Anwar Ibrahim in bad decline. - 'Renowned Malaysian "democrat" and perennial prime ministerial aspirant Anwar Ibrahim has been on a sort of Washington, D.C., apology tour in the past week. He's got a lot to apologize for: having been a longtime darling of American policymakers of both parties -- all eager to identify a moderate Muslim with whom we can do business -- he's embarrassed those friends and mentors with his recent descent into crass anti-Semitism. Dark references to Jewish influence are, unfortunately, something of a staple of Malaysian domestic politics: and it's troubling to see a putative liberal like Anwar engage in it with apparent enthusiasm -- and worse, conviction...'