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2008-04-21 Africa Subsaharan

Chinese troops are on the streets of Zimbabwean city, witnesses say

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Posted by john frum 2008-04-21 17:27|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Hint to MDC: they're delicious and you're hungry. A little salty, and not that filling, but try one - there's a lot more where these came from

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-21 18:26|| 2008-04-21 18:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, Frank, but you're hungry again after an hour....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-04-21 18:39|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-04-21 18:39|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think the timing is right now (just before the Olympics), but if the ChiComs want Zim, they'll have it. They could certainly pour enough troops and equipment into the country to put down any rebellion and they wouldn't be constrained by any rules whatsoever. If you're willing to kill enough, you can put down any uprising and I don't think the Chinese would flinch at doing in large numbers of blacks. They think pretty poorly of that ethnic group anyhow.

I'm going to watch the Chinese experiment in Africa with extreme interest. I suspect they've got intentions to install puppet governments in a number of places and they won't be fazed in the slightest by world opinion disliking the methods they use to achieve their goal. Once the Chinese get going, the Africans will REALLY look back on the era of Euro colonialism as "the good old days."

Posted by Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 2008-04-21 18:40|| 2008-04-21 18:40|| Front Page Top

#4 While that ship s sailing, it would be a good time for some Somali pirates to visit. Should be easy pickings.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2008-04-21 19:36|| 2008-04-21 19:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Were the Soviets ever so brazen - I mean, of course, to stay at the Holiday Inn?

Posted by Albemarle Hupert6384 2008-04-21 20:35|| 2008-04-21 20:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Doing the jobs ZimBob's goons won't do?

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-04-21 22:03|| 2008-04-21 22:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Holy Knee Mortar Batman, that's a lot of ammo!!!!

I am just amazed the MSM has swept this fiasco under the rug.

I wonder if you get egg rolls with two cases of Mortars

Posted by Sock Puppet of Texas 2008-04-21 22:05|| 2008-04-21 22:05|| Front Page Top

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