1.  Who is Robert Mugabe?  What did Mugabe say about President Bush and Prime Minster Blair?

2.  How did the U.S. and England respond to Mugabe's accusations?

3.  How did others react to Mugabe's speech?

4.  Describe Mugabe's "land-redistribution" program.  Why has this program ended Zimbabwe's reign as "breadbasket of southern Africa"?  What has Mugabe done to his citizens who support his political opponents? 
5.  Aside from the heinous lies the brutal dictator Robert Mugabe told about Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair in his speech, why are his comments such an affront to the U.S.?

6.  What does the UN's invitation to Mugabe to speak to a UN food agency, and their inability to prevent Mugabe from starving 5 million of his countrymen, tell you about the effectiveness of the organization?

7.  A proposition to reform the UN has been made by U.S. Ambassador John Bolton.  He recently suggested that the amount of dues each country pays should be voluntary.  On September 29th, the UN's chief of staff, Mark Malloch Brown, rejected the idea of voluntary payments, saying it could "sink" the world body if countries were allowed to pick and choose how much they paid and which programs they supported.  Bolton had argued such a tactic might make UN employees more accountable.  He wrote: "The key is to break the sense of entitlement that permeates the UN system and allows these entities to expand and proliferate"
NOTE:  190 countries are members of the U.N.  The U.S. dues account for 22% of the UN budget.  UN dues are currently not voluntary, but assigned by the UN based on the wealth of the country. 
Do you agree with Ambassador Bolton's idea?  Explain your answer.