A sincere thankful hand shake .. Widely believed the Prime Minister of Malaysia was seriously meant to thank the vice president of America then for "helping" him to revert the local political scenario during the APEC heads of government meeting held in Malaysia by calling Anwar Ibrahim's supporters to call for demonstrations on the streets. His action after the short speech during the dinner. Al Gore rudely walked off after the brief speech infront of the audiences who comprised of all heads of various APEC members. His embarassing action has transformed anger among locals and indirectly secured the prime minister's unfavourable political scenario to his advantage. Al Gore's expression in this picture has shown it all for what he didn't know .... what he has done might have cast a long term influence over political history as Dr, Mahathir stays on .. Image copyright © 2003. Vincent Thian®, All Rights Reserved <CONTACT> Photo Editor, Associated Press, Malaysian Bureau Hosted by: Malaysian Internet Resources | close | Home - Photography in Malaysia