Previous | Next :: Red Taxi Meter : Midtown : NYC | April 13, 2008, 11:22 pm

Im not back but its time for a hint of NYC taxi.

Seeing as the meter is running I'll give my ten cents worth:

What about Robert Mugabe ....... how depressing is that......Thabo Mbeki President of South Africa says it was a 'normal election' in Zimbabwe and there is 'no crisis'..... oh yeah Mugabe loses the election therefore does not release the results and therefore does not stand down..... as if thats 'normal' (well I suppose it is in a vile dictatorship)........ as if another 28 years of Mugabe gangsterism and desolation is normal and fine ........ old school ANC people are loyal to Mugabe........ loyalty over everything just gives you the Mafia culture ......... those old school ANC guys have ties of loyalty to Mugabe but he has disgraced himself and them all by his impoverishing his own people along and with his terrible corruption and intimidation ....... what about some loyalty to the people of Zimbabwe..... why can't any Southern African leader say it's a disgrace and that the wishes of the people of Zimbabwe as spoken at the ballot should count for something...... the ANC was created to give democracy to South Africa...... why act as if democracy has no importance in Zimbabwe ........ I cannot help thinking it all bodes badly for South Africa itself.

From an article listing the worlds worst dictators http://www.parade.com/articles/web_exclusives/2007/02-11-2007/dictators07.html

Robert Mugabe once was hailed as a symbol of the new Africa, but under his rule the health and well-being of his people have dropped dramatically, which is as much an abuse of human rights as arbitrary arrest and torture. According to the World Health Organization, Zimbabwe has the world’s shortest life expectancy—37 years for men and 34 for women. It also has the greatest percentage of orphans (about 25%, says UNICEF) and the worst annual inflation rate (1,281% as of last month). He last allowed an election in 2002 (before now) but “won” only after having his leading opponent arrested for treason

OK meter has stopped thats enough

Cheers Jez XX