Finally, someone said it
September 27th, 2007 | by Colm |Let me get something straight from the outset. Robert Mugabe is an evil dictator who deserves to be ousted. A literal headcase who managed to get his grubby little hands on a country. Literally.
But, given his lunacy, he is in a mildly unique position. His country, being outside “the gang”, is totally independent of the USA. Not like us. The Taoiseach is so far up GW Bush’s arse that he could massage his tonsils and probably would if Georgie asked nicely.
In a way you can’t blame Ahern, as a nation we’re pretty reliant on US business interests and if that means letting a pile of Marines and Navy SEALs through Shannon, then so be it. I don’t agree, but I can at least see the thinking behind it.
But as I said, Mugabe is under no such restriction, so it was nice to see him use this unique position by essentially telling George Bush to shut the fuck up.
In case you don’t know the background, the other day a few of the world’s leaders gave speeches to the UN General Assembly. I honestly don’t know what the reason was, but it happened all the same. When it came time for Georgie boy to give his, he neatly skirted the two failed wars he has started in the last 8 years (one without UN approval). He did however harp on about how Mugabe is a nutjob who should be stopped, citing his Human Rights record as one reason for what a shit he is.
Now, as I said, Bush is not wrong in this regard, but seriously, it’s like a 40 a day smoker giving out to someone who only smokes when they drink.
