Bosnians eject St Bono
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By Donal Lynch
Sunday Aug 23 2009
First of all, the idea that Bono has to have a passport to go anywhere is, frankly, ridiculous. Jesus wouldn't need a passport and neither should St Bono; who else would be walking around an airport in broad daylight in platform shoes and pink wraparound shades? It has to be Bono -- wave him through.
Still, the news that those Bosnians may strip the U2 front man of the passport they gave him 10 years ago is a provocation up with which we should not put. The North Koreans saying Hillary is thick was mild by comparison. If we still have an embassy there, we need to shut it down in a huff and turn it into some sort of U2 shrine where Miss Sarajevo is played on a continuous loop. Maybe then they will remember.
Because, make no mistake, it was Bono who solved the whole Balkans conflict. Yes, Clinton belatedly tried to shake some sense into them with a few bombs, but, if it hadn't been for a certain collaboration between U2 and Pavarotti, nobody would be going on holidays to the Balkans now.
A video featuring a beauty pageant (so poignant) was always going to be more effective that the threat of some war crimes tribunal. Frankly, making Bono the president of the country would have been more appropriate than some measly passport.
But whatever decision they reach we have to respect it. And by "respect" we mean "bear it very much in mind when the Bosnians are trying to become full members of the EU". Because not treating Bono like the god he is is an attack on democracy and should not be forgotten. Just saying.
Donal Lynch
- Donal Lynch
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