Not too much news from the Earth Summit today other than a whine from Ronnie Kasrils, South African Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry. In case you don't know Ronnie, he bills himself as "a leading figure in the South African Communist Party and a former head of military intelligence in Umkhonto We Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress". In other words, a totalitarian thug in a suit.
Ronnie's emission went like this:
The fact that President George W Bush is planning to boycott the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) is an indication of America's disregard for the world's serious developmental problems, Ronnie Kasrils, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, said.Apparently, Ronnie is understandably concerned that he won't get a new Mercedes this year.
Kasrils said the South African government was "seriously concerned' over America "dragging its feet" regarding Bush's attendance of the summit and the USA's unsympathetic attitude towards critical issues regarding greater access to basic services in developing countries."Seriously concerned" - that's right scary! And "dragging its feet"? What part of "will not attend" don't you understand, Ronnie? And Ronnie, no need to keep up pretenses, we all know "greater access to basic services in developing countries" means sending thugs like you a check.
"It is really a grave concern that the USA is dragging its feet as far as the WSSD is concerned. I don't want to make reference to the quality of his (Bush's) leadership, except to say that it is a pity, as we will have more than 100 heads of state here," Kasrils said.It's bad enough when the squeegee guy spits on your windshield and smears it around, but don't you just hate it when they have a bad attitude?
He said America's attitude showed a lack of political will to co-operate constructively with the rest of the world to address critical issues such as access to water and sanitation.
