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| Africa: West |
| Equatorial Guinea’s "God" |
| 2003-07-30 |
| State radio in the tiny west African state of Equatorial Guinea has hailed the nation’s leader as "the country’s God". What the hell is in the water down there? In a programme called Bidze-Nduan (Bury the fire) which deals with "peace, tranquillity and the order reigning in the country" the radio declared that President Teodoro Obiang Nguema was "in permanent contact with the Almighty". It said that the president was "like God in heaven" who has "all power over men and things". That’s, er, nice. President Nguema won the 2002 presidential elections by almost 100% to serve a third, seven-year term. I’m sure they were fair and open elections, I mean, if you can’t trust God.......... "He can decide to kill without anyone calling him to account and without going to hell because it is God himself, with whom he is in permanent contact, and who gives him this strength," a presidential aide announced on the show. OK The radio show, which claims to "inform and mobilise the masses on issues of national interest", has warned against any attempt to disrupt the peace and order which, it said, had reigned since President Obiang, 61, took power in a coup 23 years ago. Let’s just put a high fence around the whole continent. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Wonder when him and Kimmie will start sending flower baskets to each other and the Equatorial Guinea Commitee for the Promotion of the Juche Idea will be formed? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-7-30 4:30:13 PM |
| #5 And here we all thought little Nuclear Elvis up in NorK was a bit on the odd side.... |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2003-7-30 2:40:31 PM |
| #4 So, if you're god... you won't mind if I shoot you with this gun, right? Let me see you do something godlike, like... oh, I don't know... feeding people and stuff? |
| Posted by: BH 2003-7-30 2:30:37 PM |
| #3 Just another reason why I am Fed UP....is it any wonder? |
| Posted by: Fed UP 2003-7-30 2:08:16 PM |
| #2 The guy's memoirs will probably be called "Res Gestae Divi Teodoro Obiang Nguema" and be inscribed on bronze tablets housed in his own temple. Man 0 man! |
| Posted by: SPQR 2755 2003-7-30 2:06:51 PM |
| #1 Must be some good home-grown. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-7-30 10:00:16 AM |