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Bye Bye Bongo

Published by mr.president June 8th, 2009 in AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENTS ABROAD, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN, PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICAN HISTORY, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, US PRESIDENTS, HISTORY IN THE NEWS, WHITE HOUSE HISTORY, GEORGE W. BUSH

Cost Some Jack?
President Obama has announced himself “saddened” by the death of Gabon’s 42-year dictator, Omar Bongo Ondimba. Sadness perhaps not shared by Gabon’s population, who despite enjoying recent “generally free and fair election” have other troubles:

“The following human rights problems were reported: limited ability of citizens to change their government; use of excessive force, including torture toward prisoners and detainees; harsh prison conditions; arbitrary arrest and detention; an inefficient judiciary susceptible to government influence; restrictions on the right to privacy; restrictions on freedom of speech, press, association, and movement; harassment of refugees; widespread government corruption; violence and societal discrimination against women, persons with HIV/AIDS, and noncitizen Africans; trafficking in persons, particularly children; and forced labor and child labor.”

Bongo knew from trafficking, importing French prostitutes when not getting “handsie” with Miss Peru.