You say Zimbabwe, I say Rwanda: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
“We can’t ask the people to cast their vote on June 27 when that vote will cost their lives. We will no longer participate in this violent sham of an election,” Tsvangirai said.He addressed a news conference in Zimbabwe’s capital after thousands of militants loyal to Mugabe prevented opposition supporters from gathering for its main campaign rally. the star
Tsvangirai made the right call. Unfortunately he may have made it too late.
Peter Osborne makes the case for our (meaning the West’s) duty to protect; but given the WEst’s capitulation an Darfur there is no reason at all to suppose we are likely willing to go in and prevent the creeping genocide which is Robert Mugabe and the thugs who surround him.
After all, to march a brigade or two of well equiped Western soldiers into a failed state in Africa would look a bit too much like neo-colonialism (or adult supervision which is even more insulting). Best to leave the Africans to sort it out in their own, culturally approved of, manner with Chinese supplied AK47s and the delights of the machete.
Heaven forbid that we trample on the soverign rights of nations and the inherent right of elderly black potentates to preside over the slaughter or starvation of their political opponents.
The UN, the bien pensant and the lefty internationalists cling to the Treaty of Westphailia and solemnly intone that “We Must Always Forget the Lessons of Rwanda.
And so we shall.
Written by jay on June 22nd, 2008 with
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