Deep Throat Revealed

Obviously Australia's The Sun-Herald was being coy about the source for its exclusive story on former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ("Singapore intelligience agency confirms sodomy act"), which prompted latter to tweet "Source? Polis SB Msia. Bukti tak ada." (Rough translation: who's the freaking ratfink?).  Or perhaps the papers down under just didn't want to have their pants sued off like Wall Street Journal and similar others - the list is long, but distinguished. "I challenge them to produce evidence," blogged an unamused Anwar.

Actually it's a no-brainer to figure out who has the biggest mouth on the island. The deep throat going by the anonymous moniker "them" is none other than Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew allegedly telling Australian officials that Anwar "did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted."

The New Straits Times (Malaysia's version of the Shitty Times) deem this bombshell  a "Hail Mary", and quoted the cable issued in November 2008 that made this explosive observation: "The Australians said that Singapore's intelligence services and (Singaporean elder statesman) Lee Kuan Yew have told ONA (Office of National Assessment, an intelligence network/spy network that includes Singapore) in their exchanges that opposition leader (Datuk Seri) Anwar (Ibrahim) did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted." Karpal Singh, Anwar's lead counsel, is cited as demanding that the Minister Mentor display his evidence, whether it is video, pictures or material witnesses, if he can get Lee to testify. A big IF. Karpal plans to put it to Lee that his "evidence" is flawed because it was supplied by the Special Branch and that the alleged entrapment to fix Anwar was illegal to begin with.

Malaysia's top leaders, either still in shock or recovering from personal remarks flung on their own selves like "incompetent politicians", have refrained from making comments. But Lee's nemesis Mahathir Mohamad could not resist rubbing salt to the wound, telling reporters he believes Lee knew about Anwar's activities.

Nuclear tipped missiles from North Korea may or not may not have the range, but lobbing artillery shells from across the Johore straits is a subject of different trajectory. That should the "merry" out of this season's greeting.