MH370 COVER-UP: First Anwar, then Dr M - why doesn't Najib dare to DENY their allegations?

The unresolved MH370 tragedy is taking on a heightened phase of intrigue. The latest speculation is fueled by none other than the former premier of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.

In his blog, CheDet, and as reported in The Sun newspaper (“Someone is hiding something: Dr M”, May 19, 2014, pp. 4), the former leader is claiming that “someone is hiding something”.

He goes on to claim that the ill fated plane may be “somewhere (and) without MAS (logo) markings”.

Now that is serious. For a former leader who undoubtedly still has a hidden hand in the politics of the nation and perceived to have access to crucial, confidential information, to state openly that the plane is being hidden somewhere cannot be dismissed or interpreted as sheer unfounded allegations.

Not just anyone but a former prime minister

In the first place, if the government of the day dismisses the Tun’s claims as mere speculation, then we have to ask what are the authorities going to do about such baseless accusations? Did the police and the Defense Minister not warn Malaysians not to speculate on the fate of the missing aircraft?

If an ordinary citizen is to ask probing questions she or he is immediately chastised for tarnishing the image of the nation or being a traitor.

Now that Mahathir is blatantly saying that the plane is still somewhere and that it did not just crash or disappear from the face of the earth, it certainly puts the entire machinery of the Malaysian government to shame.

How come, the leaders did not, outright, make such claims from the beginning? Why did even Najib announce that the plane “ended” somewhere in the wide blue ocean?

Now the question is will the UMNO-led leaders and their paid agencies take the Tun to task for speculating? Or will they now change their musical piece and sing in unison that anyone is entitled to his or her own opinion?

Suppose the Malaysian alternative government-in-waiting leaders like Lim Kit Siang or Mat Sabu or Anwar Ibrahim are to make that same statement as that of the Tun, what would the likely unfolding scenario be?

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Seriously, the citizens of Malaysia and the rest of the responsible world – and especially the anguished family members of the missing persons on board MH370, have a right to demand a response from the current prime minister of Malaysia.

And if speculation like that of the Tun is allowed, are we wrong now to ask further: Is Najib being held at ransom by the powers that be over his knowledge and or involvement in the murder of the Mongolian citizen, in so far as the fate of the MH370 goes?

We need answers. The answers have a critical bearing on national security, our integrity and the future of citizens and Rulers.

Let not the MH370 end up just like the Altantuya episode where motive is deemed irrelevant; plotters are let free with handsome cash returns on investments (ROI) intact in the kitty; and no light shed on the many strange developments surrounding the mother-of-all-murders in Malaysia. - MAILBAG