Adoi... Bernama!
Bernama also rises to the occasion, connecting Washington with Ijok.
The headline: Anwar's Ally Now Battling For Survival After Pay Scandal -- the Anwar ally here is World Bank president, Paul Wolfowitz.
The only relevance of the headline to the 16-para story is just the 37-word intro.
This is journalism par excellence! Seldom do we see such subtle yet lethal newsroom revolt where journalists write in perceived duress and protest.
Incidentally, yesterday (April 25), the Son-in-Law was briefing Bernama journalists in the Training Room on reportage on Ijok, so said a Little Bird.
Don't we need Fox News come 2012 when Bernama TV beams right into your bedroom... Adoi!
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Now we have a genius who linked World bank with Ijok(Ijok is a short term for 'it is a joke', like Bernama fot the National News Agency). Hope not an idea from the OXBRAIN SIL.
Posted by: AverageJoe![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jeffooi.my/nav-commenters.gif)
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April 26, 2007 09:08 PM
Memang bernama. Busuk, namanya.
What a shame!
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April 26, 2007 09:34 PM
Ok so the context would be,
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=azhW3PtF.elo&refer=asia
From the article it says that
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``I certainly would welcome him to the bank,'' Anwar, 57, said in an interview in Hong Kong on March 18. ``He passionately believes in freedom and understands the issues of poverty, environment degradation, living conditions and health issues which (are) very much a World Bank agenda.''
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But come on! This in itself can't justify calling Paul Wolfowitz Anwar's ally. Let me see, Anwar used the words, passionately, freedom, poverty, environment degradation, living conditions and health issues. I shall now attempt to construct a sentence with those words.
"Mother Theresa, PASSIONATELY believes in FREEDOM, and understands issues of POVERTY, ENVIRONMENT DEGRADATION, LIVING CONDITIONS and HEALTH ISSUES, of the SLUMS OF CALCUTTA, INDIA"
"ADOLF HITLER, PASSIONATELY believes in FREEDOM, and understands issues of POVERTY, ENVIRONMENT DEGRADATION, LIVING CONDITIONS and HEALTH ISSUES, of the ARYAN RACE"
Do I suddenly have the confusing position of being an *cough* ALLY *cough cough* of both Mother Theresa and Adolf Hitler at the same time?
Even if you read the article further, at most we can say that they are both good friends, of sorts.
But wait! What about this gem burried deep in the article, talking about their relationship,
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``Although they're friends they ARGUE on many issues, and on certain issues AGREE TO DISAGREE. They think the BEST APPROACH is an OPEN DIALOGUE.''
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My Goodness ! AGREE TO DISAGREE? OPEN DIALOGUE?
Probably things that our elected public servents don't understand.
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April 26, 2007 10:39 PM
Congrats, Jeff for a brilliant blog.
from what i can see, the people are unhappy with the current progress of the country,the PM apparently hasn't kept his promises in many ways.
however, i believe in facts. And i choose not to doubt the Bernama report, although might seemed biased. but obviously Anwar-World bank officer-relationship is more complex than what it seems and can be logically deduced.
just because the current leadership is a rot does not mean we must Blindly support the opponent.
It's the same as replacing Estrada with Arroyo,or Harbibi with Megawati, Saddam with Bush. Get the pattern?
AAB,son-in-law is a problem. but Anwar is not the solution.
Grow up.
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April 27, 2007 11:40 PM