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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Zimbabwean troops eat elephant |
| 2009-01-10 |
| Mmmmmmmmmmmm...elephant. HARARE, Zimbabwe, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, an environmental group says. The BBC reported Saturday that the use of elephant meat began last June but has recently increased. Some days you eat the elephant, some days the elephant eats you... Jonny Rodrigues of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said several soldiers had complained to him that was the only meat they were given. Rodrigues said that army contracts to supply beef to feed soldiers had been canceled. "It is cheaper and easier to use elephant meat," he was quoted by the British network as saying. Unless you're an elephant... Hokay, is there such a thing as 'dark' and 'white' elephant meat? The BBC said the Zimbabwean economy is collapsing and that soldiers have recently complained after being unable to withdraw their salaries in cash from banks. Piss off the army in a third world dictatorship? That's not good, Bob... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 Of course, Pappy. The lefty press cares about elephants. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-10 19:39 |
| #5 A collapsing economy, an inept and corrupt leadership, inflation, a cholera epidemic, human rights violations, economic refugees. And the elephants get the press. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-01-10 19:36 |
| #4 heh, Barbara. You're eeeevil. I kinda like that. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-10 19:32 |
| #3 "soldiers have recently complained after being unable to withdraw their salaries in cash from banks" Psssst - soldier-boy. There's plenty of cash, and food, in ZimBob's house. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-10 19:29 |
| #2 tastes like peanuts, IIUC |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-10 19:19 |
| #1 Elephant- the other grey meat. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2009-01-10 19:17 |