Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Well, You've Got to Admire His Nerve
Niger President Mamdou Tandja has achieved the lucrative triple crown of bad third-world government.
His comments in today's Guardian are an astounding feat of political legerdemain. He manages to:
1. Deny his people are starving (the old "they look fine to me" cop)
2. Criticise the UN and other NGO's for having some nefarious agenda
3. Ask for more money.
Brilliant. With this kind of political vision, I wonder if the citizens of Niger weren't better off with the locusts. ¶ 10:21 a.m.
His comments in today's Guardian are an astounding feat of political legerdemain. He manages to:
1. Deny his people are starving (the old "they look fine to me" cop)
2. Criticise the UN and other NGO's for having some nefarious agenda
3. Ask for more money.
Brilliant. With this kind of political vision, I wonder if the citizens of Niger weren't better off with the locusts. ¶ 10:21 a.m.
