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In the The Moor Next Door:

The spectacle of 24 September is that a world of misery will go without any meaningful attention from Western presses, leaders or diplomats and it will have been the fault of everyone involved that serious issues were ignored in favor of continual stupidity and bluster. While the rich may laugh, in rewording Qadhafi for his despotism, murder and gas, Western states have ensured that many peoples’ plight will go without advocacy. Dominated by Libya, Africans will not be heard. As miserable as many African leader may be, few in the biggest and most important states come as close to Mr. Qadhafi in their vulgarity and destructiveness.

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From the Moor Next Door:

The Africans are increasingly disappointed with Qadhafi’s performance as AU President. He antics and rhetoric in Mauritania, Niger, Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere have caused embarrassment to many AU statesmen...[continue reading]

Do not tell me they are not surprised, meanwhile we have Meles Zenawi representing Africa at the G20. How can we expect to be taken seriously?
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