting funds and curtailing state government functions. There comes a proposal, from within the BN cabinet no less, to apologise to the long-suffering judges and families of the 1988 judicial tragedy. The idea is swiped down, by the cabinet of course, with no reasonable explanation.

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