September 11, 2012
On-Going Witch Hunt Against Suaram
by Kua Kia Soong @www.malaysiakini.com
COMMENT : In a BN government's on-going magician hunt opposite Suaram to try to disprove us for pursuing a suspected crime liaison over a Scorpene deal in a Paris court, they right away try to indicate which there is a complaint with us carrying perceived funds from George Soros' Open Society Institute.
TheDomestic Trade Minister wants Bank Negara to investigate if there is "money laundering" involved. In so doing, a Minister has unwittingly put Bank Negara in an annoying position.
George Soros is well known as a banking speculator, humanitarian as well as promoter of open society. What is baffling is a BN government's complaint with Soros.
From a BN government's propaganda, there appear to be dual problems: (i) He is Jewish. (ii) He is a banking speculator.
The actuality which being ethnically Jewish (rather than being a Zionist) can be a basis for scorn as well as condemnation in Malaysia (especially in a UMNO press) is evidence of a extremist inlet of a governing regime.
This speaks volumes about UMNO's genius for providing a non-racist path to progress in Malaysia. Suaram positively does not have a complaint with Soros' ethnicity.
Smart Speculator
Soros has a reputation as a smart banking speculator. But he has made his millions through his own means as well as devices. On a alternative hand, a o! wn Bank Negara under former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's watch speculated in a general banking markets from 1992-94 regulating a rakyat's income as well as incurred losses cited as trimming from RM10-30 billion!
It has been claimed which a limit bearing of Malaysian taxpayers' income in a forex market during which irresponsible hurl was as much as RM270 billion. (Malaysian Business, Apr 1994)
It was a biggest disaster ever for Bank Negara which had to be bailed out by a Finance Ministry in 1994 though a biggest heads have nonetheless to roll! It was after this failure as well as a single of Mahathir's many humiliating performances which he, in a bother of rage, called Soros a "moron". When a 1997 Asian monetary crisis struck, Soros was again blamed.
However, Mahathir eventually had to eat humble pie at a press conference 
with Soros upon December 2006 at which he accepted which Soros had not been obliged for a 1997 Asian monetary crisis.
Thus, after a 1992-94 forex liaison a single would have suspicion which a BN government would consider twice about disapproval banking speculators.
No compromise
Through a 23 years of Suaram's existence, you have never compromised a scrupulous mount upon freedom, justice, democracy as well as tellurian rights. We have never been beholden to any funders, either foreign or local, as a anti-imperialist mount as well as actions in a Anti-War Coalition testify.
From a Domestic Trade Minister's irresponsible statements about ! charging a company whilst CCM is still questioning a box as well as this latest faux pas involving Soros, a BN government appears to be shooting itself in a foot.
On a a single hand, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is perplexing so hard to present himself as a reformer by earnest more democracy, a rule of law as well as tellurian rights in a run-up to a 13th general election.
On a other, his Minister continues to violate all these principles of good governance in his promptness to try to disprove Suaram.
This seems to be a Prime Minister's dilemma. His words do not appear to match a BN government's actions as well as with each faux pas by bungling ministers, you appear to be sliding down a sleazy road to banana republicanism.
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