Democracy-- Who needs it?

Now, granted, this article is from the beginning of February, but I can't help thinking about it over and over again. So, Gaddafi the Libyan leader who is now heading up the African Union--yes, the same man that former President Reagan called "the mad dog of the Middle East" who was linked or believed to have ties to terrorist acts in the 1970s and 80s and whose country was subject to U.S. sanctions for most of the 1990s.

So, in a recent address to the A.U. he proposes the following:

Speaking at the AU summit in Ethiopia, Col Gaddafi said Africa was essentially tribal and political parties became tribalised, which led to bloodshed.

He concluded the best model for Africa was his own country, where opposition parties are not allowed.

Fill in your own joke here. Unbelievable in this day and age someone who is seen as a "senior statesman" in Africa would say these things and think it is a viable solution to the myriad of problems facing African states. Of course, I guess in his vision of a United States of Africa, democracy would not be practiced. Well, this seems like a workable solution. Not.

Go figure. Remember, this is also the guy who has maneuvered to have himself labeled the king of kings in Africa.