Sunday, March 04, 2012

'Better to Be a Dictator Than Be Gay,' Declares Belarus Leader

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The mercurial Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko has declared he would rather be a dictator than be gay in an attack apparently targeting German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle.

Mr Lukashenko lashed out Sunday at recent sanctions imposed by Europe over his rights record, saying in impromptu remarks at that the foreign ministers of Poland and Germany, who had spearheaded the diplomatic offensive against his government, were outsiders who deserved public scorn. » | Sunday, March 04, 2012