When moron meets menace

Ex-premier Mahathir called Soros a 'moron' in 1997 and blamed him for the financial crisis. Soros retorted that Mahathir was a "menace to the country" and subsequently called on him to step down.

Today they met for an hour and Mahathir said:

"Soros said he was not involved in the devaluation of the Malaysian currency and that other people were involved. And I have accepted that."

On his part, Hungarian-born Soros said Mahathir did the right thing in pegging the ringgit in the wake of the financial crisis, which helped stabilise the situation.

Shocked? Surprised? Don’t be! After all money could be the bottom line to this new friendship. In the near future, you might hear news about Soros’ Open Society Initiative sponsoring Mahathir's Perdana Leadership Foundation!

So what else is about to change? Will Mahathir have a change of heart on his decision to sack his deputy in 1998 on moral grounds?

And how about this for a first-class conspiracy theory? Mahathir, Soros and Anwar joining forces to lead a new front to change the world (or maybe they can start with Malaysia).