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2007-03-13 Africa Subsaharan

Analysis: Mugabe's final days may be upon us

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Posted by tu3031 2007-03-13 15:14|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The basic problem is that no one on the African continent can put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

Posted by RWV 2007-03-13 16:44|| 2007-03-13 16:44|| Front Page Top

#2 wasnt cecil Rhodes' dream to incorporate Rhodesia into South Africa? Would this perhaps be a time to achieve that, though in a fashion Rhodes would never have envisioned?

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-03-13 16:59|| 2007-03-13 16:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Coming on top of recent reports of soldiers shooting their horses at Nkomo Barracks, and taking their weapons off to RSA for security work, along with the soldier who ripped a mag at State House, Bob is lucky to be room temperature. All is not well.

If, as mooted, all the elections go ahead next year, 2008, foresee a free-for-all, as the latest crack-down on the MDC unite ZANU-PF/ANC rule, then they can fight amongst themselves.
Called electioneering, Zimbabwe-style.

Me, I just want that UN-Peace Franchise-Thing, ok?

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-03-13 17:07|| 2007-03-13 17:07|| Front Page Top

#4 LH,

Rhodesia was proposed as a Province for sports purposes, but never was part of South Africa, separate country, own ID, although SAP were in Rhodesia 1972.

Rhodes achieved a major part of his dream, which was Cape to Cairo, with the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, given away.

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-03-13 17:20|| 2007-03-13 17:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Rhodesia was a country that once had promise of a decent life for all its people. Zimbabwe's primary use these days is as an example to those people who think colonialism was a bad thing. Twenty-seven years after Lancaster House it looks like they've finally come to the end of the road with Bad Bob. It would have been much, much better for all concerned if one of the Selous Scouts could have gotten within sniping range of that bastard and taken him out.

I guess it doesn't matter now. They wanted Bob and they got him. They're not happy about it but that's too bad. You can choose your actions; you just can't choose the consequences.

Posted by Mac 2007-03-13 18:38|| 2007-03-13 18:38|| Front Page Top

#6 A see a jet, a GulfStream, landing, boarding 4 folks and a trunk.

Posted by Shipman 2007-03-13 19:30|| 2007-03-13 19:30|| Front Page Top

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