Strike Back

Anwar after jailed for six years on trumped-up corruption and sodomy charges, has threatened to overturn the political establishment that imprisoned him.

Two months after his release, the charismatic politician has spelt out a radical plan to replace the 'feudal and corrupt' establishment with a true democracy.

'The elections are not free and fair, the media is completely controlled, the judiciary is not independent and corruption is endemic.'

Anwar was regarded in the West as a political prisoner after he was fired by former PM Mahathir in 1998 and within days incarcerated on flimsy graft and sodomy charges. He garnered further worldwide sympathy after the police chief beat him up in custody.

When Abdullah replaced Mahathir last year, he did not block Anwar's appeal against the sodomy conviction, and he was freed in September, going straight to Germany for spinal surgery. And now he got the "Germanic" Spinal.

Now back in Malaysia, Anwar is trying to rally and unify the fragmented opposition and, in the absence of any help from the mainstream media, take his message directly to the people.
Despite Abdullah's control of the media and police, there are already signs that Anwar is making headway.

One is the estimated 20,000 people who flocked to his house last Sunday to offer him traditional greetings at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

'That was without any publicity and with the omnipresent special branch watching me,' Anwar said. 'There are people out there who want to hear the message of reform.'

ya..ya....ya [REFORMASI] ~ [REFORMASI] ~~

Freed Out

Anwar Ibrahim was released from almost six years in jail yesterday when the highest court threw out a controversial conviction for sodomy.

Judges found two to one in Mr Anwar's favour in a final appeal. Anwar, who attended court against his doctors' advice, told the Guardian he would immediately go to Germany for emergency spinal surgery and then return to clear his name of outstanding corruption allegations and to campaign for further political reform.
huh, more to come [REFORMASI]~[REFORMASI]~~

So, Abdullah is confidence that Anwar would present no serious political threat and that Abdullah own position - bolstered by a landslide general election win in March - was now strong enough to "free" the judiciary ?!

Ya..ya ...so do come back with a strong spinal like "Germanic" and don't just runaway !!