Once more about Zimbabwe. So here's how the election process to chair the Committee on Sustainable Development actually works. The election was a secret ballot, and member states voted in blocks. According to the Guardian, the African states as well as other developing countries voted in favor of Zimbabwe 26 to 21 with three abstentions.
The Guardian writes, "Nhema, as a member of President Robert Mugabe's government, is the subject of an EU travel ban, meaning he cannot travel to Europe to meet ministers on commission business. Nhema responded by saying Western nations had the 'right to their opinions'. 'At the end of the day the majority rules as democracy does,' he said."
Oh, Zimbabwe - and Zimbabwean democracy.---
Speaking of democracy... (I don't know how to bridge this, but...) here is a killer YouTube clip from a few years back, where Emmy-winning comedian Jon Stewart goes on CNN to talk about democracy, politics and the media (this segment was aired in fall 2004). It is almost fifteen minutes long, but you might enjoy it. For those of who that don't know Jon Stewart, he's like the equivalent Peter Nyman. (For an explanation of "spin alley", click here.)
2 comments:
Hi Kristiina
Thank you for the comment you left on my Mmmmm blog.
Indeed Oxford is alluring ...but the reason I am not posting or commenting on my blog is because Google were insisting that I sign up for Beta Blogger....and as I felt in need of a break from blogging I decided to ignore their offer.
Who knows I might return to blogging one day.
I shall visit you from time to time.
Best wishes, Rob (Mmmmm)
Rob,
Thanks for stopping by the blog. I'm glad. Ever since taking out the counter, I don't know if much of anyone reads my personal blog either these days, but these comments are great, here as well as there. If it wasn't for the comments, I'd mostly feel like I'm writing for myself (which I do anyway.) That's a long-winded way of saying thank you, Rob, for the comment and for reading.
Watched a great movie and fed my night owl habit last night, trying to clear my head. Robert Mugabe does a lot of bad things, but stealing my sleep isn't one of them. (Sometimes I wonder if nature created expiration dates for human beings simply because it suspected we'd otherwise fall under eternal dictatorship.)
Anyway, if you're ever in the mood for a great story, you can't go wrong with "Walk The Line."
I'm glad that you want to maybe keep writing later on. You grew a following for a reason.
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