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| Archbishop Tutu attacks S Africa over Mugabe |
| 2008-12-25 |
| Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a stinging attack on South Africa yesterday, accusing it of failing to stand up to Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and betraying its apartheid legacy. Tutu, the retired archbishop of Cape Town, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid campaigner, told BBC radio he was "ashamed" of his homeland. He suggested that South Africa had surrendered the "moral high ground" which it gained in the post-apartheid era. Tutu also told BBC radio that violence could be used to remove Mugabe, who should then be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). His comments came amid rising international pressure for Mugabe to quit and an outbreak of cholera which has killed over 1,000 people, according to UNICEF. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 This Tutu is a complete jerk and part of the crowd responsible for the destruction of South Africa. That he's coming close to saying the right thing now doesn't start to expiate his past sins. He's a scumbag who deserves a hard punch right in the middle of his ugly face. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-12-25 18:11 |
| #5 That must be quite a sight. A archbishop in a tutu. No wonder no one takes him seriously. Is he off his meds? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-12-25 12:18 |
| #4 Crying in the Wilderness continues eh Desmond? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-25 08:41 |
| #3 Tutu probably hates Mugabe either because he is no longer a socialist, belongs to a different tribe, or because Mugabe won't cut him in for a piece of the action. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-12-25 08:31 |
| #2 tootoo late |
| Posted by: Grolush Darling of the Hatfields3195 2008-12-25 03:20 |
| #1 Not so sure about any moral high ground South Africa attained after overturning the old system. But good to learn that Tutu is capable of shame. Interestingly, he condemns his homeland for failing to take a stand against despotism - yet he's mostly known for condemning the US for actually taking stands - against vastly more consequential tyrannies, at the cost of its own blood, treasure, and slandered honor. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2008-12-25 00:55 |