Old politicians never fade away
Raja Petra Kamarudin“Mahathir’s attacks fuel talk of comeback,” said Leslie Lopez in the Singapore Straits Times on 26 April 2006. Well, I got news for you Leslie. Dr Mahathir never left. He may have…
A crisis of credibility
Raja Petra KamarudinLet there be no misunderstanding about this. Politics is about the attainment of power, plain and simple. If anyone tells you otherwise, then he or she is either a bad politician…
The mark of a true reformist
Raja Petra KamarudinThere are just so many reformists. Almost every country has at least one. Some are still living. Most died a long time ago. Some have been reduced to legends and we no longer know…
There’s no future in the past
Raja Petra KamarudinParti Keadilan Rakyat, or keADILan for short, celebrated its anniversary a few days ago. It was seven years old on 4th April 2006. Conspicuously absent from the birthday…
Power perceived, power wielded
Raja Petra KamarudinI remember reading -- it was many years ago, I think in The Star -- about a foreign dignitary wanting to meet the First Prime Minister and Bapa Merdeka (Father of Independence),…
Georgetown, we have a problem
Raja Petra KamarudinAnwar Ibrahim was released from jail 18 months ago and since then has been based at Georgetown University in Washington DC. In May, Anwar, now a professor, will be coming home for…