CH Low is spot-on with his letters on the ineffectiveness of using oil as a weapon. It is an interesting observation that when the price of oil drops to US$25 per barrel the Saudi Arabian government runs into deficit because of an overstaffed bureaucracy.

For a short term Malaysia might be able to provide the funds but certainly not for long.

Sitting so far away and indulging in his brave talk, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is probably anticipating his chairmanship of the OIC later this year. So he has to start making the right-sounding noises now.

The reality is however totally different and I do certainly think he is in for a most 'interesting' time.