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| Malaysia Dismisses U.S. Media Report on Anti-Terrorist Targets |
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THU, OCT 11, 2001
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Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Thursday the Malaysian Government did not attach much value to an American media report that terrorists in Malaysia are the future targets of the U.S. operation.
Badawi said the government did not attach much value to the report by the New York Times because it merely quoted an official.
"If the report is issued by the U.S. State Department or the U.S. Defense Department, it will carry weight and merit attention," he said in the Parliament here.
He said if indeed the report was correct, then they had information about this country "and hence should disclose the information to us."
"They should state which group is involved, whether Malaysians or foreigners based in Malaysia to commit terrorism," he said, adding "this will enable us to help and cooperate to smash the activities of criminals or terrorists."
Badawi said Malaysia's stand on terrorism was clearly stated not only over the media but also during the recent telephone conversation between the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and U.S. President George W. Bush.
He said the stand was clear and there was no necessity to repeat it to the United States.
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