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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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.
Notice they waited until Reagan was dead.
I wonder if *these* Elders will have a set of Protocols...
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