Mugabe: Last Man Standing October 1, 2013 Opinion & Analysis President Mugabe address the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York. President Mugabe address the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York. Tendai Mugabe President Mugabe is a great leader and legend of our time. Isn’t he? The former guerilla leader and nationalist par excellence represent a rare breed of true Pan African leaders. Yes, a unique breed of leaders that can confront Uncle Sam in his backyard and tell him that you are wrong. If there are any doubting Thomases, they should find time to read the President’s speech at the just-ended 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Those that are in the realm of international politics know that Uncle Sam is a difficult animal to tackle. You cannot chide him or poke his nose in public and expect to get away unhurt. Poking Uncle Sam’s nose is a crime of serious magnitude. This is why most leaders in the world just grovel and fawn at this little “deity whenever he opens his mouth. President Mugabe — valiant as he is, chose not to be used as an askari and refused to toe the line. On several occasions President Mugabe told Uncle Sam in his presence to go hang for hypocrisy and anachronistic approach to international issues. For his unusual stance, President Mugabe invited for himself illegal and punitive economic measures. Yes, Uncle Sam is a world bully and he does not tolerate anyone who dares to pluck off the fig leaf that covered his nakedness. But behold, President Mugabe is a rare character. With the spirit of Nehanda flowing in his veins, the man cannot just be intimidated. He will call spade a spade and not a shovel as others in Africa have done. Uncle Sam has indeed met his match. Only last Thursday he dressed down Uncle Sam at the UN General Assembly Summit in New York for his simulated democratic behaviour. “Our small and peaceful country is threatened daily by covetous and bigoted big powers whose hunger for domination and control of other nations and their resources knows no bounds,” said the President. “Shame, shame, shame to the United States of America. Shame, shame, shame to Britain and its allies. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans, so are its resources.” Wait a moment, President Mugabe was not done with Uncle Sam — he pulled out another blockbuster. “We are preached to daily by the West on the virtues of democracy and freedom which they do not totally espouse. Zimbabwe took up arms precisely to achieve our freedom and democracy,” he said. “Yet we have been punished by United States through the odious Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act enacted in 2001 to effect regime change in the country. “Now, this malicious intent to continue the relentless persecution of our small and peaceful country has happened again through the USA’s rejection of the recent absolutely democratic and fair election results of our July 31st general elections, even as they were applauded by the African Union and all our regional organisations.” At this point Uncle Sam was charged. Frothing with anger — surely President Mugabe’s speech was toxic for Uncle Sam and his little pawns. He moved out of the main auditorium in the middle of President Mugabe’s presentation. However, President Mugabe remained unshaken. He upped the tempo in his attack of this Western war monger and imperialistic paragon for his nefarious and idiosyncratic character. “It appears that when the USA and its allies speak of democracy and freedom they are doing so only in relative terms,” quipped President Mugabe. “Zimbabwe however refuses to accept that these Western detractors have the right to define democracy and freedom for us. “We paid the ultimate price for it and we are determined never to relinquish our sovereignty and remain masters of our destiny. As we have repeatedly asserted, Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!!” Again, this year’s session of the UN General Assembly was unique in a number of ways. Without mentioning names or engaging in character bludgeoning of some leaders, there was a worrying trend were some whole Heads of State and Government stampeded to boot-lick Uncle Sam. Maybe it is because Uncle Sam is a big donor to them. Despite the atrocities meted by Uncle Sam to the people of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, just to mention a few, some leaders heaped praise on him describing him as a patriarch of democracy and champion for human rights. Cry my beloved world! President Mugabe refused to mince his words. He told Uncle Sam openly that he should stop abusing his military might. President Mugabe said although Uncle Sam wields power in the UN Security Council, he should not abuse it by interfering with the deliberations of the UN General Assembly. He said the General Assembly should take the lead in setting the global agenda, adding that it should restore its primacy that had over the years been encroached upon by other organs. “We cannot accept situations whereby the UN Security Council is increasingly encroaching on issues that traditionally fall within the General Assembly’s purview and competence, including in the area of norm setting. That was not the end of it for President Mugabe. He incensed Uncle Sam when he told him that he is a habitual liar. Without mincing his words, President Mugabe said Uncle Sam lied to the world that he wanted to protect civilians when he invaded Libya. Fundamentally, Uncle Sam wanted to eliminate Gaddafi and his family.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 05:06:11 +0000
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