THE HOT JOINTS » knighthood http://www.thehotjoints.com Breaking News and Opinion Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Queen Of England Strip Mugabe Of Knighthood? http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/06/25/queen-of-england-strip-mugabe-of-knighthood/ http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/06/25/queen-of-england-strip-mugabe-of-knighthood/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:50:14 +0000 Chris Jones http://www.thehotjoints.com/?p=3834 robert mugabe1 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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