Robert Mugabe is a horrible dictator who has destroyed his country. Zimbabwe has seven million citizens surviving on international food aid, 94 per cent of the country is jobless and cholera rampages through a population debilitated by hunger. I think my position as an American who was born after the independence struggles of many African nations makes it impossible for me to understand how Mugabe can still rest on his laurels as a freedom fighter. His legacy will be one of terror and human rights violations and will unfortunately be felt long after he dies. As if to add insult to injury to the starving citizens of Zimbabwe, a list of items requested for the dictator's 85th birthday celebration taking place next week has recently surfaced. Why doesn't he do something for the starving people of his country?
Birthday List
2,000 bottles of champagne — Moët & Chandon and ’61 Bollinger
500 bottles of whisky — Johnny Walker Blue Label, 22-year-old Chivas
8,000 lobsters
100kg king prawns
3,000 ducks
4,000 portions of caviar
8,000 boxes of Ferrero Rocher
16,000 eggs
3,000 cakes — chocolate and vanilla
4,000 packs of pork sausages
500kg cheese
4,000 packets of crackers
(via The Times)
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