MALAYSIA Pugnacious Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stepped down last week after 22 years in office and, as ever, the 77-year-old went out swinging. Despite weeks of international criticism sparked by remarks that were widely seen as anti-Semitic, Mahathir has remained unrepentant.
The furor, which included what President George W. Bush said was a personal rebuke when the two met at a summit in Bangkok (something Mahathir denied), began when the former physician told a group of Islamic leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur that "Jews...
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