I can hear it now....
'You are going to WHAT???
Bad enough you two build simulators and take up the kids' playroom, but now you think you are going to just take the whole plane???
Where do you think you are going to put that, mister?? Oh no, not in the garage! THAT DOES IT, I'M GOING HOME TO MOTHER!'
Anwar Ibrahim is not an alQaeda type. In fact, some of his accomplishments look very intelligent indeed:
From wikipedia: “..During the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis Anwar, as finance minister, supported the International Monetary Fund (IMF) plan for recovery. He also instituted an austerity package that cut government spending by 18%, cut ministerial salaries and deferred major projects. “Mega projects”, despite being a cornerstone of Mahathir’s development strategy, were greatly curtailed.
“Although many Malaysian companies faced bankruptcy, Anwar declared: “There is no question of any bailout. The banks will be allowed to protect themselves and the government will not interfere.” Anwar advocated a free-market approach to the crisis, including foreign investment and trade liberalization. Mahathir blamed currency speculators like George Soros and supported currency controls and tighter regulation of foreign investment.[7]
In 1998 Newsweek magazine named Anwar the “Asian of the Year”. “
A great deal more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Ibrahim#Petition_against_Najib_Razak
So, I’m not getting Zaharie’s political involvement as a reason to suspect him as the hijacker.