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Malaysia’s Najib-Mahathir ‘Guerrilla War’ Heats Up
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Malaysia’s Najib-Mahathir ‘Guerrilla War’ Heats Up

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John Berthelsen
Feb 20, 2016
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Malaysians have been watching with depressed fascination as a no-holds-barred war between former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his onetime protégé, current Prime Minister Najib Razak, unfolds. The contest seems to be descending to new levels, with Najib now going after Mahathir’s family and Mahathir going for Najib’s paid UMNO defenders.

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