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Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Only If Victor Meldrew is Chairman

From Newsday.com:
Nelson Mandela celebrates his 89th birthday tomorrow in Johannesburg, launching a humanitarian campaign along with former President Jimmy Carter, ex-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other "elders" of the global village. The initiative stems from an idea by British entrepreneur Richard Branson and musician Peter Gabriel to create a world council of elders to tackle issues such as conflict, AIDS and global warming.
"World Council of Elders." How very grand.

If I want a load of dotty old men with no authority sticking their unwelcome noses into my business I'll walk down for a pint at the Dog & Duck, thank you very much.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousWednesday, 18 July 2007 at 12:26:00 GMT-7

    Hmm.

    Nelson Mandela = used guerilla/terrorist tactics in attempt to end of apartheid. Ghandi, he was not.

    Kofi Annan = Commandeered the most corrupt administrative body on the face of the earth, through one of the most corrupt tenures in its entire history.

    Jimmy Carter = Easily one of the weakest, most embarrasing leaders of the twentieth century.

    If these are the "Elders" of our "Global Village", I think I'll take my coat.

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, 18 July 2007 at 16:40:00 GMT-7

    Notice they waited until Reagan was dead.

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  3. jabrwokWednesday, 12 August 2009 at 11:56:00 GMT-7

    I wonder if *these* Elders will have a set of Protocols...

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