The song in question is "Big Balls". (I think that's the name...) And Teodoro Obiang Nguema's got 'em. And if he didn't have them at first, he made damn sure he'd acquire them. The aforementioned person is the ruler of Equatorial Guinea, who has made it a part of his daily diet to eat the testicles of his enemies. (I'm not sure how he prepares them. Rumor has it that he's big on saunteeing them in a wok, but there's no way to verify.) I'll leave it up to Taki to give the best description of our man:
[Equatorial Guinea] is a fiefdom run by that nice guy Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who came to power by overthrowing his uncle back in 1979. In order to ensure that the wicked uncle did not in turn pull a number on him, Teodoro had him killed and then devoured his testicles. I kid you not. Teodoro is reputed to eat a lot of testicles (he believes that he absorbs their power) because he’s killed a hell of a lot of people. In fact, Teodoro is the African equivalent of Pol Pot, the Cambodian folk hero who murdered more than a third of his countrymen but had the decency not to eat their balls.
The rest of the article is here. It makes for fascinating reading, as Taki is both a fascinating writer and extraordinarily humorous to boot. For the reasons outlined above, Teodoro Obian Nguema is our Despotic, Genocidal Historical Figure of the Week. Congratulations, Teodoro.
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