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2006-03-17 Africa Subsaharan

Sweden urges Zimbabwe to mend ties with West

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Posted by Steve White 2006-03-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Sweden urges Zim-Bob-we to mend ties with West"

Start by killing Bob.

(And his kleptocratic relatives, minions and cohorts.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut"> Barbara Skolaut 2006-03-17 00:27|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-03-17 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 The Swedish donation of five million dollars (4.1 million euros)

Dear, it's time for another shopping trip to Europe!

Posted by Grace Mugabe 2006-03-17 00:36|| 2006-03-17 00:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Why must all countries rush to out-do each other in UN "aid" to countries such as this? Yeesh, I truly wonder how peaceful this sphere would be if we just quit propping up 2-bit gangstas like Bob and let the peeps in that country take care of him.

Posted by BA 2006-03-17 09:29|| 2006-03-17 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Because nothing says "We care, in a safely remote sort of way" like throwing cash at a problem.

Posted by Pappy 2006-03-17 10:58|| 2006-03-17 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 As Absolute Ruler of the Republic of Irrelevance, I demand that Zim-bob-we change its name to Zim-george-we, and arrest everyone named "Bob".

Seriously, we need to decapitate Zimbabwe and give it a chance to have a future other than mass graves. Start now.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-03-17 19:39|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-03-17 19:39|| Front Page Top

#6 It is too late to save Zimland --- it is well and truly screwed. Remember its beginnings : Bob brought in NorKor Special Forces to put down his tribal and political enemies within the first 5 years of his regime. I am beginning to wonder if Nkomo and ZAPU would not have been the better choice for that blighted land.
And for those who think the West can do anything to resolve this -- dream on! Political correctness will trump any moves to punish Bob, and the only effective method of removing a dictatorship, military strikes or covert aid to counter-revolutionaries, would lead to bloody screams of indignation and calls for war-crimes tribunals.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-03-17 22:12|| 2006-03-17 22:12|| Front Page Top

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