Ahhh yes - the old tried and true convenient scapegoats...the jooooos.
Posted on 10/18/2004 5:47:39 PM PDT by ambrose
Mahathir blasts Americans, Bush
From correspondents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19oct04
AMERICANS were "very ignorant" and would almost certainly re-elect a "liar" as their president, Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said in an interview published today.
The trademark tongue lashing directed at US President George W. Bush also took in his allies - Prime Minister John Howard and Britain's Tony Blair.
In an interview with Malaysia's The Star newspaper Dr Mahathir also did not spare Mr Bush's rival, Senator John Kerry, saying both politicians were "in total denial" about the root causes of terrorism.
Dr Mahathir stepped down as prime minister after 22 years in office on October 31, 2003.
He worked with the United States in cracking down on terror while in office, but said Islamic terrorism had been fuelled by US and Israeli injustices against the Palestinians.
He said neither Mr Bush nor Senator Kerry wanted to address the root problem of terrorism because that would "annoy the Jewish group (voters)".
"If you mention Palestine as the root cause (of terrorism), you will lose the election. So neither Kerry nor Bush will mention Palestine.
"But surprisingly, the electorate appears to be willing to accept a person who told a blatant lie and to elect a liar as their president," he said, referring to Mr Bush's claims about Saddam Hussein stockpiling weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"The American people are, by and large, very ignorant and know nothing about the rest of the world. ... yet they are the people who will decide who will be the most powerful man in the world."
He said he expected Mr Bush to win the November 2 poll.
"They (accepted) Blair, and I am sure they will accept Bush. They have already accepted Howard who told a blatant lie," he said without elaborating.
But Dr Mahathir apparently sees Sen Kerry as the lesser of two evils.
In an open letter dated October 15 to America's Muslim community, Dr Mahathir urged them to vote for Sen Kerry, saying Mr Bush has been "the cause of the tragedies" across the Muslim world.
"Vote Bush out of office," Dr Mahathir said. "It is truly an ibadah (act of devotional worship) that you perform."
Although adored and respected by many in Malaysia, Dr Mahathir's last days in office were tainted by a controversial speech he gave at a summit of Islamic leaders when he said "Jews rule the world by proxy".
He also came under criticism from democracy advocates around the world for firing and subsequently jailing his deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in September 1998 for sodomy and corruption.
Mr Anwar was released from prison last month after his sodomy conviction was overturned. He had completed serving his corruption sentence.
In The Star interview, Dr Mahathir said Mr Anwar's release would not have any effect on the country's politics. "I don't think Anwar has got any more credibility," he said.
And the "Muslims of the world endorse Kerry" bandwagon gets larger and larger.
Malaysia's former prime minister can screw himself in the a$$ for all I care.
Fine then...Cut off the financial aid spigot to Malaysia and then we'll see who is ignorant.
Another foreign leader for Kerry.
for Mahathir to call anybody a liar is like a pot calling a kettle black (sic)
Another impeccable endorsement for Kerry.
Isn't he the same guy who said the Holocaust never happened.
Another Jew/Israeli hater endorses Kerry? Surprise, surprise!
Hey Mahathir,
From one dumb American to one braindead Indonesian,
"See the concern in my eye?"
( Pulling down lower eyelid with middle finger."
Just another reflection of the Muslim world...and what it means to America. Muslims are weak, unable to clean up their own ranks, yet they pander to the sub-human scum in their ranks, to protect their own cowardly butts.
If I could, I would order every one of them out of the USA. They do not deserve to be in this country, for more reasons than one can count...
"Mohamad" says? I guess we should be shaking in our boots.
"If you mention Palestine as the root cause (of terrorism), you will lose the election. So neither Kerry nor Bush will mention Palestine.
If I recall correctly our President refused to negotiate with Palestine while they have a terrorist for a leader.
The voice Asian Islam. How many has he had arrested and murdered?
So now he's just another peon? Why should we care what he says now?
"Another Jew/Israeli hater endorses Kerry? Surprise, surprise!" Yup, even though his endorsement was a little lukewarm.
Nuttin' to see here, folks, move right along...
Frankly, this American is just too ignorant to comprehend the multitudinous "root causes" of terrorism, whether they be Palestine or poverty. For me the root causes of terrorism need be considered no deeper than the people who are committing acts of it, and to what degree they're bulletproof.
Please don't call Mahathir an Indonesian. He's NOT. He is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Different country. It would be like calling Bush the President of Canada, for crying out loud.
As for the rest of your reply, the guts of it, I second the finger motion.
You are right that this is not a very productive use of my time, but you need to face this fact: Your hypothetical was third-grade silly, and it is YOU, not me that is frustrated.
The utter lack of people taking you seriously, exemplified by the fact that my replies account for about 20% of the traffic, is obviously hard for you to take in.
Signing off for good.
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