Mugabe, Ahmadinejad slammed for attending U.N. summit

Reuters ^ | 06/02/08 | Silvia Aloisi

[frankjr]

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came under attack on Monday for attending a U.N. food summit, accused by Western leaders and rights groups of inflicting suffering on their own people. ADVERTISEMENT

Britain and Australia said Mugabe's presence at the June 3-5 conference on soaring food prices and their impact on the world's poor was obscene, while the World Jewish Congress deplored that Ahmadinejad would steal the limelight at meeting.

"I'm outraged by his attendance, "said International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander, who will represent Britain. "We don't see Robert Mugabe as gaining any... credibility from attending this meeting when 4 million of his own people are now relying on food aid as a direct consequence of his profound misrule," he told BBC radio.

The Dutch were also critical. Development Minister Bert Koenders said: "We will not allow the millions of people who can no longer afford a normal meal to be held hostage by Mugabe."

[frankjr]

Obama would welcome both Mugabe and Ahmadinejad with open arms.

[babyfreep]

I’m sure they’ll be seated on the U.N. Human Rights Commission, too, before long.

[right turn at the light]

By the end of this conference the UK and Dutch will hand the monster Mugabe millions of Euros and grain.

watch and see

[antiRepublicrat]

But while striking a more conciliatory note over their presence at the summit, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Shafer said he would not meet either of them. "We are glad they're here, we appreciate the opportunity for dialogue

Who castrated us? Why are Britain and Australia taking the lead on condemning these people while we play nice?

[frankjr]

"U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Shafer said he would not meet either of them. "We are glad they're here, we appreciate the opportunity for dialogue""

It sounds like there will just be some sort of body language exchange.

[aeonspromise]

Go brother Cheney, take em out for a long dinner and a bird shoot...

[Enchante]

Unfortunately, there’s already so much leftist and Islamo-fascist scum represented on the misnamed “UN Human Rights Council” that it would not really be affected by the addition of Zimbabwe and Iran.

Here is the FIRST resolution of the “new and improved” UNHRC in 2006:

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/specialsession/A.HRC.RES.S-1.1_en.pdf?si=A/HRC/S-1/1

To listen to these morons you would think that Israel’s response to terrorism is the main human rights issue on the entire planet (not, of course, that the UNHRC is concerned about all the continuing terrorism against Israel).

[patriot08]

Let us not forget Obama went to Kenya to campaign for Odinga (who had promised hard-line Muslims to turn the country Islamic if he won the election. When he failed to get elected, he instigated riots that caused the death of over 1500- including 50 who were burned alive when they burned down a Christian church. OBAMA WENT TO KENYA TO CAMPAIGN FOR THIS MAN!!
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/01/barack-obama-backs-taliban-supporter-in.html
WHY is Obama not called out on things like this??

[Clive]

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