Pyongyang’s dharma is Putra Jaya’s drama
Imagine Malaysia a century from now, driven by secular values and developed into a vibrant financial centre while regarded as 'the introvert' of the region. Quiet, yet powerful. In the backdrop of this plausible scenario, a question for those running our foreign policy. Was it worth the drama, or should we have employed discretion and avoided the faux paus, given that we are back to square one, where our nine citizens are returned in exchange for the corpse of the North Korean. But as in Altantuyaa, our 'abhorrence' for government assassins is left exposed, prosecuting two alleged killers with no apparent motive or investment in their victims? Pyongyang's geo-political position provides a talking point for our imagined phobia, not about being attacked but about a fear of being attacked, a rape fantasy, if you will. Analogous to an extrovert, strident in the notion that she presents such an irresistible figure that she is sure to be raped; our nation presents herself...