The President of a tiny little African country died yesterday. His name was Omar Bongo Ondimba. Already, many heads of state are proclaiming their deep regret and offering condolences. This man was a thief with a capital T, not unlike so many other leaders. He reminds me of Ferdinand Marcos and Carlos Salinas de Gortari. His little country of almost one and a half million (1,400,000) made him and his family filthy rich because it exports great amounts of oil. His people, in the meantime, are dirt poor. There are so few of them they could all be rich. This is fair? This is kind? Please. In the meantime, the condolences keep coming. Many historians credit Bongo with keeping his country peaceful. (It's not hard with less than two million people.) Bongo's private police force numbered 1,500. There has to be a better way. Please.
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