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To: silverleaf

Hmm, I don’t know about that.


19 posted on 04/01/2009 5:20:06 AM PDT by panthermom
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To: panthermom

Wel, she met with Idi Amin!

Here’s what the Brit Embassy in Kampala wrote for her:

“Popular and a natural leader of men, but simple and practically illiterate; a man of the people... An imposing presence, 6’3” in height; once a good heavyweight boxer and rugby player. As Head of State, has shown an engaging lack of formality and a disregard for his personal safety. Benevolent but tough. Well-disposed to Britain perhaps to an extent damaging to him in the African context. Speaks passable English. God fearing and deeply religious. A Muslim with four wives and seven children...”
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=idi+amin+meets+the+wueen&fr=slv8-hptb5&u=www.ugandamission.net/aboutug/articles/amin.html&w=idi+amin+meets+wueen+queen&d=f967OZ2uSjMW&icp=1&.intl=us


22 posted on 04/01/2009 5:26:16 AM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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