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stole, perfected and brazenly claimed to be his.
Talk of the pyramid, the papyrus, hieroglyphics and the shaduff irrigation system and mummification: you cannot cast your intelligent eye away from Egypt.
Talk of the biblical Moses, even Jesus Christ’s journey to Mount Sinai. Talk of a country in two continents, Africa and Asia, Middle East to be precise. Egypt, that Egypt, Egypt a member of the Arab
League and also the African Union. What a country!
The Egypt that dug the Suez Canal, effectively cutting off the umbilical code that held Middle East to Mother Africa and creating a highway for aquatic haulage trucks called ship.
Another first in the Arab World, Egypt under Mubarak, was being abused as America’s gateway to Palestine. In spring whichever that means, for they called them spring riots, but this villager is sure that several moons ago, Egypt started a revolt that saw Cairo grinding to a rattling halt.
For the purposes of this installment, we will ignore what happened in Tunisia. So it is from Cairo to London. Great Britain, the Queen’s land is burning. The world’s last obsolete but not absolute monarchy is under siege.
In the village, everyone wishes to know how safe the Queen of England is after one the self-acclaimed democratic, well-governed and best human rights practitioner of a country, send out 16 000 policemen to crush citizens expressing their right to demonstrate on the streets.
Wherever he is, Muammar Gaddafi should be shouting. Hezvoko! Bwa Bwa one time, Cameron!
London is burning . . . London is burning!
And did we not as kids sing some such rhyme.
“Are you sleeping brother David Cameron! London is burning, brother David, are you not becoming a candidate for the Hague,” sings the village soothsayer.
Of course, not, what with the resoluteness he has promised that the police will be out in full force to counter rioters. Cameron has even said he will not consider the “phoney human rights” of protesters.
“We need a fightback and a fightback is underway. Whatever resources police need, they will get,” says a cornered Cameron.
Has the world come to an end?
We can hardly believe this coming from the very seat of democracy that Britain has pretended to be.
We wonder what would have been the reaction of the West were this to be said in Africa by a leader whose country was besieged by protestors.
Already we saw what happened in North Africa and the rush of condemnation that came from the West.
As history will now regrettably record the condemnation culminated in the illegal invasion of Libya by Nato in an act that was said to be in the favour of civilians.
The invasion of Libya has cost civilian life, infrastructure and standards of living. So where will a civilian-friendly force come from that will protect British protestors from the wrath of Cameron?
Who will effect a no-fly zone over Britain?
Who will pool funds to help the protestors?
Shouldn’t there be a regime change in Britain?
It is little doubt that David Cameron has failed his people, and in particular the youth who have now taken to the streets.
The world is waiting to see what action the UN will take given that four lives were lost and several people have been brutalised by police. The British Government has also failed to protect several innocent civilians and businesspeople, whose property has been looted, burnt or both.
What does that do to investor confidence? What does that do to public confidence? If this was in Zimbabwe?
Back in the village, that land of milk honey and dust, or Guruve if you like, it is common knowledge that a man who brings home maggot-infested log must never be surprised when lizards start visiting him.
The British leaders for their proclivity for sweet tongue when in comes to convincing their European counterparts to attack perceived opponents, have failed to sweet tongue their own populace.
Their media which enjoys riots elsewhere, now has news under its nose. Where is that commentary about ruthless leaders having to leave office to stop rioters. The village soothsayer, that ageless fountain of wisdom, says amateur politicians are at play in Britain.
“The chicken have come home to roost. This is a lesson from the village. Brother David never expected things to happen this year.
“He was on holiday and while there he a dream about a big problem only to wake up and find a real problem on his hand.
“He has to use force and the world has seen a precedence. Its time up brother David. At this rate, another term is just but a dream,” says the soothsayer.
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