An open letter to President Barack Obama
Dear Mr. President, It has been widely reported that you won’t be meeting Malaysia’s Opposition Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, during your …
Category Archives: United States
GE13: Democratic nations gloss over Malaysia’s fraudulent elections
Now that the elections are over, world leaders have rushed to congratulate Prime Minister Najib on his electoral victory while …
America’s deadly love affair with guns
Barely a month after the deadly shooting in Colorado which killed 12 people, six more lives were lost to another …
US elections: The best candidate money can buy
It’s election season again in the United States. Although election posters and campaign signs have yet to occupy the lawns …
Asia-Pacific: when elephants fight
A ruinous battle for supremacy in the Asia-Pacific has begun that could see the region divided and ASEAN itself marginalized. …
The silence of our friends
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman’s recent visit to Malaysia did more harm than good. According to local media reports, …
Wikileaks: exposing the hypocrisy of nations
FOR the past several weeks, WikiLeaks has treated the world to an insider’s view of the diplomatic process. We …
Najib in the US for nuclear summit
PRIME MINISTER Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is heading to Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit hosted by President …
Human rights & American foreign policy
Last week the United States Department of State released its annual human rights report to Congress outlining the state of …
Let the nose-talkers talk and the busybodies keep busy
Over the last few weeks, Malaysia has attracted the kind of international attention that would make most diplomats cringe. First, …
Dennis Ignatius 
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