[kj] Mugabe loses his knighthood

[Karen Weil]

Yeah, I seriously doubt a psychopath like Mugabe gives a hoot. But, I 
suppose it might mean something ...

k.w.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jiri" <unspeakable at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] Mugabe loses his knighthood



> It cracks me up to discover he was ever knighted in the first place. But I 

> suppose that's par. The whole knighthood thing has always amused me (an 

> American). From "Sir" Alex Ferguson to Ceaucescu, the fuck all does it 

> ever mean or matter? That one has gained enough notoriety that the crown 

> even wants to leech up some of your fame? It sounds like another 

> back-scratching loop like getting your star on Hollywood or the 

> Presidential Medal of Freedom. But then I s'pose most honors and awards 

> rarely honor what they claim to represent. Some things just bug me that 

> they're ever even passed off as "news."

>

> folk devil wrote:

>> Wow! I bet Mugabe's shaking in his pants..

>> 

>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/world/africa/26zimbabwe.html?em&ex=1214539200&en=3bc1a09cd7245467&ei=5087%0A 

>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/world/africa/26zimbabwe.html?em&ex=1214539200&en=3bc1a09cd7245467&ei=5087%0A>

>>

>>

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