Deputy Prime Minister cum Defence Minister, Dato’ Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak received a courtesy call from the Chairman of US Joint Chief of Staff, General Peter Pace on Tuesday, 4 June 2007 at the Defence Minister Office, Ministry of Defence, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Five days after this picture was taken, Gen Pace was to lose his job (for full story click here.

I am not insinuating anything against both gentlemen but its certainly frustrating for MINDEF and Malaysian Armed Forces top brass to get to know the JCS only to find out five days later that they have met the yesterday-man.

With Pace leaving Pentagon, his report on the visit to Malaysia will be placed in the dustbin. So the musical chair starts again.