Rockin' Robbie Mugabe (r), is congratulated by a member of his posse, Kofi Annan (l).
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Posted on 09/23/2004 3:59:58 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
UNITED NATIONS - Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe on Wednesday warned of world dominated by one superpower, accusing President Bush of acting like a "political god" and calling British Prime Minister Tony Blair "his prophet."
Mugabe, accused of crushing dissent in his own country called for the United Nations to be more democratic and suggested the United States and its allies have blocked efforts that might diminish their power.
"Debate on the reform of the Security Council has been too long-drawn because of attempts calculated to protect those whose interests are best served by the status quo," he said in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
"Ironically, it is some of the same forces that since last year have been raining bombs and hellfire on innocent Iraqis purportedly in the name of democracy."
The 80-year-old leader said the U.S.-led war in Iraq and its aftermath had gone against U.N. values and warned of "the perils inherent in the status quo particularly with regard to the dominance of global politics by one superpower and its closest allies."
"We are now being coerced to accept and believe that a new political-cum-religious doctrine has arisen, namely that there is but one political god, George W. Bush, and Tony Blair is his prophet," Mugabe said, drawing a small scattering of applause.
Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence from Britain in 1980.
The south African nation has been wracked by political violence and economic turmoil in recent years as Mugabe's government has seized thousands of white-owned farms for redistribution to blacks. Seeking to crack down on dissent, the government has arrested opposition leaders, trade unionists and independent journalists.
We got a guy who crushes his own people, and he wants to lecture the world about Bush?
Accuse me while I take that plank out of his eye.
President Bush is a political god to you. Mugabe.
Please write it as President Bush (PBUH) in the future.
The UN can sure pick winners.
How much MOOLAH $$$ does this nation get directly or indirectly from the U.S? And BTW, what product come oout of Zimbabwa?
I like the god/prophet line of thinking.
I say cut the supply line.
WTF!
Thanks for the morality lesson Bob
He's a credible source and I'm sure AP and CBS will be playing this up.
Say Hi to Dan for us Mugs
Is their no leader who so contravenes any standard of civilization that the UN will not accept him in their halls?
Rockin' Robbie Mugabe (r), is congratulated by a member of his posse, Kofi Annan (l).
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Well of course it goes AGAINST the UN's values! The UN has no intention of letting true freedom reign in the world. In fact they understand so little of true freedom that they see our efforts to "free a nation of it's evil dictator" as merely an effort to take over that country.
The UN hates America and all we stand for. Why in the world do we allow this farce to continue? We need to tell them once and for all to get out of our country and take their business elsewhere. Just how long will they even survive as an organization when they have no one to set them up in fancy offices and lavish surroundings and pay all the bills. Their petty whining will be meaningless then.
Tuesday, 15 February, 2000, 14:11 GMT Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe strongman Mugabe: One of the grand old men of African politics
When Robert Mugabe came to power in 1980 the talk was of peace and co-operation after decades of white colonial rule and a bitter civil war.
Taking the helm of the newly renamed nation of Zimbabwe he was quickly elevated to the ranks of international statesman.
He has, however, always been regarded as something of a political enigma.
Raised and educated as a Roman-Catholic Mr Mugabe became a committed Marxist during the guerrilla war against the Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith.
Taking power on a wave of popular support his early political promises of reconciliation and democracy were later overtaken by a strong authoritarian streak and a deep distrust of opposition.
Guerilla leader
Born in 1924, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was educated in missionary schools and received the first of his seven degrees from South Africa's Fort Hare University.
Returning to Rhodesia in 1960 he joined Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu) but left three years later to form the rival Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu).
Jailed without trial for 10 years he left Rhodesia for neighbouring Mozambique in 1974 and led the largest of the guerrilla forces fighting a protracted and bloody war against the Smith government.
After months of negotiations the 1979 Lancaster House agreement set the seal on a Rhodesian peace deal and Mr Mugabe returned home to a rapturous welcome from black supporters.
He initially built a coalition government with Mr Nkomo, whose Zapu forces had also fought the Smith government, but the discovery of a large arms cache at Zapu-owned houses led to Mr Nkomo's dismissal from government.
A brutal crackdown on Zapu supporters followed, leading many commentators to compare Mr Mugabe's own approach to political opposition with that during the time of white rule.
The collapse of the coalition allowed Mr Mugabe to strengthen his hold on power.
Economic collapse
In recent years Mr Mugabe has become an increasingly outspoken nationalist, lashing out at the 75,000 white Zimbabweans and their alleged foreign backers for his country's economic collapse.
Mr Mugabe has made much of his devout Christianity, but his marriage to a former private secretary in 1996 - 41 years his junior and with whom he already fathered two children - raised more than a few eyebrows.
At the same time he has pursued what he regards as a deeply moral campaign against homosexuality making "unnatural sex acts" illegal with a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
A vocal opponent of colonialism Mr Mugabe has been criticised for committing his armed forces to what many see as little more than a wasteful colonial-style intervention in the Congolese civil war.
The war has also raised accusations of corruption, with government officials alleged to be lining their pockets from Congo's rich mineral reserves while Zimbabwe's own economy plummets out of control.
Opposition stifled
Local journalists who have tried to investigate these and other allegations against Mr Mugabe and his family say they have been intimidated and in some cases tortured.
Until recently, Mr Mugabe had always been able to stifle political opposition. His Zanu-PF party still dominates what is virtually a one party state occupying 147 out of the country's 150 parliamentary seats.
Growing discontent over the country's failing economy with inflation and unemployment soaring to record levels are starting to threaten his authority.
And with defeat for President Mugabe in the constitutional referendum, his long stated aim of handing over large tracts of fertile land from whites to blacks looks no nearer to being resolved.
The issue, which was a major cause of the guerrilla war for independence in the 1970s, looks likely to remain mired in arguments over compensation.
A genocidal maniac criticizing Bush. Too much.
Mugabe.......the black devil speaks
This a direct attempt to associate Bush and the west with Biblical Revelation of the Anti-Christ and his false prophet.
Mugabe is acting like a political satan.
Mugabe talking about international law is a joke. He is a vicious criminal who has succeeded in destroying what once was Rhodesia. Kofi Annan, who struts about in $3,000 Armani suits instead of the usual tribal toga, said the U.S. is responsible for contributing to a crisis in international law. If the law really was enforced Annan, Mugabe and the UN thieves would all be in jail. I pray for that day, but reluctantly concede it will never come.
Talk about anti-Christian bigoted references. He is talking to a base of Christian haters.
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