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Bump
Jan,
Thanks for the bump. I had missed Thompson's June letter when it originally ran.
The back story Thompson gives of the 1989 burn is new to me. It is enlightening if all the details are correct. Richard Leaky is an intelligent individual. He has made statements over the years that made me wonder how he thought the original ivory burn was a good idea. I wondered if he had changed his mind. When I saw that he was at this years ivory burn I was somewhat surprised. I guess political people remain political people and crave the media attention.
Leaky at 1989 burn.
Leaky at 2016 burn.
The irony of Uhuru Kenyatta's statement, “Ivory is worthless unless it is on elephants”, struck me when he made it, especially in relation to his mothers poaching history. It also made me wonder if Uhuru's hand was the palm that was greased to make this years bonfire. The mother makes money poaching elephants, the son makes money burning ivory. Making easy foreign money is the African politicians way. Unfortunately the elephants are the big losers when it comes to Kenya.