Monday, October 29, 2007

Judging people by your own standards

'Mr Deby has promised "severe punishment" for what he has described as a "kidnapping" or "child-trafficking" operation. "Their aim is to kidnap the children from their parents, to steal the children from their parents and sell them to paedophile organisations in Europe, and even perhaps to kill them and sell their organs," Mr Deby said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7066770.stm

Hilarious though Mr Deby's comments are, they do give us an insight into North African life. Slavery and murder-for-profit are still very much a part of life there, presumably. And you know that if the Prime Minister of the country talks like this, those lower down the totem pole are probably a bit less well-informed and civilised. Eeek.

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