Mbeki’s power over Zimbabweans must be removed
I’m struggling to write this because I am angry, I feel sick, and yes, I am crying over my keyboard.
Mbeki, after going to Harare to see Mugabe, says today that there is “no crisis”…
I cannot believe I am so upset - again - because whenever I know Thabo Mbeki is about to meet to discuss anything to do with the Zimbabwean crisis, I steel myself for extreme disappointment. He never fails to deliver, so why do I stupidly, even when I expect it, feel dumbfounded when it comes?!
I wrote this last year, which sums up some of my feelings about him. My comments then were in relation to my ‘Mbeki experiences’ in 2004. 2007, I re-visited it again, and one long painful year later, nothing has changed:
That moment, when the realisation that the South African government would do nothing - NOTHING at all - to see justice and human rights restored in our country was the lowest point I’ve ever experienced in the years I’ve been doing my small bit for democracy and human rights in our country. Mugabe can’t bring me this low, because he is evil and I expect nothing from him. Up until that moment two years ago, I’d believed that South Africa, with its history of apartheid and the way it had embraced the principles of Human Rights (they have a Human Rights Bill), would not be able to stand by and watch Zimbabwean people lied to, brutalised and beaten. But they could, and they did. And it took me a long time to pick myself up after that.
I’m afraid to say that I expect nothing from the South African government anymore, and that’s about as damning a statement I could ever make of a government; in fact, the only other government I think I would say that about is our own. I expect nothing from Zanu PF either.
How many years of this type of ineptitude and pain are we expected to swallow from Thabo Mbeki? How likely is it now that SADC, after Mbeki has gone out and made public statements before the meeting, will come out and contradict him.
The loathsome, loathesome man!
Just look at this post here, which sums up his attitude of suppressing any criticism of Mugabe (so called &^%$£ ‘quiet diplomacy’). Or this, if that isn’t enough. Mbeki’s quietness has nothing to do with ‘diplomacy’: it is censorship of the truth.
Thabo Mbeki is an utter disgrace.
It is well past the time now for a new ‘point man’ to be given charge of the mediating through the Zimbabwean crisis. He has failed failed failed. I couldn’t believe it when he was given this job again.
The image at the top of this post is disgusting.
I don’t care how many people tell me its ‘diplomacy’ and ‘african culture’ - to Zimbabweans of all races who also, by the way, share in that African culture, this looks like a reassuring, ‘Don’t worry my brother, I’m watching your back’.
Worse, a friend from overseas called me when he heard the news and said reports on the radio there are that Mugabe took the opportunity to mock Gordon Brown - yet again - and that Thabo Mbeki was heard audibly chuckling at Mugabe’s insulting ‘wit’ in the background.
Utterly unacceptable.
If that and the stinking image isn’t enough, he adds salt to our wounds by saying “no crisis”.
NO CRISIS? Words fail me.
- Tell that to the ZEC officials who’ve been arrested;
- Tell that to the many people being beaten right now in Zimbabwe;
- Tell that to the people (who live in a country which has more than 80% unemployment and the highest inflation rate in the world) who have just had everything they have in the world destroyed;
- Tell that to us who hear military aircraft overhead, turning our legs to water with the threat;
- Tell that to all of us who have voted year after year after year, democractically and peacefully, for change.
I haven’t even scratched the surface. This is a tiny list of things that have happened AFTER 29 March. If we delve backwards we have a morbid heap of human rights violations that pile on and on and on. All of them tied to a face, a name, and a living breathing human being.
I loathe Mbeki.
Which leader in this world is going to have the guts to REALLY stand up for democracy and justice and INSIST it is allowed to come to life in Zimbabwe?
If democracy and peace is to flourish, then the world has to -HAS to - substantively support it.
It’s men like Mbeki who take a nation by its hand and walk it into war.
The first response I got to this news from a friend via sms was “Well, that’s it. Zimbabweans now have to take control”. That was the first response, and since then I’ve had more.
That scares me. It’s not what any of us want at all.
A good first step would be to get rid of Thabo Mbeki as point man. He is a moral lightweight and patently cares more for the opposition leader Robert Mugabe than he does the starving sick dying hurting people in our country.
This cartoon, by the way, is available for sending as an e-card from our website. Don’t hold back!
April 12th, 2008 15:34
Mbeki is truly a sickening craven and evil man!
My latest letter to the SADC list, please feel free to use, modify or send your own (e-mail list re-printed below the message).
Dear Sir or Madam:
President Mbeki is wrong. Zimbabwe is in a crisis and any disinterested observer
can tell this. People are starving, the currency is worthless, and shops cannot
afford to restock goods because of a “pricing commission” that refuses
to face the reality that hyperinflation makes it necessary to constantly raise the
price of goods in order to stay in business.
Would you vote for a government that led you to such a place? The answer is no,
both for you and for the majority of Zimbabweans, yet Mugabe and Zanu-PF refuse
to accept this. Now the intimidation and the beatings are beginning again and
Zimbabwe is in another liberation struggle. Unlike Mbeki, most Zimbabweans do not
have the luxury of waiting in Europe until the heavy lifting is done before returning.
SADC as a whole, and as each of its individual nations, must finally stand up and
condemn what is happening in Zimbabwe today. Aziz Pahad says it is not South Africa’s
place to tell another nation’s leader to go. Was it not the place for every
nation to tell South Africa’s apartheid government to go? Of course it was
and the nations that failed to speak up must bear the shame of their silence. Please
do not add SADC’s and your nation’s silence to the shame of Zimbabwe. Do
not tell the people who’s votes are being robbed in broad daylight and who are
being beaten for voting peacefully that there is no crisis. Speak up!
Respectfully submitted,
johnmu@nkwazi.gov.zm, differmu@nkwazi.gov.zm, tmothae@sadc.int, registry@sadc.in, thandi@po.gov.za, mukoni@po.gov.za, embzambia@aol.com, tnwinfo@plancom.go.tz, Ubalozi@tanzaniaembassy-us.org, webmaster@malawi.gov.mw, angola@angola.org, webmaster@uem.mz, embamoc@aol.com, sps@palace.org.ls, hpohamba@op.gov.na, snujoma@op.gov.na, nangula@opm.gov.na, lamathila@opm.gov.na, info@namibianembassyusa.org, primeminister@mail.gov.mu, MAURITIUS.EMBASSY@prodigy.net, acpresse@gmail.com, malagasy@embassy.org, webmaster@ict.gov.sc, churchl@tegris.com, seychelles@un.int, hwgreen@msn.com, info@saembassy.org, sandra@po.gov.za, mukoni@po.gov.za, thandi@po.gov.za, llekoa@gov.bw, smautle@gov.bw, jtherego@gov.bw, ekuhlmann@gov.bw, mmoleleke@gov.bw, gchebanne@gov.bw, hluke@gov.bw, lsebogiso@gov.bw, cratsiripe@gov.bw, ikhama@gov.bw
April 12th, 2008 15:46
Hope you are upset. It is upsetting.
BTW, is that photo of him coming or going? It is the only one I have seen. People don’t look too happy to me. Lots of scowls. Sagging shoulders.
Look again. Sure it is just the scene the photographer managed to catch. Think of situations when you have seen someone grab someone else’s hand like that??? Am I imagining it?
And make yourself some Tanganda tea - I hope you have some. Though it will probably be without milk? I miss Tanganda tea - a lot.
April 12th, 2008 16:10
We just have to go on, like before, without SADC. We must keep strong. Remember always, as you said, we HAVE won the elections!
How do we get the policemen and soldiers to support us? That’s what we have to do now. Can churches and civil society groups make lots of public appeals to the police and soldiers not to fight against their brothers and sisters? Are there ways to reach them… phones, emails? If the meeting on Sunday could be held in total calm, peaceful behaviour with very slow movements, maybe even absolute silence and, no one runs, no one screams, everyone stands still and quietly asks the nearest policeman not to beat anyone. Somehow we have got to persuade individuals in the police and army.
April 12th, 2008 16:20
Well done President Mbeki - you’ve done it AGAIN! Demonstrated that you do not have courage and you do not know the difference between Right & Wrong.
If you were a powerful leader I would be thinking that you’d sorted your out your neighbour, Mugabe. This is your responsibility being the leader of Africa’s biggest ecomony and I would hope the news reports you’re sending out are carefully worded to cover Mugabe’s embarrasment.
But you are really the WEAK one, and what is reported is probably what has happened. You are once agin covering for your aging and senile brother. Shame on you.
Well done - you have earned the distinction of being Africa’s most embarrasing leader of the hour.
April 12th, 2008 16:21
I am writing from South Africa and have been watching the unfolding of events in Zimbabwe each and every hour. I cannot believe that our president, President Thabo Mbeki has come out of the pre-summit meeting with Robert Mugabe, stating that there is “NO CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE”.
I have always respected President Thabo Mbeki and felt that he has brought much to our country, in spite of some poor decisions in areas such as HIV and AIDS, Manto Tshabalala-Mtsimang etc. But this denial of what is going on in Zimbabwe and his failure to take a stand to ensure that the people of Zimbabwe are able to get an expedient and honest reflection of the outcome of the elections on 29th March 2008 is rediculous. The rest of the world stand by and watch on without saying a word . . . surely they would have had an interest in the abuse taking place in Zimbabwe if there was oil and money concerned!!!!!!!
April 12th, 2008 16:32
Tariro let that one go, it is of no consequence any more, there are other key players.
Scotchcart I wondered if it was an ‘old’ picture? Thanks for the list reminder and you e mail.http://madresicilia.blogspot.com/2008/04/words-from-wise.html
April 12th, 2008 16:45
Scotchcart: You are right, and thanks for the reality check. It is a pic of him arriving, not leaving, and I guess that does make a difference.
It doesn’t change his words though. So I’m still cross, but trying to reign it in.
The despair that those words have brought into my family is just extraordinary.
I think Mbeki has this kind of effect on us is because we always have residual hope that he and SADC can help us; but no hope Mugabe ever will. Hence his words have more of an effect on us than even the opposition leader Bob Mugabe does.
I promise you: none of us here at Sokwanele are giving up.
Hope
April 12th, 2008 16:47
BSPayidamoyo
Mbeki does not like Morgan Tsvangiari (fact).
I am shocked by the remarks of President Mbeki that ‘there is NO crisis in Zimbabwe’.
His statement only affirms why Mugabe is not bothered about the summit and the international community.They will do nothing other than condemn him (Mbeki), Mugabe and Africa.
Mbeki’s stop-over in Harare tells a lot.Mugabe and Mbeki are in contact regulary planning the way forward for Mugabe.He knows very well that Mugabe and Zanu pf are rigging the vote and the result will come out (do not worry about when)in favour of Mugabe either as a run-off or a definite win for Mugabe.
Brother and sisters the SADC meeting is Lusaka
will yeild nothing for us (Zimbabweans), as long Mbeki is the President of South Africa.
Our struggle for freedom continues it must because &^% Mbeki is failing us.
We have a big problem in Africa,politics of brotherhood in the wrong direction.
ZIMBABWE WILL RISE AND SHINE. BE A DEMOCRACY THAT WILL BE ENVIED IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD OVER
I am a bitter man ,i cannot believe MBEKI.
What was doing in Harare in the first place?
April 12th, 2008 17:43
NELSON MANDELA WOULD NOT HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS OUTRAGEOUS
April 12th, 2008 17:48
As a proud South African who has embraced our democracy and always given President Mbeki the benefit of the doubt when it came to his “quiet diplomacy” in respect of Zimbabwe, I am in a state of shock after hearing his latest comments.
Does the dictator, Mugabe, have some hold over Mbeki or is he deaf, dumb and blind to the suffering of Zimbabwe’s people?
Although I am not a church goer, my fervent prayer is for the people of Zimbabwe to be delivered from the evil clutches of Mugabe, his equally evil “merry men” (who steal from the poor to give to the rich) and from Mbeki’s “quiet diplomacy” and cowardice.
My heart goes out to Zimbabweans everywhere (especially to Trishie and her family) - I wish that someone could wave a magic wand and make all the suffering and evil disappear.
Bless you all.
April 12th, 2008 17:58
Whatever is going on in the dusty depths of Mbeki’s mind must not be allowed to abort democracy in Zimbabwe. The future of democracy in the Whole of Africa depends on the release of the election results being released without a recount.
April 12th, 2008 18:16
Since the end of apartheid I have finally been able to proud to be South African. However, after hearing my president’s comments that “there is no crisis in Zimbabwe” I am filled with utter shame yet again. After the horrific human rights violations committed in South Africa I sincerely believed that we would be a country who would speak out against injustices wherever they may be and yet Mbeki has not even spoken out against horrific abuses to our neighbouring country and worse still continues to show support to the tyrant Mugabe. To the people of Zimbabwe, I apologise on behalf of our government and will continue to hold your beautiful country and people in my prayers.
April 12th, 2008 18:24
Hey, Hope, no need to apologize. You are there in the thick of things. It is bad enough out here. We can play as a small part by checking on stuff with (slightly) faster and very much cheaper internet.
I refuse to put my faith in one man. Actually, the reason why I has happy to hear MTR on SWRadioAfrica was because he sounded normal. We don’t need leaders who ‘walk on water’. They do their job and I do mine. We all work hard. They have chosen the job of representing our collective views so I listen because they are doing that while I am off doing something else. But that is all. They are not gods. They put one sock on at a time just like us. It is African to be verbally respectful of leaders. It is also African to be able to speak up and say want matters.
Lousy to feel bad though. Lie tonight and listen to the night noises. Do you know these places we have run to don’t have night noises? No crickets, and frogs, or dogs or other people’s parties?
BBC have just put out a video - it seems, other than the shot at the fireplace, the source of all the pictures. There is one person smiling at the back who looks very much like the newly elected Honourable MP from Gutu - have faith!
It seems the meeting in Lusaka has started slowly. This is ramp up time! Let’s see.
April 12th, 2008 18:29
PS Just seen on SABC that Zimbabweans are demonstrating outside the summit about President Mbeki’s remarks.
April 12th, 2008 18:46
Tempted to suggest a crisis for Mbeki - 3 million or so Zimbabweans in SA could do that if they went onto the streets.
April 12th, 2008 19:22
I am sending thsi email to all my friends who live outside of Zimbabwe and South Africa:
Dear Friend
I write to you as a Zimbabwean to ask you to consider boycotting South African goods and services from today and until South Africa supports the people of Zimbabwe. On Saturday 12th April, Thabo Mbeki, the President of South Africa, publically held hands with Robert Mugabe and declared that there was ‘no crisis in Zimbabwe’. South Africa is by far the most powerful country in the region and no other country can afford to contradict Mbeki.
It is widely accepted that Zimbabweans have been subjected to violence by the Zimbabwean state for many years to consolidate the Mugabe regime. South Africa has the power to effect change in Zimbabwe, but Mbeki appears to be placing personal friendship above any principles. I ask you to consider boycotting South African goods and services until the South African government supports democracy in Zimbabwe. If you decide to do this, you could also do the following two things:
1. inform the South African government of your decision by sending the following email to them at president@po.gov.za :
“I email to inform you that I have decided to boycott South African goods and services until such time as your government supports the people of Zimbabwe.”
2. Forward this email to anybody you feel may sympathise with the plight of the Zimbabwean people.
On behalf of the people of Zimbabwe, thank you.’
April 12th, 2008 20:27
Words fail me!!!!!!
Talk about foot in mouth, I am more shocked that he uttered the words he was actually thinking than the fact he actually said them. I audibly gasped and clutched my chest when I read your post!! I cannot believe it!!
April 12th, 2008 20:36
In addition to years of baffling solidarity with Mugabe, today Mbeki has made himself entirely complicit in a coup d’etat.
There is room in the Hague for many defendants Mr. Mbeki, you won’t have the immunity of a serving head of state for much longer!
April 12th, 2008 21:03
I think Thabo Mbeki is overhyped, i didnt actually hear him say the comment but someone told me, i really dont know what he is afraid of. Last Thursday in ENgland ,on a programme called Question Time, one of the punduts said that -maybe Africans just can not govern themselves.when i heard that i was deeply offended but if people like Thabo Mbeki make such iresponsible remarks than that notion that we need to be ‘governed’ will still stand. I think we need to stop looking at Mbeki as a voice of reason……as Zimbabweans we need to keep sending emails,calling and putting pressure for change.
God bless Zimbabwe…
April 12th, 2008 21:32
guya i thinkthis is serious,found this online….dont know if anyone has any idea how to help
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=37442430018&topic=4244
April 12th, 2008 22:14
I disagree, I think that Mbeki has never failed to deliver because he always delivers exactly what we expect him to: ^&*%$£ all!
April 12th, 2008 23:00
@ new generation - I couldn’t find what you mean. The link just takes me to the home page.
April 12th, 2008 23:26
Not sure how long it will stay up but there seems to be an interesting new addition to the list of Incumbent leaders of regimes who assumed power via a coup d’état on Wikipedia…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d‘état
April 12th, 2008 23:35
Who said:
“An African Renaissance must bring an end to these dictatorships, and to the civil wars that have given Africa the distinction of having the largest number of refugees in the world. This business of television pictures showing Africans fleeing war or repression, or dying of desperate hunger because of instability - that must end.
“We have to address the abuse of the notion of national sovereignty, where terrible things would be going on within the borders of a particular country while the rest of the continent stands paralysed because taking action would be seen as interference. It would be said: “NO! NO!! You are interfering in internal affairs, you are violating national sovereignty”. We’ve got to address that issue”
Step forward … Thabo Mbeki!
in the Sowetan, 3rd October 1997.
April 12th, 2008 23:53
Apologies to Zimbabwean people from South Africa for our lame duck president. He has always been a man who speaks a lot and says nothing and in some cases even subtracts wisdom from the subject he is talking about. I did not vote ANC and cannot understand how some African voters, vote like syncopantic slaves, over and over again for the same self-serving and useless idiots. South African leaders have a history of betraying Zimbabwean leaders. BJ Vorster betrayed Ian Smith too!
Anyway, I think Zimbabwe also has had one of the greatest men ever to have come out of Africa born there in Ian Smith. The bad press from the UK over him was because he declared UDI and the liberals over there swallowed all the Marxist “liberators” lies about him. Mugabe was their man (not quite the puppet they had in mind ) now they have to wipe the egg from their faces for installing him.Pius Ngube is also a courageous and admirable man who said of African leaders ” All they do is back each other up and drink tea together. African leaders keep saying it is for the people of Zimbabwe to work it out. This is just an excuse for them.They fear facing the facts but they know very well there are so many injustices in Zimbabwe ” So far in Africa, an African “leader” is like a man standing there with his arms folded while a woman is being raped by a another man and saying that it is for her to work it out by herself. Jesus said “..cowards…will not enter into the kingdom of heaven” because he equated them with murderers.
Morgan is also an excellent man to have withstood with such courage the evil of ZANU-PF. I like him for this but I am not so keen on the collectivism/socialism of his politics from his trade-unionism beginings, but nevertheless ,it may just have been the spring-board into where he is at, now.
God bless you guys in Zimbabwe and Godspeed to to a new reign !
April 13th, 2008 03:27
Hear, hear! Anton in S.Africa. You have made an excellent comment. But don’t forget, Lech Walensa from Poland was also a union leader and made an admirable president. True liberalism embodies the spirit of collectivism whilst upholding the rights and dignity of the individual.
Now that a recount has been announced, let us hope that, especially in the outlying (or as I believe you say in Afrikaans: landelijk) regions, the counting will be well monitored.
April 13th, 2008 10:55
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April 13th, 2008 10:57
Mbeki has by his words and inaction relegated himself to the ineffectual sidelines, and brought shame on himself, his country and all decent people. I am now all the more afraid for the people of Zimbabwe as they will fast realise that no-one is going to help them but themselves and this may lead to a bloody struggle. My fervent hope is that it will be done gradually with people who have been aligned with Mugabe gradually rejoining the good people of Zimbabwe that belief in truth, democracy and that only democracy can lead to the road to recovery, economic and otherwise for a tortured Zimbabwe. We watch in earnest.
April 13th, 2008 11:22
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April 13th, 2008 20:43
I’m an ex-South African, living in Australia, who last visited Zimbabwe many years ago, and have been avidly following the recent news about your elections. I don’t know what news you receive and what you don’t, but can tell you that many people here are appalled at the events in Zimbabwe.
Surely, it is patently obvious to anyone with an ounce of sense, that Mugabe is a tyrant, a megalomaniac, and totally evil. He has the blood of many Zimbabweans on his hands. Other countries could have done much more to eradicate Zimbabwe of this evil man and his cohorts.
Even if Mugabe were not a tyrant, it is clear that he lost the election, and should be forcibly removed if he won’t step down. It is illegal and unconscionable that the election results have not been revealed so long after the election.
Western leaders are guilty for not being more forceful in their condemnation of Mugabe, but it the leaders of Southern African countries are to be roundly condemned for their complicity in the evil that is Mugabe and his cohorts, and for supporting the current government in their refusal to release the election results.
Frankly, I have no respect for Mbeki, due to his idiotic stance on HIV-AIDS. Truly, in that alone, the man is a fool. To see vision on our news broadcast tonight of Mbeki stopping off in Harare to visit Mugabe en route to the SADC summit in Zambia made me feel physically ill, and ashamed of my former homeland’s government.
To all decent Zimbabweans fighting for change in your country, I salute you, admire your great courage, and pray that you will finally succeeed in your fight to evict this evil man and ZANU-PF from your beautiful country.
April 14th, 2008 01:33
President Mbeki has been eclipsed. His actions are self-eclipsing to the diminishment of South Africa, whose image is tarnished before the World Cup.
Worst of all for the future of South Africa, it’s clear that for a significant portion of ANC leadership, it’s all about liberation not about democracy. “Liberation Bullshitters” are in charge at the ANC.
Now Mbeki has left it to the people of Zimbabwe to prove him wrong, to relieve him of the role of coordinator for Bob’s thugs, chief spokesman and messenger boy for Harare in Lusaka, To Zimbabweans, good luck in winning without Thabo on your side — you have a better chance without him. Thabo, in the mid-point of your swan song, what a lousy way to go out. It will only get worse for the humiliated, angry Mugabe enabler.
April 14th, 2008 01:58
SADC got it wrong. The SADC’s cowardly stance must be reversed on the ground in Zimbabwe if it is to be reversed, and SADC marginalized. SADC got the facts wrong on many counts —
1) elections were in fact not free and not fair. This was made factually clear before the election day. Yet Zimbabweans spoke their minds anyway.
2) That there is “no crisis” is contradicted by 77 incidents of intimidation that include violence and injuries requiring hospitalization.
3) That a second round is needed, that the results should be gotten out now, comes right from the Mugabe camp.
The heads of state (they can not be called “leaders” if they do not exercise leadership when required) favor familiarity over change. It’s partly rooted in the shameful cultural habit of deference: undue respect for age even in the face of gross incompetence, not causing a colleague embarrassment to the suffering of millions.
This is not leadership that leads to a better regional future. It is tempting to ask, can the opinion of the SADC be bypassed in tis case? Who needs the opinion of such regional bodies if they fail to exercise leadership when required, and rubber-stamp failed elections?
The facts in Zimbabwe are there. But facts are as facts reported — meaning that Zim civic groups have partly lost the battle in public relations:
1) not cementing the unfree, unfair nature of the election; 2) not getting out the real results on time in a convincing manner
3) slow to report increasing violence.
Zim civics, the world wants to see and hear more of what you know. On ZESN, Crisis, Kubatana, and others who have the means to communicate with the world, pick it up and please get it out, the world is eager to hear from you.
April 14th, 2008 02:53
Just a couple of suggestions - anyone know how to make representation to the Pope via email? And any thoughts on the likes of Sir Bob Geldof etc? I’ll have a look around next opportunity
April 14th, 2008 14:05
Zimbabweans are suprised by Thabo Mbeki’ stance over ZImbabwe. He says ther is no crisis, People are being beaten on a daily basis. The people spoke by ecleting the opposition. But still due to camaradieship SADC still continues to support the despot in Zimbabwe. What pains most is that when the Zimbabwe issue is taken to UN Security Council/AU Mbeki opposes the move, saying he is deling with the matter. I am sorry to say that SADC has failed and that Mbeki is selling out the Zimbabwe people.SADC like AU are adictators club whose purpose is to milk money from donors for their petty projects and useless gatherings.
April 15th, 2008 10:01
The souls of the northern dead cry out,
‘Mbeki, your idle and mute fuel our doubt!
You knew it was wrong, but all along,
you danced to the tune of the murderous lout.
Now all that’s left of our once lovely land,
is smouldering ruin, and death, by your hand.
Quiet Diplomacy the concience stills,
and sleep evades not, the one who kills’.