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2011-11-17 Africa Subsaharan

China says Mugabe 'old friend' as Zimbabwe head visits

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Posted by Fred 2011-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Zim-bob-we has been exploited by everyone else, I guess it's China's turn.

Posted by Spot 2011-11-17 07:53|| 2011-11-17 07:53|| Front Page Top

#2 There needs to be an internationalist movement in both China and Russia to change the national attitude in both nations against *foreign* dictators and tyrants.

In all fairness, the US used to do that itself, encourage such dictators and tyrants, as long as it profited us, but eventually the light dawned that such people were creating more long term problems than they were worth.

Both China and Russia still have the insular idea that "what happens over there is of no consequence here", which was actually worse in the US because we had two ocean barriers to annoying foreigners, but the world is not like that anymore.

It is a hard lesson to learn.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-11-17 09:12|| 2011-11-17 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Buy American this Christmas!

Posted by Creregum Glolump8403 2011-11-17 09:34|| 2011-11-17 09:34|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree anonymouse but I think the Chinese are building on anti-colonial resentment in Africa. They don't care if its a dictatorship or a democracy, they just want access and the anti-colonial card is a powerful card.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-11-17 10:36|| 2011-11-17 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 rj: I'm -moose not -mouse. -mouse is a different poster.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-11-17 13:37|| 2011-11-17 13:37|| Front Page Top

#6 I for one am going to boycott all Zim-bob-wean goods this X-Mas.
Take that bobby boy!

Posted by bigjim-CA 2011-11-17 20:23|| 2011-11-17 20:23|| Front Page Top

#7 I apologize for my fat iPhone thumbs.

Posted by Rjschwarz 2011-11-17 21:17|| 2011-11-17 21:17|| Front Page Top

#8 "I for one am going to boycott all Zim-bob-wean goods"

What goods? Isn't their most plentiful product misery?

Posted by Barbara 2011-11-17 22:29|| 2011-11-17 22:29|| Front Page Top

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