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2006-05-08 Africa Subsaharan

Mugabe Arming War Veterans Ahead of Mass Protests

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Posted by Pappy 2006-05-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The term "war veteran" denotes the communists that help overthrow the Smith government.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-08 07:26|| 2006-05-08 07:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Sometimes the stupidity shines through even a good idea.
I'd strongly suggest only arming veterans that are prosperous, arming the veterans who are starving, homeless, or destitute would be the same as arming the opposition.
I'd also be very interested in the quantity of ammo given each vet, 10 rounds or less indicates a serious lack of trust.

This looks to be the start of Civil War, the beginning of the end for Sprocket Bob.
Think of it this way, the people he can trust are already armed, arming the vets simply provides the opposition with guns (After they take them away from aging vets) as well as disillusioning the very people who have survived so far.

The Youth Brigades now are a different matter, they'll attack anybody their "Leader" points them at, (Inexperience, poor judgment) I forsee fighting between the vets abd youths, with heavy casualties on both sides, and a gross weakeneng of Bob's base supporters whichever way the chios fall.

Bad, bad idea.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-05-08 09:16|| 2006-05-08 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh yeah, he's much better than Ian Smith. Like night and day.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-05-08 09:31|| 2006-05-08 09:31|| Front Page Top

#4 A covert, never-to-be-acknowledged night flight of a B-2 over Harare, dropping a MOAB on Bob's boudoir would go a long way towards improving the lot of the people.

Posted by RWV 2006-05-08 10:34|| 2006-05-08 10:34|| Front Page Top

#5 "The term "war veteran" denotes the communists that help overthrow the Smith government."

More exact, Chinese-armed and supplied communists.

Posted by Fordesque 2006-05-08 10:41|| 2006-05-08 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 So, Fordesque you think they're going to wind up with a ChiCom Govt as a Puppet State?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-05-08 13:51|| 2006-05-08 13:51|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if Farmin B. Hard has rejoined the colors?

Posted by 6 2006-05-08 16:00|| 2006-05-08 16:00|| Front Page Top

#8 "So, Fordesque you think they're going to wind up with a ChiCom Govt as a Puppet State?"

Thirty years ago, the Chinese were providing ZANU with AK-47s, RPGs, mortars, radios, and training in camps located in Zambia. Unlike the Soviets, the Chinese were content to allow the "liberation-groups" to espouse their own local brand of communist ideology.

The Chinese now have preferential access to Zimabwe's minerals, land and trade.

To answer your question, no. But Zimbabwe ended up with a government that the Chinese are not unhappy about.

Posted by Fordesque 2006-05-08 22:10|| 2006-05-08 22:10|| Front Page Top

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