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Obama’s Cynical Malaysian Sojourn

Obama’s Cynical Malaysian Sojourn

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Albert
Apr 29, 2014
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For anyone in Southeast Asia with an interest in fair, honest and even-handed government, the disappointing visit of President Barack Obama to Malaysia is a victory for political expediency that largely glossed over growing discontent over racial tensions, corruption and abuses of judicial power by the ruling coalition.

Obama, according to most reports, …

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