Fine, a lot of people are posting about this already - but hey, it could be worse; I could be blogging about XX vs DY…

It’s just all very odd. Mkini conducted a poll and a whopping 95% of its readers thought that it was a political conspiracy against Anwar. Unsurprising really, given the political climate, not to mention the fact that the previous sodomy charge was overturned in court.

Our Govt can be really dumb, make no mistake. We after all had a Tourism Minister who accused bloggers of being lying and unemployed, and a bungled attempt to prevent indelible ink from being brought into the elections based on “reports” to the police - that couldn’t be produced when asked for. A government that said it would not serve foreign cars at petrol stations near the border, abolish that directive, and then introduce a dual-pump system - all in the space of one month. A government that said it would remove subsidies from RapidKL to be fair to other operators, and then announce that they would be giving RapidKL more buses two weeks later.

Yes, a kid playing SimCity might make better decisions than our govt sometimes. But this (being a conspiracy) just sounds too stupid a move, even for our government. Consider the facts:
1. A 23-year old youth being sodomized by a 61-year old man with back problems - oi, you can’t rape the willing.
2. The myriad photos of Saiful hobnobbing with BN leaders barely months before - surely no conspiracist would be this careless!
3. Correct me if I’m wrong but proving anal rape isn’t rocket science. There would be bruises/tearing, DNA samples.
4. It was a luxury condo, likely with strict guards who would surely remember someone as famous as Anwar going there.
5. Anwar was already absolved of a previous sodomy charge, which he publicly thanked Pak Lah for not intefering in. Surely there are other ways you can fake charges for.

I’m sure there are many other things you can think of. The point is, there are just too many holes. But the alternatives?

a). Anwar planned it.
Not impossible (unless you are a diehard Anwar fan). Having disappointed those who were waiting as deadline after deadline passed for the anticipated crossover of MPs, he is on a roll now - holing up in the Turkish Embassy, declaring he was in danger of being assassinated ( why would the government bring him into the limelight with a fake sodomy charge and THEN assassinate him when he is likely to be under the spotlight? ), holding mass rallies, and planning a nationwide tour.

b). Anwar did it
My aunt used to say “No smoke, no fire” :). Like I said though, DNA evidence should tell. Considering the fact he has not one, not two, three, four or five but six children though (and that Saiful is engaged), there’s your proof that bisexuality is indeed a middle ground :).

c). Someone who wants to see BOTH the govt (or at least the leadership) and Anwar go down is behind it.
Reasonable conclusion, but hard to get proof for…. and too many suspects.

d). The government is just that stupid

What do you think? I’m afraid I can’t tell you what I think - I might piss people off ! :)

Forget it. Just read this!!

Explosive claims linking Najib to Altantuya
In the statutory declaration, Balasubramaniam said he was told by Abdul Razak on Najib’s links with Altantuya. These include:
Abdul Razak had been introduced to Altantuya by Najib at a diamond exhibition in Singapore.

Najib informed Abdul Razak that he had sexual encounters with Altantuya and that she was partial to anal intercourse.

Najib wanted Abdul Razak to look after Altantuya as he did not want her to harass him since he was now the DPM.

Najib, Abdul Razak and Altantuya had all been together at a dinner in Paris.

Altantuya wanted money from Abdul Razak as she felt she was entitled to a US$500,000 commission on a submarine deal she assisted with in Paris.

Meanwhile, during the course of his investigation, Balasubramiam said Altantuya made some disclosures including:
She met Abdul Razak in Singapore with Najib.

She also met Abdul Razak and Najib at a dinner in Paris.

She was promised a sum of US$500,000 as commission for assisting in a submarine deal in Paris.

Abdul Razak had initially bought her a house in Mongolia but her brother had refinanced it and she needed money to redeem it.

Her mother was ill and she needed money to pay for her treatment.

Abdul Razak had married her in Korea as her mother is Korean whilst her father is a Mongolian/Chinese mix.

Since Balasubramaniam disallowed her from meeting Abdul Razak, she hoped that he could arrange for her to meet Najib instead.

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