Monday, September 24, 2007

Naughty Naughty Man...

Cambodian police, with backing from the UN, have arrested Pol Pot right-hand-man Nuon Chea for his part in the genocide which took place in the late seventies. He’ll shortly be tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity; if he doesn’t peg it first that is.

The BBC news this morning claimed that the 82-year old “denies any wrongdoing”, which I can’t help but think is a likkle bit of an understatement.

To me, nervously driving away after tapping someone’s car with your own in Sainsbury’s car park, or failing to declare a bit of plumbing work while collecting your giro can be classified as wrongdoing. It’s a bit of an inadequate expression to level at the chap partially responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1m people. It’s like accusing Hitler of “misbehaviour”.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The greatest wrongdoing in my mind was Pol Pot singing that awful 'Nesun Dorma' on that talent show. How could they give an evil dictator a record contract? How did he work in Bridgend carphone warehouse undetected for so long?
Why am I writing this twaddle? Only time and the increase of my medication will tell!

Mr Griffles.

Stevie C said...

i suppose everyone has the right to reinvent themselves - Kylie Minogue; Vinnie Jones; the evil dictator behind the deaths of a million innocents...