I was reading this article by Alex Perry (TIME magazine's India correspondent and full-time ass-kisser to Uncle Sam) a couple of days back, and I came away with a bunch of mixed emotions.
"Why the hell does an American journo deputed in India need to go to prison in Zimbabwe to bring forth the issue of mistreatment of prisoners by a tyrant?? Guantanamo Bay's much closer."
"Mugabe looks and behaves a lot like Idi Amin (no clue about the cannibalism or orgies though)."
"The author can't decide whether to sympathize with the Zimbabweans or criticize them. Typical diplomatic article."
"Why can't a nation of a dozen million people overthrow one dictatorial fucker??"
Then I remembered this line by Leonardo DiCaprio's character from Blood Diamond......
"Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago."
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