Robert Mugabe is a thug. He has destroyed his country's agricultural base, bringing the population to the brink of starvation, and he has recently lost an election, yet still clings to power.

At least he still has friends:

The Bush administration is intervening with governments in southern Africa to prevent a Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe's security forces from unloading its cargo, The Associated Press has learned.

Gosh, am I thankful William Jefferson Clinton "normalized" our relations with China. They've certainly reformed, haven't they? Now, the thugs in power finally have enough revenue to support little projects like this one.

And soon, we'll be cheering them on in the Olympics. Hooray!

I saw a bumper sticker the other day which made me laugh:
"Don't act stupid. That's what we have world leaders for."

Sorry for being downbeat, but it saddens me to see China trying to prop up every nasty, insane dictator on our planet. I'm very thankful the Bush administration is doing the right thing by trying to thwart China's plans.