Posted on 06/25/2008 12:17:23 PM PDT by george76
ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe has been stripped of his honorary British knighthood as a "mark of revulsion" following recent pre-election violence, the Foreign Office in London said today.
Queen Elizabeth II has approved the annulment of the honour - bestowed on Mugabe by the former colonial power 14 years ago - on the recommendation of Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
"This action has been taken as a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in Zimbabwe over which President Mugabe has presided,"
"We can no longer justify an individual who is responsible for a consistent campaign of human rights violations and the disregard for the democratic process retaining an honour," said the spokesman.
"As international and regional leaders have said, Mugabe's actions in the run-up to the second round of elections has demonstrated his total disregard for democracy and human rights.
"His actions have proved beyond all argument that he is not worthy to retain this honour."
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I can’t believe that Mugabe was ever knighted, but as recently as 14 years ago? You’d think the British would have known better.
stripped of a medal..
Oh Yeah, That’ll show him.
Hey Queen, How about ya park about 50 British warships and loaded troop carriers off the east coast of afrika and give Mugabe 48 hours to leave.
The history of that area includes a lot of prior British intervention and such so it’s not like ya don’t have road maps and info about the place.
doesn't sound like England is very discriminating when passing around the badge of knighthood... not too sure I want to be one or even a Noble Peace Prize winner...
the guy won’t relinquish his dictatorship. you think he gives a rip about your “knighthood?”
Any comment from BO or Nelson Mandela ?
Nelson Mandela has charmed Queen Elizabeth as she welcomed him to Buckingham Palace.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23924411-5001028,00.html
I have very little, actually no doubt that his Knighthood was totally because he was Black and a Communist. Modern Western Countries seem to just swoon over the combination.
“How dare they! The British are such racists”./sarc
The bastard has a special pit in hell waiting for him. He’s kept an antire nation crushed and broken under his rule long enough.
“bestowed on Mugabe by the former colonial power 14 years ago - on the recommendation of Foreign Secretary David Miliband.”
A decision he will be called on to defend “it seemed like a good idea at the time” no doubt.
And why hasn’t this response come sooner? Like YEARS ago?
I bet they don't have that many left.........
What is revolting is that he got the Knighthood in the first place! He did not just start doing these horrible things!
What is revolting is that he got the Knighthood in the first place! He did not just start doing these horrible things!
He’s been a rampaging dictatorial buzzard for 27 years. And the Queen’s just now revoking his knighthood. Makes a person wonder.
These days the Queen does what the government tells her to do, although she does it with more dignity.
So the blame for giving this Maoist murderer and thief a knighthood in the first place is owing to the Labour Government.
Glad they didn’t like wait until the last minute. really decisive there.
Honorary knighthood has become a friggin joke.
Sir Laurence Olivier was cool.
Sir (Grand Dame ?) Elton John is disgusting.
Time to end that crap.
Call on the colonies to help, specifically Canadian Corporal Rob Furlong.
Then they can re-rename it Rhodesia and re-rename the capital Salisbury. An awful lot of the population believes it was much better off under Ian Smith.
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