My problem is I've got to kick up my points to Tony and on we go with this "thing of ours".

– The Sopranos

COMMENT | See, this is the problem right here. Saying Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the defence minister knew of the alleged armed forces cartels means bupkis. Why?

Because if you served in any high-ranking capacity in the government dealing with the armed forces, you would know of the corruption within the military machine. And this is not solely a “Malaysian” issue.

Everyone knows that there are cartels in every sector of the government bureaucracy. Remember when Abdul Hamid Bador wanted everyone to know that there were cartels operating within the Royal Malaysia Police who were linked to political operatives and were up to no good?

More importantly, remember when he said that...