Lies and deception

The names are finally released in our local newspapers today. Raja Petra's statutory declaration which detailed the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaaribuu has now caused a stir and angst among those who were named in the declaration. They persons alleged to be involved in the murder are Rosmah, Colonel Aziz Buyong and his wife Norhayati. The sworn statement also claimed that Badawi, Khairy and an unnamed ruler as being aware on the matter. Here are some initial comments made by those in the know as reported in the media:-

Badawi:

"Najib, Rosmah not involved in Altantuya murder". "I have not received such a military report and it is not acceptable for Raja Petra to make such a claim".

Najib:

"Everything is total lies, fabrication and total garbage".

Khairy on the allegation that he is keeping the military intelligence report :

"I don't have. I have not kept such report and I don't know anything about the murder"

Raja Petra on the above comments:

"They can charge me and I will then reveal all in court. I have no comments. I have said enough about Umno, the Government and the judiciary in my website".

The police was said to have questioned Rosmah, Aziz, Norhayati and Khairy but not Badawi and the Ruler yet. So will the AG and the police act and investigate on this "mind boggling' and provocative declaration by Raja Petra or simply say no case? Lies and deception, broken promises and half truth are part of our human society. We could lie to to get out of trouble, to cover a mistake, to save "lives, face, friend", to "gain", to convince others and ourselves and to avoid punishment. Will those named in the declaration sue Raja Petra for defamation and for telling a BIG lie? Does Raja Petra really have reliable evidence for such sensational allegations? What have Abdul Razak Baginda and two others detained got to say about these latest news? Will we ever know who is lying and who is not? Will the truth wins the day? I leave you with a poem titled "One lie leads to another lie" by Francis Duggan and is read as follows:-


One lie leads to another lie

so called reputable people we so often are misled
And one lie leads to another lie as we often have heard said
And to cover up for one lie another lie you must tell
'Tis a thorny path to heaven but an easy path to hell.

One lie leads to another lie that always is the case
Your first lie for deception and your second to save face
And when you are faced with the truth the truth you will deny
And to lie to you comes easy so you tell another lie.

One lie leads to another lie if what you say is untrue
Then another lie you must tell and your lies won't stop at two
But the truth of guilt will free you though the truth can be hard to speak
And to lie is always easy and 'tis easy to be weak.

Look at ex President Bill Clinton to millions of people he lied
When his affair with Monica Lewinsky in public he denied
Had he told the truth in the first place of guilt he would have set himself free
But he took for him the easy option and he lied quite easily.

One lie leads to another lie and to more lies that will lead
And to cover for the lies you've already told a good memory you need
And though the truth at times is hard to speak the truth will serve you best
For the truth will always ring true in a lie detector test.

Yeah....why don't we use a lie detector test on the people involved? Problems solved.....



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