The truth reported by Economist....

• oldbreadstinks

  17 Sep 04, 00:53

  Lee's answer was revealing, because it showed his fear that Singapore
  could lose what he has worked so long to build. "That's different!"
  he said, dismissing the comparison to the Bush family. "This is a
  hard-won premium that we command," he said, noting that Transparency
  International ranks Singapore as the least corrupt country in
  Asia. "Everybody knows that if you impugn our integrity, we must
  clear our name. How can it be otherwise?" he said.

  if you tell me that some one from his family is talented enough to be in control, that i can accept, but if for some reason so many people who are related to him are in top management positions or ministries, do you think people are going to think that its by the merit of their own talent?
• topstudentoftheyear2004

  20 Sep 04, 18:21

  Dear all,
  
  I read with interest the article published by the Economist, and found nothing wrong with their use of the English language, both in structure and meaning.
  
  I perceive that the allegations of defamation purported by MM Lee and PM Lee are overreactions due in a large part to their oversensitivity. I do not see any direct malicious statements made on the part of the Economist against them at all.
  
  What is interesting is that the father and son partnership can claim damages over an issue based on interpretation/inference of the possible meaning of the article, which clearly can swing either way.