Published by the government of Zimbabwe
6 July 2009
Harare — PRESIDENT Mugabe has described US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson as an idiotic little fellow for trying to lecture Zimbabwe on how to conduct affairs of State.
The President, who met Carson on the sidelines of the just-ended African Union Summit in Sirte, Libya, at the request of the US diplomat, said he had been angered by Carson's condescending attitude.
Responding to a question on whether anything had come out of the meeting, the first such interaction between the President and a US government official in years, President Mugabe said he hoped Carson was speaking in his individual capacity and not for US President Barack Obama.
"No, you wouldn't speak to an idiot of that nature. I was very angry with him, and he thinks he could dictate to us what to do and what not to do in the inclusive Government.
"We have the whole of Sadc working with us, and you have the likes of little fellows like Carson, you see, wanting to say: 'You do this, you do that.' "Who is he?
"I hope he was not speaking for Obama. I told him he was a shame, a great shame, being an African-American, an Afro-American for that matter."
Sources who attended the meeting said Carson, who succeeded the abrasive Jendayi Frazer of the George W. Bush era, was briefed on the process leading to the inclusive Government, the current state of the coalition Government and working relations between the three parties to the inclusive Government.
The meeting came in the wake of recent attempts by the US and its allies to trash the inclusive Government by claiming that it was failing to meet set "benchmarks" even though all the parties to the inclusive Government have given the Government a clean bill of health.
Zanu-PF, MDC-T and MDC leaders have pledged their commitment to resolving any problems arising from the implementation of the Global Political Agreement among themselves, saying there was no need to refer issues to the guarantor of the GPA, Sadc.
During Prime Minister Tsvangirai's recent tour of Western capitals, where he also met Carson, among other US officials, the "benchmarks" were cited as an excuse to maintain the illegal sanctions regime on Zimbabwe and to deny the country development support.
Carson, a career African-American diplomat, served as US ambassador to Zimbabwe from 1995 to 1997, and ended his tenure just before the bilateral dispute with Britain flared up.
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Here we go again CALLING PEOPLE NAMES AGAIN! "idiotic little fellow" so u all know where it comes from MUGA THE MUGGER someone should tell him that he has a BIG GOB AND HE NEEDS TO SHUT IT!!!
What else would anyone expect from a president who has turned Zimbabweans into destitution? Most of Zimbabweans were living dangerously under Mugabe rule, the best that the world can do is to ignore him he has nothing to offer anymore.
Mugabe is just embarrasing himself further. He's just showing what little diplomacy skills he has.
"PRESIDENT Mugabe has described US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson as an idiotic little fellow for trying to lecture Zimbabwe on how to conduct affairs of State".............I think that it should read ........." US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs wastes his time talking to an idiot like Mugga!!!!!!" Stupid Herald too!!!
An American diplomat an idiot. Since when did Takunya work for the Americans.Could of been Tokolosh who tried to kill Morgan and got Susan instead. The puzzle comes together.
Zola, takunya has his hands full what with the torturing of those illegal diamond miners, the hunting down and killing of rhinos and as a Pastor, being mesmerized by those Zhombe twin sisters, Memory and Patience, who broke away from the Seventh Day Adventist Church and walk around semi nude only clad in their underwear. Their "Garden of Eden" is beckoning to him.
When Mug ape opens his mouth only trash comes out. He is lower than any form of living creature and an example to Africa of why Africa is such a failure. My brothers should stand up and throw the trash into prison so he can clean the prison toilets till he dies. That will teach him what trash does.