Parade magazine published its list of the ten worst dictators in today’s issue and followed up with another ten on its web site. Dictators by definition would have to be bad leaders simply because they have absolute power. Number 1 in Parade’s opinion is Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Number 2 in Parade’s opinion is Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan. I would have given Omar Al-Bashir a first place in this rogues gallery.
Would Saddam Hussein of Iraq have made this list? No doubt. He was certainly on the same level as the current first and second place holders. Still Omar would get my vote as first place holder. This month, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Omar Al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his contributions to the tragedy in Darfur.
What about those dictators who honour numbers one and two? The Toronto Star reports that “Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is prepared to welcome Sudan President Omar al-Bashir as an honoured guest on March 29-30. The Sheikh ought to be honored with a place on the list of Worst Dictators.”
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