
he was gone ...
guess the result of that boredom is the book "House Doctor", published in March. 800 pages of book. More than the two parts of "Don Quixote" printed edition for people with eyestrain.
The book is many things. First is a memoir. But I suspect that's the least relevant. And I suspect Mahathir, who warns in the preface: " This is the story of Malaysia as I see it. This is my story. " is, who expect objectivity, which is go somewhere else.
Second, is a testimony and a justification to history. It is his political testament, the image you want to leave to history. Third, is the occasion to settle scores with some of his enemies. Maybe that's why the book is so long: Mahathir has created many enemies during his long career.
For example, Tengku Razaleigh, who tried to move his seat in 1987 and nearly succeeds, accuses him of trying to bribe members of the party and have tried to play dirty, false accusations of adultery (that said the same to be swept away Anwar Ibrahim on charges of sodomy). Else who wants is the founder of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, whom he accuses of addressing the Malaysian Parliament on bullies and the plan says: " Lee saw Malaysia as their chance to dominate a nation and become his substantial Prime Minister, " going to Singapore is too small and wanted to send something larger. But the arch-enemy, to which you have sworn and you suspect that has a complicated love-hate relationship is Anwar Ibrahim, who for nearly a decade was the dolphin. " Anwar is undoubtedly a charismatic and knows how to get people to support him. All I did for Anwar in the past has been cast aside. Is considered to have made him a victim and that I have gone to prison, as if there had been a process. Every time you mention my name in an article or a book describing me as the prime minister who put her second in jail. The fact that he was properly charged and prosecuted before a court is never mentioned. " In the first part of this quote Mahathir sounds like a jilted lover and the second a tricky politician who knows how to twist the hand to the truth. It is true that Anwar was tried and convicted of corruption and sodomy. The second charge was later annulled. While it is likely that he was indeed guilty of corruption, the key question is: why was he out of all Malaysian politicians? Why him and not Mahathir? There, Mahathir, I have recognized that he was thrown into prison with all the Law and yet my sense of justice is that something is wrong. The Anwar himself thinks that Mahathir has called "a liar flagrant" suffering from "selective amnesia ."
Mahathir may be a liar and a cynic and suffers from selective amnesia, but At 85 years gives the impression that he is back in all but the trial of history. Asked about the title he chose for the book, said: " had many titles for the book, such as" Mahathir's Napoleon, "Mahathir the Great" and my favorite was "Mahathir the Magnificent." But in the end I chose something that was not too extravagant and that is "Doctor at home." It is first and foremost of all my titles. Always be a doctor [Mahathir is a medical doctor]
If after this post someone wants to read the book, my advice is to sit until you pass and then read "War and Peace", which is also a work of fiction, but is better written.
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