The Financial Debunker

THE CONVOLUTED PLOT (and the political equations) 

The Blue Wedding was conceived by the grand master of politics himself (or someone initially aligned to him) to thwart Anwar. Both were naive to take into account that both had enough Statutory Declarations to be presented to the King. 

Our previous article highlighted that the current political landscape is very dynamic and trust is a very valuable commodity. That is analogously what transpired during the Malaysian political turmoil, some of the SDs turned out to be overlapping with candidates signing the declaration for both Anwar and Mahathir. There might be counterfeit Statutory Declarations in circulation - gearing up the psychological game of deception to a much higher phase. Due to the flimsy supports for both sides and the sudden pull of support from the majority PAS UMNO (which may have been enticed, coerced or persuaded by Azmin and Muhyiddin's faction) bloc demanding Mahathir to severe ties with DAP in order for Mahathir to submit to PAS and UMNO after the Mahathir-Anwar rift widened, this complicated the initial support that Mahathir was perceived to have. As the mastermind of the Blue Wedding was preparing a smokescreen to befog Anwar and make the necessary alliance, the Malay-Muslim bloc dominated by Azmin, Muhyiddin, Zahid, Hamzah Zainuddin and Hadi Awang were preparing a smokescreen for Mahathir such that if Mahathir did not severe ties with DAP, the deal to support Mahathir for ascension is basically over. 

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...It does not matter whether Mahathir was tricked or Mahathir demanded for Mukhriz to be vouched as one of the top person in the alliance with his request denied. The fact is Mahathir had lost his momentum to game the system. Despite Anwar is of an inferior position to Mahathir, Anwar's bid in pushing Mahathir ultimately led to the collapse unless Mahathir had been more ruthless in his conduct, which he didn't.... 

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Mahathir knew that even if he conceded to the Malay-Muslim bloc's demand, there is no guarantee that he will prevail till the end. Mahathir trusted DAP more than the shaky alliances that has the tendency to make and break alliances at mere convenience. Mahathir were preparing his version of smokescreen to bring DAP into the fold should the alliance with the large Malay-Muslim bloc became a success. Mahathir knew that his chances to outfox this 5 (Azmin, Muhyiddin, Zahid, Hamzah Zainuddin and Hadi Awang. Probably another faction will emerge in UMNO due to Muhyiddin's selection methodology in his current cabinet - with UMNO pro Zahid composing of UMNO top leadership without ministerial position and Hishammudin's comprising UMNO with ministerial position and those that condone to Muhyiddin's way of governance.) factions controlling the Malay-Muslim bloc will not be easy without DAP. DAP leaders who tend to look up to Mahathir would be easy to politically aligned themselves with Mahathir than the likes of Azmin, Muhyiddin, Zahid, Hamzah Zainuddin and Hadi Awang. To some extent, this is quite the case. Due to the continuous change in fragile political alliances and the country's future outlook due to the turmoil, the Agong had the constitutional support to question the legitimacy of the Prime Minister as well as the one claiming to have the support, thus the only fair solution is to hold an interview with the 222 Members of Parliament. The King went on with the interview and both turned out to have less than 112 votes. This provides the King an opportunity (perhaps some politicians could take up the opportunity.) to create a time frame, and with the right time and right push, a new candidate could emerge in order to swerve in and win the game, which is why our article previously have stated explicitly - methods that will lead to suicidal implosion. 

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...Anyway, what are the obscure forces that materializes the implosion.... 

THE MISSTEPS & POLITICAL AWARENESS

0) The Silencer

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The grand master who orchestrated or condone to the move was unaware and underestimated that a misstep may allow the silencer (Even the best snipers employ Sun Tzu's Art of War. In order to shoot a target, it is best to be conducted in silence. Hence, why the silencer was created in the first place. Didn't we keep iterating in our articles such that in order to make a successful bid, it is imperative to strike as silent as night and fall like a thunderbolt? Like the silencer, Muhyiddin waited and shot silently at the right time, precisely within the scoped as advised by Sun Tzu three thousand years ago. About a week before his ascension, he was the acting mediator between Anwar and Mahathir on the handover dateline, trying his best to put the implosion at bay. Being present at that time gave him room to grasp the situation and overturn the odds to his sides. So the Malays had a saying "Don't assume that still waters are absence of predators". Here is a clear cut example of Sima Yi planning his moves correctly.) to shoot the trophy.

To his shock (he might have anticipated it but he never thought that Muhyiddin would be brave enough to make the call.), Muhyiddin was in a better position to compromise with UMNO and PAS. Muhyiddin knew that he will not receive the amount of political support he deserves in PH owing to his image as an Ultra Malay with the constant overshadowing by Mahathir and Anwar. His Ultra Malay stance made him a docile force to PAS and UMNO but also malleable to be incorporated into the alliance. Why was Muhyiddin the king maker in the end and not Azmin? The answer is simple, UMNO and PAS realised that Azmin's faction alone is not sufficient to implode PH, Muhyiddin was required to lead the main flock in BERSATU which consists of 8 MPs under him while the rest of the flock was led by Hamzah Zainuddin who commanded 13 of UMNO's defectors from UMNO into BERSATU. Hamzah Zainnudin's presence also speaks of potential alliance and perhaps a merging with UMNO on the long run. As much as PH grassroots are still daydreaming with their half-baked unrealistic political fantasy which does not reached the general public especially the Malays in rural area, Malaysian politics is still about  Malay-Muslim duality at the moment. 

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...Are we alluding that the Malay-Muslim bloc would be a disastrous concoction for the country or implying statements in any ways that it would be worse than the ruling side 2 years ago? Please read carefully between the lines. The answer is NO but on the question of the role of the Non-Malays in the society, they would be at their mercy. Thus begs the crucial question on multiracial trust and a long-term healthy society outlook. However, the PH administration had also failed miserably in uniting the country better during their time, it is time to give this new alliance a chance.... 

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Let's come back to the significance of Muhyiddin Yassin. Have we heard Muhyiddin ridiculing PAS and UMNO or Najib at an obsessive timely basis like Mahathir or Lim Kit Siang? NO, in fact, alliances had been forged secretly with them or at least a sense of limited solidarity were understood. 

Observe the political script orchestrated by UMNO and PAS - the Inspector General Police Hamid Bador will always be constantly attacked in the cyber space with Muhyiddin left out. Why is Lim Guan Eng and DAP targeted but not Muhyiddin? Malay solidarity and it was initially scripted from the beginning in order to preserve Malay unity. What make things worse is Guan Eng's tendency in making unpopular statement and decisions that seems antagonistic to the Malay-Muslim views. 

The greatest misstep however was Mahathir's Be All and End All (will be explained thoroughly in Part 3)).

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1) The Financial Debunker's Political Awareness

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Are we aware of it?

Off course. 

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Is it annoying?

Yes, as we need to look into the chessboard and make new evaluations. 

Why didn't we announced this plot or possibility of the plot?

a) For a start, politicians had a propensity for chiding the media for making speculations or reports that is detrimental to their repute. There were times when Anwar and certain leaders from PH blamed the media for instigating the handover dateline. Such hypocritical demeanor doesn't really go well with our aspirations. If The Financial Debunker had revealed our analysis, there is a possibility that our site will be branded as an instigator. Therefore,it would be best to leave this chapter un-turned until the time comes. 

In fact we had met Muhyiddin's No 2, who is currently the leader for BERSATU in Selangor. He is also another silencer. Not much can be gauged of him from the surface. Two lines were uttered to him and an OK was the only response. The message by his security was very clear "He is the second man to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.". Let's just suffice to say we wouldn't dare to question even if it was in our mind at that time "Did Tan Sri had the ambition to overtake the Prime Minister position?". There were unusual signs of him and his boss in such a way that led us to absolute confusion whether some of the invitations including the rescinding of invitations were orchestrated by whom (Mahathir? Muhyiddin?  Random?  Mahathir and Muhyiddin?). The gestures that were oddly kind but slightly out of place put us in a more puzzling phase. As we were not bold enough to question the reasons to their decisions, we were only left with the armchair and the brain. Layers by layers somehow reveal that the character seems to be extremely careful in his maneuvers. Crossing the path of vehicles suspected to be aligned to a particular UMNO warlord after the event raised our eyebrows further. Perhaps, a secret alliance or bridging for an alliance was on the way or could be on the way base on this event. The ex first lady with heavy court cases had an aide and she is in some ways quite associated with certain programs in Selangor. This slowly draws the curtain closer to the episode. Understanding the psychological play of Malay ladies and their habits in gossiping certainly will draw you closer to the investigation that things are linked. The suspicion seems to be quite true as Bossku had been praising this new administration all along and the new administration accepting his views at an early stage. 

...The main question is "Will this solidarity towards Muhyidin's government last?" and "Will there be a bartering on the question of freedom and decision in the end?". Finally "Is this just a question pertaining to the issue on decision and freedom or is it a facade to covet the top spot (or solely just as the head of PEMANDU as it was rumored.)?"...

The last two reasons for not revealing the possibility of the plot are b) Muhyiddin is closer to the grand master, so his moves will definitely be under the watches of many eyes (So what is our position to make such a conjecture and then being suspected of an inciter? Why must we risk our reputation?) and c) Muhyiddin's team is the friendliest (So why must we antagonize such that they will lose further footings in their political conquest? Most importantly, who knows his administration may align  with us.) of all.

This is what can be constituted as political awareness. Without boasting further, we were the first in exposing the Azmin-Hishammuddin political plot in one of our articles way before this current government took over from the fall of PH. It is just a matter of addition and subtraction. The subtle logic is simply which candidate can be added and subtracted.

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2) BOSSKU The Puppet Master

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Political suicidal implosion had been outlined briefly in our articles. It was never elaborated in great length (alignment with us is crucial to  ensure your political survival odds much higher.) but in the event of the dissolution of parliament, Zahid will be the ultimate victor. Mahathir and Anwar will be decimated, PH will have a meager 60 + seats if they are lucky, Muhyiddin will be gone too and Najib's fate will be hanging on the court's verdict and Zahid's mercy (the Prime Minister of Malaysia historically had a penchant to assert influence on the judiciary. Will he be merciful or otherwise?). 

So if (we mention if. Read one of our olden days article to understand the royal dynamics. You have to do some mathematics on the royal dynamics as the landscape changes according to time. That article was written before the previous Agong abdicated his own throne. ) the King vouches for Najib Razak in his heart, the King will never allow the dissolution of the parliament unless Najib and Zahid had a trustworthy relationship. Since the parliament is not dissolved, with regards to their relationship and the continuous attack on Zahid by Najib's loyalist Lokman Adam (up to the point that he was thrown out of UMNO) - a clear cut answer is available despite Najib's insistence that he always wished the parliament is dissolved. This involves a more complex psychological approach. First of all, the dissolution of parliament is to put pressure on the ruling side to perform. It also serves as a way to assert influence on the ruling side. The other reason is to go with the flow despite the odds (with Zahid is in charge of the country) might be against you. 

...Perhaps Zahid and many in UMNO were misled that the King would dissolve the parliament, but Bossku is the real Kingmaker (also Puppet Master) to many extent and that is what Mahathir is alluding in one of his speech that the plot (the Blue Wedding) was shot down by the conspirator Najib. Najib knew that the silencer will shoot. Najib could encourage the silencer to shoot. In fact, Najib knew that Anwar and Mahathir would implode PH. He didn't have to attend any of the meetings as the ball was in his court to decide. He just needs to ensures that the alliance implodes and everything will fall to bits eventually....

The King at first denied an audience with the silencer. Then the King released an edict granting the Prime Minister position to Muhyiddin Yassin. 

Have you ever wonder and ponder why? (Refer The Power of The King) 

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3) The Silencer Shot During The Implosion

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In politics, betrayals and deceptions are very intertwined. There was a time that Mahathir was more fond of Najib than Muhyiddin even going as far as suppressing Muhyiddin to pave Najib's ascendancy. Why did Mahathir do that? Muhyiddin always had the penchant to strike when unexpected. He was the one suggesting Abdullah to pave way for the future ascendancy of other leaders. In the case of Najib Razak, he was accused as one of the associates during the initial days of the 1MDB campaign to bring down Najib Razak, only then he was fired in the end. Why didn't he waited for Najib to pass the leadership baton to him just like how Zahid panders to Najib when he was made to replace Muhyiddin? Muhyiddin and Zahid knew Najib would pass the baton to Hishammudin, Zahid took a safe route like he always does. Muhyiddin did his calculations too and the mood in 2018 was quite right for him to leave Najib's cabinet or keep making moves to push Najib out for his own ascension. By the time that PH is crumbling due to their strong anti-Malay stance and perception in the eyes of the Malays, Muhyiddin knew he could ascend if his stars are aligned perfectly. Again and again, we wish to iterate that he was quite friendly in his speeches towards UMNO and PAS. In other words, he is not as naive as many thinks. 

...Even one of our articles in 2018 also predicted that his rise in PH would be quite impossible. Thus if someone had read our articles and digest the gist of it, it would be easy for the reader to discern that he needed to get away from it (aka PH). For those who read and fail to digest, well, why not let us make an accurate assessment for your side?... 

So his move against Mahathir was pre-mediated from the beginning. He is a patron of Three Kingdoms. He might have overplayed his sickness like Sima Yi. He even allowed Mahathir to helm the role as Minister of Home Affairs. There was once that Mahathir signed papers indicating that he was acting as one. He allowed Mahathir to run the course while setting up strong alliances with the Malay bloc in pretense or intentions in making alliances for Mahathir as Mahathir had been slightly arrogant to concede to his Malay bloc roots. Who does he sounded like? Exactly like Sima Yi. Did Muhyiddin played the right cards? Yes, he did and he must, considering Mahathir's habit in sacking many top political candidates. In many ways, his conduct is quite politically ethical.

All he needed to do is to make the right shot in silence during the implosion. 

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4) Mahathir's Be All & End All (An Allusion to Hadi Awang's Atap)

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Mahathir's Be All and End All is the biggest missteps of all. This is also alluding to his ambition for a unity government. During the Razak administration, this political concoction worked because it was about a Nationalistic Malay agenda to put pride and order for the Malay people to take over the country as the undeniable majority ruler of this country. At that juncture, only DAP under Lim Kit Siang did not concede to the idea. We had no idea why and that would be his issue to sort out with Abdul Razak one day when the time comes. Razak's unity government was condoned by the royalty owing to the connections he had and his nationalistic stance. This is because the Abdul Razak at that time could weaken the royalty to the point of no return by altering the content in the constitution, even going as far as setting up a Republic ruled by a single party if he willed upon it too. 

Mahathir should have realized that his way of thought is extremely dangerous. What is his real motive for the unity government? Though he kept mentioning of a merit base selection for ministerial position, yet his past administration did not seem to follow such concoction. Owing to his extremely rich associates getting only richer with the recent Toyata HELLFIRE (we wonder if this new administration will sacrifice the HELLFIRE deal or still being tycoon friendly as such deals usually had huge proportion of the profit passing through only a small selection of people.) deal, many doubted that his intention and decision was for the best of the country. 

Therefore, swirls of rumors (first created by a single source) were passing around that Mahathir's version of Be All and End All was for the setting up of a political dynasty to benefit his associates - creating huge risk that may jeopardize the current system and constitution including gaming the royalties. Unbeknownst to many including Mahathir himself, this is Mahathir's ultimate pitfall as many started to question Mahathir's true motive. The idea seems to be unpopular among PH leaders themselves and the Malay-Muslim bloc who both had doubts in his intention. It is for this reason that an attempt to submit his name for the prime minister candidacy turned out to be futile as the Malay-Muslim bloc started to distance themselves from him. This creates a strong vacuum that a senior Malay leader was needed to helm the Malay-Muslim political bloc, alienating him once and for all, solidifying Muhyiddin's bid for the position.

...This is what Hadi Awang of PAS is alluding when he said an attempt was made to dismantle the government from the top ("dari atap" in Malay.)....