A Matter of Context

Robert Mugabe, the ruthless, election-stealing ruler of Zimbabwe, with whom we share few if any values, is utilising civilian contractors in his attempts to intimidate his people into appropriate political positions. This is a Bad Thing, as comparatively few of the contractors work for Blackwater Security. The foreign fighters carry Russian-made guns. This is also a Bad Thing, as Russian-made guns are not generally sold to the profit of British arms dealers and do not carry moral health warnings forbidding their use in "internal oppression, external aggression, or regional tensions" such as Britain and the Allies have rigorously avoided in Iraq. Thank heavens we share so few values with Robert Mugabe.