Posts Tagged ‘Mugabe’
The Moral Imperative
When innocent men, women and children are being slaughtered and we have the ability to intervene then we are obliged to do so. Anyone who stands against that, who quibbles over the difficulties and the consequences is a coward. This is an absolute.
If a man stands in front of you and puts a gun to the head of a child you must stop him. I don’t care whether his name is Gaddafi, Mugabe, Bush, Cameron or James Bond. There are times when a line must be drawn. A position that must be held, at any cost.
Our dreadful tolerance of the atrocities in Bahrain and of the violent repression in Saudi Arabia cannot be an excuse for failing to act in Libya. Why do we maintain any military if we are not prepared to use it for defence against evil?
We must reject, even despise, those that stand in the way of doing, simply, what is right.
Radovan, Robert and Omar
If they really have got Karadzic then tyrants and war criminals the world over should be shaking in their boots because we’re coming to get you all. There is no escape. Despite the evil and corruption that still exists in the world, is this not a breath of fresh and sweet air? Perhaps there is hope for mankind? Perhaps this does show that we are making progress.
The Africa Union and Mugabe
He should certainly have been arrested on sight and I could probably have been persuaded that he was shot while trying to escape. Nevertheless, The AU must condemn him in the strongest possible terms. Every step they take back from immediate arrest is a betrayal of their people. At least be clear in your judgement even if you have no courage for action.
The World Waits For Mandela
If Nelson Mandela cannot bring himself to condemn Mugabe this weekend at his birthday celebrations then he will have let us all down.
Although this is a heavy burden to place on any individual, Mandela has established himself as a moral authority and the moral authority in Africa.
We look to you as a hero and one of the few world leaders with inarguable integrity to bring down judgement on the head of this evil man. State the truth and the world will follow your lead
Assassination – a legitimate political tool?
If our actions in Afghanistan and Iraq are morally justified then now we should be mounting a special forces operation to assassinate Robert Mugabe
This man is evil to the core and is beyond any redemption or pardon. The people of Zimbabwe are relying on the international community to liberate them and surely this is the most effective way to do so with the least collateral damage.
Peter Reynolds 