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2004-07-13 Africa: Subsaharan

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Posted by Steve 2004-07-13 9:04:46 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Welcome to the 21st century, BC. To complete the journey, Mugabe, like Idi Amin, will convert to Islam.

Posted by ed 2004-07-13 9:18:09 AM|| 2004-07-13 9:18:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The ox-drawn ambulances were donated by the United Nations Children's Fund...

Wonder if they made the kid's kickback some of their milk money...

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-13 9:26:30 AM|| 2004-07-13 9:26:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 At least this way ZIMBABWE'S going to meet its Kyoto obligations.

Posted by LLL Moron 2004-07-13 9:31:13 AM|| 2004-07-13 9:31:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The sheer stupidity of this crap makes me crazy. What the f*ck! I just don't understand why anyone would want to destroy a perfectly good country. Zimbabwe ~~has~~ had a lot going for it - lots of natural resources, good agricultural land, etc. But nooooo! Bob has to piss it away for no reason. Will no one rid us of this assclown?

Posted by Spot 2004-07-13 9:58:38 AM|| 2004-07-13 9:58:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I really believe the US needs to recruit an exile army to overthrow Mugabe.

Posted by ed 2004-07-13 10:03:50 AM|| 2004-07-13 10:03:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I kept looking for the Scrappleface byline on this article. Incredible.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-07-13 11:59:18 AM|| 2004-07-13 11:59:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah, CL.... with any kinda breaks at all Zimbabwe will have all the top soil and educational opportunities of Haiti in about 40 years.
/jeeebus

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-13 12:32:22 PM|| 2004-07-13 12:32:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Meanwhile, the white farmers that Bob kicked off their land in Zimbabwe are being invited to farm in Zambia, Mozambique, and now Nigeria. Here's more from Zambia:

"Zambia's government, if somewhat cautiously, is welcoming them as the spark the country needs to jump-start its ailing economy. Largely as the result of the arrival of Zimbabwean tobacco farmers and their access to millions of dollars in loans, Zambia's tobacco industry is booming. Since 2001, annual harvests have increased from to 33 million pounds from 6.6 million pounds. More than 20,000 jobs have been created nationwide, according to tobacco industry representatives, and plans are also under way to build a tobacco-processing plant in Lusaka. By comparison, Zimbabwe's once-powerful tobacco industry is in tatters, shrinking to 143 million pounds of tobacco this year from a high of 528 million pounds in 2000. In more than just tobacco, Zimbabwe's economic loss has been Zambia's gain. Zimbabwean mechanics, engineers and other agricultural suppliers are moving to Zambia to do business. Tourists reluctant to visit Zimbabwe are choosing to visit Zambia to go on safaris and visit Victoria Falls, the spectacular waterfall on Zimbabwe's northern border with Zambia."

Posted by Patrick Brown 2004-07-13 12:49:27 PM|| [http://www.ubilibertas.com] 2004-07-13 12:49:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The ox-drawn ambulances were donated by the United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef, following a request from the Zimbabwe government, reports the state-owned Herald newspaper.

Nice to know that even though the UN won't do a damned thing to grab Mugabe by the ears and pull him outta there before Zimbabwe is totally ruined (assuming it isn't already), they'll at least help with ox-drawn carts.

Anybody still believe that the UN has some actual value?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-13 4:14:55 PM|| 2004-07-13 4:14:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Ok, since Mugabe-land is about to enter a famine, what will their new ambulances eat?

Posted by ed 2004-07-13 4:27:00 PM|| 2004-07-13 4:27:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Ok, since Mugabe-land is about to enter a famine, what will their new ambulances eat?

Eachother.

Posted by Charles 2004-07-13 4:49:00 PM|| 2004-07-13 4:49:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 The ox drawn ambulance service will last until the celebratory barbbeque

PS I gotta learn to spell

Posted by cheaderhead 2004-07-13 5:55:10 PM|| 2004-07-13 5:55:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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