Word: manly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brian and Dave played it across," Amen said. "I saw my man slide across to help and I was open...
Mobuto Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (just plain Mobuto to his friends)--a man who tortures students for complaining about inflation, a man who throws loyal government ministers in prison for sneezing improperly, a man who likes to watch a good hanging now and then--will speak Thursday at Harvard's very own Institute of Politics on the subject, "Peace and Progress in Southern Africa...
...speak, however, is not much of a surprise. The Washington Post reported that for all of Mobuto's faults, "he is, diplomats say, an unusually gracious, attentive and generous host" to those who visit him in Zaire. Ah, what style, what grace; how good it is to have a man of the world in a position of power...
Mobuto is a family man, as well. Not only is he exceedingly generous in divvying up the proceeds of his plunder among close relatives, he has also worked to establish a personality cult honoring his dead mother. He says he wants her to be just as respected as the Virgin Mary...
What a pity that Harvard, the world's foremost liberal institution. Must degrade itself by permitting the words of an evil man land within earshot of her eternal...