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East/Subsaharan Africa
Demonstrators killed in Harare - Zim-Bob-We Report
2003-06-02
And so it starts
Two opposition demonstrators were shot and killed in the Zimbabwe capital Harare today, according to unconfirmed reports. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change, which has organised a week of protests against President Robert Mugabe’s regime, said members of the army and police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in the Highfields district of Harare. “There are, as yet unconfirmed, reports that two people have been killed. An MDC youth has a bullet wound in his leg,” said the MDC. “In the centre of Harare, MDC MP Edwin Mushoriwa was brutally attacked by the police and is being treated in hospital,” said a spokesman.
The big strike will be brutally put down
Unless they've finally reached the tipping point, in which Bob and Grace will end up swinging by the heels or leaving town in the dead of night, clutching the remains of the national treasury. After those events, there can be another bloodbath, this time with ZANU-PF as the targets, and Amnesia International can wring its hands and try to figure where we're to blame. Is this the tipping point? Stay tuned, for the continuing sto-o-o-o-ry of... BOB AND GRACE!
Posted by:Frank G

#1  This is clearly the biggest news story of the day and should be one of the year, but you wouldn't know it. I checked Amnesia International's website a few minutes ago - certain that (sarcasm dripping)they would be all over this. Headlines were about G-8 not doing enough for their tastes, Security Council not doing enough for their taste and a lead story about Guantanamo prisoners suffering because their three daily, square, culturally sensitive meals aren't tasty enough. But after some searching of back pages, I was able to find out that Amnesia did indeed have a lead story about this real-time human disaster. "It was:
Guardian journalist, Andrew Meldrum discusses his illegal deportation from Zimbabwe"

Ahhhh....poooor Andrew. What an OUTRAGE! No wonder Amnesia has decided to ignore this major story. Yeah...take that Bob! Kick out a journalist and they'll show you by just ignoring the whole slaughter! No press for you Bob...take that!
Posted by: Becky   2003-06-02 12:28:37  

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