The amber lights are flashing.

Not since I wrote articles supporting KJ when he was contesting the Ketua Pemuda post have I garnered so many comments. The articles I wrote about Anwar have touched raw nerves and the responses have been coming back with such intensity and ferocity.

But I have done this for a purpose. This will become clear shortly.

UMNO has better sit up and think of better strategies to counter Anwar Ibrahim. If UMNO's weapons of mass support destruction are to hurl abusive language, personal insults, distasteful characterization of Anwar, it will find the going tough. It will also find, that the widespread belief that PR's ( PAS, PKR and DAP) confidence that they will take Putrajaya is not without foundation.

The amber lights for UMNO are flashing. Kalau tak sedar, semua kita mampus. Does the BN government want self perpetuation or self renewal?

That will be the end of the UMNO and BN make believe world, that the destiny of this nation depends on their staying on in power. The people will have none of that without receiving much more than mere sloganeering and liberation from continuing awareness suppression.

I pity UMNO if it thinks it weakens the Anwar juggernaut by accusing Anwar as this agent, that agent etc. what the UMNO propaganda machinery does is to treat the public as stupid people and imbeciles. Wrong strategy as it will only make the public clamor for UMNO blood.

After engaging Anwar supporters over the last few days and listening to his recent speeches, I can only conclude that UMNO is facing a very tough time. Stupidly, this shocking reality is shielded from the public only by the pom pom media glitz by the ruling party- by the mass media complex comprising the papers , visual and audio instruments. The reality is, there is widespread simmering anguish and rejection of the ruling government, conveniently concealed from an ever increasingly questioning and cynical public.

The inconvenient truth that UMNO/BN does not want to hear is- the public is willing to excuse Anwar for whatever he has or has not done and is even ready to vilify the BN government for what it has or has not done. If today, Anwar says yes he sodomises Saiful, the public is likely to not care less. Even if the government proves beyond reasonable doubt that Anwar did what he is charged with, the public will not credit the government with anything.

What's frightening is Anwar is believable while UMNO/BN isn't. Either way, the government loses.

Whether Anwar goes to prison or not, UMNO and BN will face a bleak future. Anwar not in prison means, frontal attacks exposing years of bad governance, abuse of power, economic injustice, social injustices, economic mismanagement will be amplified by Anwar's demagoguery. Anwar in prison on the other hand means waves of sympathy that will translate into rejection of BN politics.

At the end of the day, The BN government has to attack only one idea that the Anwar machine is telling the people- A Better Malaysia without the BN. A simple idea that's gaining a lot of adherence. I can't described what has Anwar done, better that the comments posed by one anonymous in my last posting.

The awakening of Malaysians is partly catalyzed by the treatment that DSAI received. His trial, incarceration, and subsequent event - rightly or wrongly - for there's only one truth, but many perceptions awakened Malaysian mind. Yes - there's other factors too - the new media, other personalities that's too many to mention.

The bigger picture is the march for change - Malaysians from all ages who are sick of the current state of the nation. Malaysians who does not like the way things are now. Malaysians who are concerned about the state that they will let their children inherit.

To answer this commentator, this is why I brought out the discussion on Anwar. That is the purpose.

What can UMNO do? I shall now return to my usual hunting ground.