Friday, July 25, 2008

Sudanese Leader Mounts Charm Offensive


Corrupt dictators and genociders are often amiable and sophisticated. They know which knife and fork to use and the best wines.

Why wouldn´t they, they are using the money they stole of the backs of their people.

Doesn´t make them any less deserving of justice.

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

See article:
Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, who has been accused of genocide, is not especially well known for his dance moves.

But on Wednesday, in front of tens of thousands of people packed into what appeared to be a mandatory pep rally in Darfur, the portly president jumped on a desk and did a little jig. He jutted his cane. He rolled his hips. Shadows of sweat bloomed under his arms. But the crowd did not seem to care.

“Seer, seer, al-Bashir!” spectators screamed. “Go, go, Mr. Bashir!”

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