Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should look before leaping or in this case, opening his mouth.

He had earlier on said that there were terrorists in Malaysia to justify the Internal Security Act detentions.

Now he is trying to gain political mileage in giving credence to an unverified allegation that a former senior minister had given away millions of ringgit to radical Islamic groups in the US.

Can he even begin to understand the gravity of the allegations he is making of our country? He does sound as desperate as a drowning man clutching at straws to strengthen his political presence.

I shudder to think what our country will be like with leaders like him at the helm.