A Bernama report titled ‘Obama congratulates Najib on premiership’ has been given a new headline in the NST: ‘Obama salutes Najib’.
If you read the Bernama report carefully, the language is just one of diplomatic courtesy and niceties. It’s the sort of message – often drafted by an underling – that a national leader would regularly send to a new leader elsewhere. Nothing exceptional in there to give the impression of Obama “saluting” Najib – and that too, one and a half months after the latter assumed the top post.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Anifah Aman let rip into Anwar during a joint press conference with Hillary Clinton in Washington – but in the process, he dropped a clanger. The US State Department reported Anifah as saying:
And also just for the information of the audience here that, you know, he also said that he will form a government on 16 September and he has changed the dates many time. And he was trying to entice the members of parliament. And I was personally offered to jump into the oppositions and offered a very lucrative position, and also to be told it’s like a deputy prime minister. And these are not known to the world at large.
This doesn’t make sense. Why did Anifah believe it when he was told that the lucrative position was like a DPM’s post?
How can the DPM’s position be considered lucrative, when even the premiership has only a salary plus allowance that’s far below the RM5 million paid to the chief honcho of Puncak Niaga, the Selangor water concessionaire? Unless Anifah believes that the DPM’s post has other “perks”?
To make matters worse, Anifah said this in Washington – a place where no one would think of describing the vice-presidency – or for that matter, the presidency – as “a very lucrative position”. In trying to slam Anwar Ibrahim, the Foreign Minister has just turned us into a laughing stock.
Anifah should tell us in what way the DPM’s post is similar to a lucrative position. Incidentally, would he consider the Foreign Minister’s position to be “very lucrative” as well?
Anifah added:
And we have lost five states and we willingly and accept the people’s verdict. And all the time we leave it to the people to decide, and which, on the other hand (Anwar) has not been able to accept.
Umm, you accept the people’s verdict (the loss of five states) – and all the time, you leave it to the people to decide? Like in Perak?
Really, who is this man? Until he became the foreign mnister, little was heard of this Sabah ‘fixed deposit’ twit except that his brother is currently the chief minister of Sabah. Now he has brought more disrepute to Malaysia by showing to the international community how stupid Malaysian ministers can be and secondly, Najib’s regime is once again brought into international ridicule. For President Obama to congratulate Najib 44 days after his ascendency to PMship speaks for itself. Wasn’t that a snub of sorts? In contrast, President Obama has warmly congratulated India for it’s national elections even before the final results were announced. Unless Najib clears his name, he will be considered another Mugabe in the international community.
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Malaysian Foreign Minister (FM) (appears to have) the Foot in the Mounth disease (FM disease). Pick the wrong time and place to play propaganda. STUPID BN
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If you readers look very carefully at Hillary’s face…I think in her mind she is thinking…what a pitiful man…doesnt know what he is babling about. God help Malaysia.You really need the divine help with all the stooges appointed to the top post……
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Old habbits die hard.
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1. Is the DPM post very lucrative? Lucrative means profitable. So the DPM post is profitable. Where does the profits come from? Definitely not from the salary and perks. I think we need to get Anifah Aman to elaborate where the profits from the DPM post come from. He should know a thing or two since he described it that way. Maybe we need Najib to clarify that as he had been DPM for long time. Or maybe we have Muhyddin to do that too, since he is now the DPM.
Now, this guy started to make me wonder about this subject.
2. By talking about the DPM post being lucrative, in the presence of the US State Secretary, he now openly suggested corruption at this level. See 1. If I were Hillary Clinton, I would be thinking that Malaysia must be stinking corrupt. Here is its Foreign Minister saying the DPM post is lucrative like it is normal affair (in Malaysia)… third world country.
Now see what Anifah Aman has done. Loose lip sink DPM.
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Yes, malaysia did set a precedent in combating piracy by paying the ransom, which encouraged more piracy activities.
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In the running for the title of malaysia’s biggest B… S….
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What slip of tongue? It’s really a slip of mind lah; … he just confirmed to the world that the position of DPM is lucrative and what more the PM! He’s made the whole guess and envy our leaders… Just a fine example of a … stupid bunch!
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Talk about paying ransom to combat piracy… these jokers just must jump at every opportunity to make BIG money. Does anyone know the sum paid to the pirates and the sum declared as paid by the government? Only GOD knows… a thick-faced bunch is laughing all the way to the bank while the Rakyat continue to struggle for a living.. idiots!
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… BN ministers do not serve the rakyat but are just arrogant… Look at Sarawak and Sabah. The people of the land are deprived of their land and rights while governments allow project after project that threaten and rob them of their livelihood and wealth.
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Very well written, anna brella. All of what you mentioned is not known to half the world, let alone the whole world.
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Hee… Hee… Hee… Obama not sure whether to congratulate him or not, that is why it took so long for Obama to decide. Hee… Hee… Hee…
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Minute 01:03, Clinton said she is deeply in troubled, by the Burmese gov to charge Aung San Suu Kyi for a baseless crime.
Hmmm.. tat sounds familiar…
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Why go into explaning and worst of all bring this dirty linens out in open? You can see clearly how Mrs Clinton smile almost can’t help laughing after hearing this young ciku go about bla bla bla, third grade politician talk.
Eye contacts are bad when it matter most, and trying to say- “Like I said..” projects as if others don’t understand English.Anyway, first time experience, what can you expect. Now more people will be curious about recent High court case too. Thanks to Anifah or any further?
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Maybe try this for better clarification.
http://new2013nation.wordpress.com/
But exactly what is he trying to proof?
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Walau! This is a man who calls a spade a spade, someone who doesn’t beat around the bush or hee-haw in diplomatic language. We should salute him for his frankness and honesty. The DPM position is indeed lucrative and this is the truth but he should hold his tongue in front of others who don’t share (such a) culture of corruption.
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Salute?Wow..i’m totally impressed!
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OMG .. Anifah did what most of our mainstream media could not do – promote Anwar AND the Altantuya case on the world stage!! Well done!! LOL
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of course it’s lucrative….
who’s the previous DPM??? hahaha….. maybe Anifah knows it from him….
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Everytime these Ministers open their mouth, they just make me want to vomit! He just confirmed to the western countries that Malaysian still live on trees! We are all idiots! And they are the saints! Anil you should inform whoever that did this recording the truth! What rubbish is Anifah talking, what judiciary system? What rule of law is he talking to Hillary? When did BN-UMNO start practicing the true rule of law?
This is the kind of Minister that makes us all look stupid! I bet Obama and Hillary is laughing their heads off now that they know what kind of level our so called government’s Minister have! Buat maju aja!
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Hillary was embarrassed to stand beside a man who made a fool of himself and the country he represents. He could have been pardoned if he had spoken broken English like so many of the other ministers. The audience would have then given the benefit of the doubt that a wrong word was used. But alas, he spoke fluent English and that gave his mind away. What a shame!
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me thinks this is the KPI each Ministers must fulfill within 6 month and Anifah has reached his KPI – 1) Discredit DSAI….
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Najib’s spinmasters must be so desperate, they are definitely on overdrive these days! LOL!!!!!!!! Yeah, Obama “salutes” him – his two bodyguards…. Well anyway they were found guilty of brutal murder of foreigner – Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu by C-4 explosive.
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Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t Anifah educated in the English medium in then North Borneo and further educated in the UK? And was it not the Star or NST that reported he was appointed as Foreign Minister for his ‘good command of English’ among others? Methinks the word lucrative is more a Freudian slip than a malaprop. But yes, he’s an unmitigated TWIT. Syed Hamid couldn’t have done worse.
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I think Obama salute NTR for converting Malaysian courts into … courts, Police force into … and Ministers into …
You know what?? I just realise the Malaysian Agency for Cars and Cows (MACC) is soooo quiet. I think they are scared of even hinting of corruption charges against PR ADUN/MP….scared of a forced by-election..
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