It has been a rough month for our nation. And it is just the beginning of a turbulent year. The nation watches with anxiety what will happen between Mahathir and Abdullah, between Mahathir and Umno, and between Mahathir and his own Frankensteins he created in Umno. He created a system of blind loyalty that has a built-in self-destructing device, after 22 years. A 'Mission Impossible III' type of device.

This week, mediation is under way. We do not know what the intended resolution would be. Is it to ask Mahathir to stop demanding for answers, or to appease him with more? Is it to ask Abdullah to provide Mahathir the answers or to ask him more questions?