** FILE ** Then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, speaks along with then Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, right, during a news conference upon returning from Italy in this July 3, 2002 file photo at Subang airport on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Ending an unspoken truce, former Prime Minister Mahathir launched a new attack on his successor Abdullah, saying he is not the most qualified person to be Malaysia's leader. Mahathir said in an interview published Wednesday, May 9, 2007 that Abdullah's deputy, Najib Razak, was "the better candidate." (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)