Manhunt anyone?
March 3, 2008 by Preet-O
Well its been an interesting few days on our tiny island. Our home-grown JI terrorist cell leader had escaped from the detention centre where he was being held and is still at large. Early efforts were focused around the Stevens Rd exit off the PIE and have slowly made their way toward the causeway.
As of this evening the efforts have been focused a short 3 min walk from my home. The nations security forces have 4 buses worth of officers here and what seems to be the canine unit as well as seen from our lofty heights (we live on the topmost floor of a moderate height block of apartments that sits on elevated ground!).
Conspiracy theorists have been having a time of it though and one entertaining conversation I chanced to overhear as I was getting my foot reflexology done was that the escape of Mas Selamat was an attempt by the government to divert the focus away from the budget.
I might have given that theory some credence if I actually believed Singaporeans knew what the budget proposed beyond the cuts to personal income tax and the growth dividend bonus they’ll be eligible for. Other conversations I overhead voiced what bordered on indignation that the terrorist was short (only 1.55m tall) as though to say either terrorist are much taller and intimidating folk or its unbelieveable that such a short man could be capable of terror.
I have 3 things to say to these folk: Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Hitler
Interesting start to the week though….a good week too all!
