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The 10 Most Decadent Dictators
The Times Online has an interesting article about the 10 most decadent dictators in the world. The list is a veritable who’s who of all encompassing tyranny and brutal oppression. Click through to the article to see who has a so-called “pleasure brigade.”
- Kim Jong-il — Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
- Ferdinand Marcos — President of Philippines (1965-1986)
- Nicolae Ceausescu — President of Romania (1967-1989)
- Saparmurat Niyazov — President of Turkmenistan (1990-2006)
- Idi Amin — President of Uganda (1971-1979)
- Joseph Stalin — Leader of the Soviet Union (1923-1953)
- Mohammed Reza Shah — Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti — President of Iraq (1979-2003)
- Mobutu Sese Soku — President of Zaire (1965-1997)
- Suharto — President of Indonesia (1967-1998)
Queen Of England Strip Mugabe Of Knighthood?
The NY Times is reporting today that Queen Elizabeth II has officially stripped Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe of his honory knighthood. The British foreign office says the move was a “mark of revulsion” for his African dictator’s “abject disregard” for Democracy.
The question that really needs to be answered here is how in the hell was Robert Mugabe granted Knighthood? Are they just handing that title out to just anyone these days? The Brits claim he was given Knighthood during a state visit in 1994 when “conditions in Zimbabwe were quite different.”
I’m not sure what “conditions” they’re referring to, but Robert Mugabe has been a vicious third world dictator since the day he took office.
I’m not blaming Britain for having relations with his government, but it’s pretty incredible that a thug like Mugabe would be given Knighthood. Maybe they should have given Knighthood to Mobutu Sese Seko, and other African strong men as well.
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