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2007-04-10 Africa Subsaharan

Zimbabwe: When Thieves Fall Out - Last Act

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Somehow I bet that old Bob has a few more tricks up his sleeve. When he finally dies, however, I would advise beheading his corpse and driving a stake through its heart. You never know...

Posted by Secret Master 2007-04-10 00:50|| 2007-04-10 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 One can only suppose that Mugabe is driven by a jealous rage to outdo even Idi Amin.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-10 01:55|| 2007-04-10 01:55|| Front Page Top

#3 He has just imported 3,000 "security personnel" from Angola to stiffen his police, who are deserting in droves and going to work in South Africa as security guards because inflation has made their wages in Zimbabwe almost worthless.

Ah. The real story here. Despots can continue to murder and rob as long as their thugs get paid. When the despot loses his head in sufficient hubris to allow him to think that he doesn't need to pay his henchmen, then he's on the way out.

Of course, don't look for Mugabe's successor to be any better.

Posted by gromky 2007-04-10 02:30|| 2007-04-10 02:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course, don't look for Mugabe's successor to be any better.
Posted by: gromky 2007-04-10 02:30

Well said Grom, and most of know he won't be.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-04-10 03:25|| 2007-04-10 03:25|| Front Page Top

#5 The ideal outcome would be an alliance between Zanu-PF dissidents and Zimbabwe's democratic opposition in a transitional government leading to free, internationally supervised elections.

O-kay. like anyone is interested? Really worked last time, with all them English Bobbies and Bob Marley.....and, forget about all the dealing with any kind of Zanu-pf, they created this madhouse run by monkeys, no racial slur intended, don't know why alligning with Zanu-pf dissidents was mentioned in the article, they all scum.

Jealous rage, indeed, Mr Zen. Possibly because he started with such a wealth of everything and just happened to give any interests away to the Chinese, and now he has nothing.

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-04-10 17:06|| 2007-04-10 17:06|| Front Page Top

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