"We lost in the Cyber War"

The Sun Wednesday March 26 2008 reports:

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday admitted the Barisan National government lost in the cyber war in the just-concluded general election and that it was a "serious misjudgement"on their part.
He said the BN had thought the traditional print media would be able to influence the people but it was not the case in particular with the young people who rely heavily on sms and the internet.

My comment:
Gone are the days where BN owned media can continue to churn out their propaganda. If they continue to do that nobody will buy their papers.

With internet, hand phone and international media, there is instantaneous free flow of news. There will be no more room for lies. People want to know the truth.

The problem with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is that the alternative media had been casting aspersions on his leadership and his son-in-law, yet he has done nothing. It is like this, "Read this, he's done nothing about it. It must be true."

He needs to stand up to the media barrage against him. (hope he is listening!) He needs to challenge them in court if need be. He needs to have the courage to withstand their assaults by being open to scutiny. The question is, can he or rather dare he withstand microscopic examination in the Court? Is he the Mr. Clean we first thought him to be, 4 years ago when he first became the Prime Minister?