Evil Dictators and Tyrants We Don't Invade
Washington Post has some good pieces in today's Outlook section on some of the more unsavory dictators wielding power these days.
The Department of Moral Outrage which lists eight of the more evil folks can be found here, along with the people who nominated them.
Old States, New Threats can be found here.
Who are those evil folks we don't hear so much about? Well one of them is a fellow Bush & crew brought into DC to chat up (see article below on Obiang Mbasogo).
Obiang Mbasogo was nominated by Senator McCain (who knows a few things about torture and evil from his time as a POW). This is the guy that Rice was standing next to and smiling at when he came to visit Bush & Condi in DC. We not only let this guy into the country, we invited him into the White House! (Keep in mind one of the actors who recently played a hijacker in "United 93" was refused entry into the US when he tried to attend a premier of the film.) Actors we keep out. Cuban singers we keep out. This is the guy we let in:
President, Equatorial Guinea
Obiang came to power in 1979 in a violent coup d'état and has since brooked no opposition to his dictatorial rule. Until 1996, when oil was discovered, Equatorial Guinea was desperately poor, subsisting largely on cocoa exports and foreign aid. Since then, Obiang has been stealing most of the oil profits. A 2004 Senate report says that Obiang and his cronies siphoned off tens of millions of dollars. Oil revenues are substantial, so the country's per capita income is among the highest in Africa--yet most people remain in abject poverty.
The rest of the worst?
Islam Karimov, President,Uzbekistan
KingGyanendra , Nepal
Meles Zenawi,Prime Minister , Ethiopia
Saparmurad Niyazov, President,Turkmenistan
Isaias Afwerki, President,Eritrea
Alexander Lukashenko, President,Belarus
Joseph Kony, Leader, Lord's ResistanceArmy , Uganda
Read the articles, and if you're not familiar with these eight horror shows, learn about them. And one you have, do yourself and the world one more favor. Join Amnesty International and do your part to make sure the light of the world is shining on these criminals and others.
The Department of Moral Outrage which lists eight of the more evil folks can be found here, along with the people who nominated them.
Old States, New Threats can be found here.
Who are those evil folks we don't hear so much about? Well one of them is a fellow Bush & crew brought into DC to chat up (see article below on Obiang Mbasogo).
Obiang Mbasogo was nominated by Senator McCain (who knows a few things about torture and evil from his time as a POW). This is the guy that Rice was standing next to and smiling at when he came to visit Bush & Condi in DC. We not only let this guy into the country, we invited him into the White House! (Keep in mind one of the actors who recently played a hijacker in "United 93" was refused entry into the US when he tried to attend a premier of the film.) Actors we keep out. Cuban singers we keep out. This is the guy we let in:
President, Equatorial Guinea
Obiang came to power in 1979 in a violent coup d'état and has since brooked no opposition to his dictatorial rule. Until 1996, when oil was discovered, Equatorial Guinea was desperately poor, subsisting largely on cocoa exports and foreign aid. Since then, Obiang has been stealing most of the oil profits. A 2004 Senate report says that Obiang and his cronies siphoned off tens of millions of dollars. Oil revenues are substantial, so the country's per capita income is among the highest in Africa--yet most people remain in abject poverty.
The rest of the worst?
Islam Karimov, President,
King
Meles Zenawi,
Saparmurad Niyazov, President,
Isaias Afwerki, President,
Alexander Lukashenko, President,
Joseph Kony, Leader, Lord's Resistance
Read the articles, and if you're not familiar with these eight horror shows, learn about them. And one you have, do yourself and the world one more favor. Join Amnesty International and do your part to make sure the light of the world is shining on these criminals and others.
posted by Anonymous at 10:05 AM
1 Comments:
Darfur not Iran...
Rally To Stop Genocide.
It seems we can't say enough.
Love the blog, Sis...
Peace,
=RD=
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