Zimbabve surprises me. What is
most surprising is that its leader,
Mugabe, is still alive. Second
most surprising: this hideous state,
unparalleled since Uganda under Idi
Amin, is a member of the UN Human
Rights commission.

Zimbabve was already pretty well
known for the rape practices of its
state-controlled thugs. You could
fairly call it a state of Rape. And
of murder. And of petty thievery
and grand larceny. And of devolution
into something not quite qualifying
for "the brotherhood of man", or any
other UN-tasting weasel-phrases.

Now, it can have the dubious
distinction of being the state of
kidnap.

Its largest State-run hospital now
refuses to let babies (and their mothers)
go until their bill is paid.

Actually, I'm not that surprised with
Zimbabve and the UN snuggling up. The
more you get to know about the UN, the
more you suspect that a state like
Zimbabve is likely to be something
of a star in the UN firmament.

Both seem to share two things: corrupt
leaders and a culture of looting. May
they both end horribly.