The Words and Deeds of Tin Horn Dictators

Submitted by Jules Posten (United States), Apr 16, 2011 at 19:14

several months ago the beloved Libyan War Lord M. Quaddafi invited himself to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where he treated the assembled delegates to a rambling address that droned on and on interminably for what seemd to be hours and hours. the "speech" was so disjointed and out of context that even his translator had the greatest difficulty following what thoughts were being expressed. more then a few of the delegates walked out, others seemed to fall asleep at their desks, leav ing only some supportive sycophants to applaud and cheer this tin horn dictator

it's a known fact that when you beat on a drum, a loud noise is produced, however when you look inside the drum, it's completely empty, just like the words and thoughts that rolled out of the Dictator for Life of Libya and echoed thoughout the Assembly Chamber that day. what is the most tragic is that someone like Quaddafi and others of his stripe can take power over a country and exercise the power of life and death over the citizens of that country. unfortunately Quaddafi is not an isolated example. this terrrible pattern has been repeated too many times in far too many places. these calamities seem to go on without respite for the suffering people of the world. will we ever be rid of these sadistic criminals?

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