Mike Pouraryan
ZImbabwe & Guinea: A Tale of Two Tragedies
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Do they take us for fools?
The "interim" President of South Africa has come out in support of the Constitution in Guinea. The statement I have seen from him notes that the coup leaders in Guinea have to give way to the Constitutional form of Government.
As I saw that statement from the South African State President, I thought about what he had said about Zimbabwe. I thought about his desire for the people of Zimbabwe to work things out. I thought about how it was not his "place" to tell the butcher Mugabe to go. The butcher has trashed the Constitution, jailed activists, plundered the country and has the nerve to remind the world that "Zimbabwe is mine". In the meantime, peace activists are in jail accused of plotting to overthrow the butcher. At least Jacob Zuma continues to understand the reality on the ground in Zimbabwe and speaks out on it despite his own continued legal problems.
From the reporting I have seen, The President-Dictator of Guinea who died apparently drove Guinea to the ground. There were massive riots not so long ago. As his family got rich, he could not even pay and feed his Army. So, how can the world disregard the plight of the people for the sake of a cosmetic belief in human rights and constitutional law? I wonder.
As I saw that statement from the South African State President, I thought about what he had said about Zimbabwe. I thought about his desire for the people of Zimbabwe to work things out. I thought about how it was not his "place" to tell the butcher Mugabe to go. The butcher has trashed the Constitution, jailed activists, plundered the country and has the nerve to remind the world that "Zimbabwe is mine". In the meantime, peace activists are in jail accused of plotting to overthrow the butcher. At least Jacob Zuma continues to understand the reality on the ground in Zimbabwe and speaks out on it despite his own continued legal problems.
From the reporting I have seen, The President-Dictator of Guinea who died apparently drove Guinea to the ground. There were massive riots not so long ago. As his family got rich, he could not even pay and feed his Army. So, how can the world disregard the plight of the people for the sake of a cosmetic belief in human rights and constitutional law? I wonder.
