Feed him to the MannEater

Today I came across an several articles on Simon Mann which caught my attention. Simon Mann was arrested in Zimbabwe en-route to Malabo to allegedly carry out a coup against the leader of Equatorial Guinea.

So strong was the evidence against Mann that his associate Sir Mark Thatcher paid a 'Admission of guilt fee' for being unknowingly complicit to the coup plot. Mann served four years in a Zimbabwe jail before being extradited to Equatorial Guinea where he is yet to face 'justice'. One article attempts to evoke sympathy for Mann by potraying him as a family man and a gentleman who needs to get back to his family and peers.

Another article talks of the grim conditions in Equatorial Guinea prisons and the alleged cannibalistic tendencies of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

At last we get to the part where I voice my opinion over this racist charade. Personally I think Mann deserves what has befallen him. Mercenaries are the worst scum on earth and have caused untold suffering in Africa. It is true that Teodoro Nguema is a despot and might even have an appetite for human flesh. The truth is Mann was not even driven by the need to end this great evil but by his own greed and pursuit for wealth at the expense of Africa. Mann probably would not have even cared if another 'canibal' replaced Nguema as long as he got paid.

My verdict for Simon without wasting time would be 'feed him to the Manneater!'. He deserves to be strung up like his fellow kind at Fallujah Bridge in Iraq.

The reason I started this blog is to rant about things I feel strongly about. Mercenaries are one issue I feel strongly about. Mercenaries are NOT men of honor and do not deserve the title 'soldier' just as a security guard is not a policeman. Mercenaries have caused untold suffering in Africa dating back to the days of liberation movements when they where shipped from Canada, New Zealand and other colonial ouposts to fight against a people struggling for their independence. They had no interest in the fight except to gain materially and as such as such they deserve to rot in hell.