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ALOR STAR: Malaysians should be wary of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim because of his association with American war strategist Paul Wolfowitz.

Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said that Wolfowitz, a former US Deputy Secretary of Defence, was the chief strategist of the Iraq War which claimed one million civilian lives.

It was discomforting to note that Wolfowitz had written about his friend Anwar in a recent edition of Time magazine, said Mukhriz.

“Why must Anwar associate himself with a person responsible for the deaths of one million civilians?” he asked.

Mukhriz had broached the subject in his maiden speech in Parliament on Tuesday.

He raised the issue in response to Gombak MP Azmin Ali’s claim that Anwar was the Prime Minister in waiting.

Mukhriz also said that Anwar was chairman of the Foundation of the Future, a non-governmental organisation with a questionable background.

The foundation had received US$35mil (RM112mil) from the US State Department, US$10mil (RM32mil) from Bahrain and US$11mil (RM35.2mil) from various unspecified sources, Mukhriz told the august House.

He also mentioned in Parliament that Anwar had employed Wolfowitz’s girlfriend Shaha Riza at the foundation. It had been reported that Shaha was involved in the recent World Bank controversy.

“Do we want Datuk Seri Anwar, who is directly involved in an organisation with a questionable background, and who is a close friend of a neo-conservative who is responsible for the killing of one million Iraqis, to take over the Malaysian leadership?” he asked.

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