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zimbabwe - mugabe militias attack diplomats

Jun 6, 2008
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'Relations between Zimbabwe and the West hit a new low yesterday after a convoy of British and American diplomats on their way to meet opposition activists was attacked by President Mugabe’s militiamen and police.

Five American and four British diplomats were detained for several hours after the confrontation at a police roadblock, during which officers slashed their tyres, seized their mobile phones and beat up a driver employed by the US Embassy.' www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article4075775.ece

zimbabwe - terror amidst the presidential run-off

May 13, 2008
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despite wining the first election the nation is going to have to go through a second round of election in zimbabwe and depsite fears for his own safety tsvangirai is going to return to his country to run another contest - mugabe has bought enough time already to start a terror campaign to influence the second round of votes and it seems he has more terror tactics to deploy since no dates have been set for the next election.

morgan tsvangirai

the timeframe seems to be anything from one month to a year according to news reports but the MDC are extremely worried about campaigning - tapiwa mudiwa is a an MDC supporter who was quoted to ask "How are we going to campaign in the run-off as MDC supporters? We can't wear MDC T-shirts. We fear we can't even go for rallies. Cars are being burned."

zimbabwe - she sells herself whilst the UN sell their soul

Apr 18, 2008
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zimbabwe girl

she sells herself to buy bread - she has no choice - all those around her are dying of aids - she is used and abused by her people and her government - a government that does not care about her, or the many others just like her in harare - the international community do nothing - why - because zimbabwe does not have the attraction of oil fields - because oil is more important than humans - she sells herself whilst the UN sell their soul and the US sell OIL

zimbabwe - next time you vote you must get it right or you will die

Apr 10, 2008
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The patients at Louisa Guidotti hospital said there were eight men, one carrying a shotgun, another with an AK-47, others with pistols, and they went from bed to bed forcing out anyone who could walk. Nurses were dragged away from the sick. Motorists driving by the hospital, 87 miles north-east of Harare, were stopped and taken from their cars. About 70 people were gathered in the grounds. Then the lecture began. "This is your last chance," said one of the armed men. "You messed up when you voted. Next time you vote you must get it right or you will die."

One of the men selected people to stand and shout slogans of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party and to sing songs from the liberation war . Those who did not do so enthusiastically were beaten. Another cocked his gun and told the crowd to point out opposition supporters. [source - guardian] www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/10/zimbabwe1

zimbabwe - mugabe is on the warpath to retain power

Apr 8, 2008
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President Robert Mugabe was accused today of deploying his army to invade more than a quarter of white-owned farms in Zimbabwe. Trevor Gifford, the president of the Commercial Farmer's Union, told The Times he had documentary evidence that army officers were masquerading as war veterans, the group blamed for taking over more than 60 farms since Saturday. Only about 200 white farmers are left in Zimbabwe - 5 per cent of the total eight years ago.

“We were passed a document which makes Mugabe’s involvement clear,” he told The Times. “It says that 200 serving senior offices of the Armed Forces will be participating in the ‘exercise’. They will be commanding other war veterans and Zanu (PF). Teams will be deployed on April 8, 2008 to campaign for R Mugabe in the run off under the guise of war veterans. Zimbabwe’s generals occupy no official posts in its ruling party, but analysts said they will play a crucial role in Mr Mugabe’s drive to stay in power.

[source - the times] full story at www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3707298.ece

zimbabwe - mugabe - the leopard never changes........

Apr 1, 2008
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Robert Mugabe was desperately trying to cling to power last night by blocking the electoral commission from releasing official results and threatening to treat an opposition claim of victory as a coup. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change [MDC] said that what it regards as the overwhelming win by its candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, is "under threat" despite growing support from foreign monitors for its claim of victory. The party also said it had "security concerns" after a police raid on its election offices yesterday. Tsvangirai made no public appearances, apparently out of concern for his safety.

Mugabe's spokesman, George Charamba, warned Tsvangirai not to declare himself president because that "is called a coup d'etat and we all know how coups are handled". Sources close to the MDC said the party leadership had put out feelers to the military and elements of the ruling Zanu-PF to try to arrange a peaceful transfer of power. - [source - gaurdian] full story at www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/31/zimbabwe1

can simba makoni replace mugabe in zimbabwe

Feb 29, 2008
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Zimbabwe presidential candidate Simba Makoni has called Zimbabwe "a country of fear" in an exclusive interview with the BBC. John Simpson interviews the man who wants to take over from the present dictator that has brought the african nation to it's knees - watch the video at the bbc website - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/default.stm