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2012-03-01 Africa Subsaharan

Chinese now want Zim platnium mines - Rhino horns are so yesterday.

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-03-01 01:39|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Link to related Rhino article below:

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-03-01 01:51|| 2012-03-01 01:51|| Front Page Top

#2 What does Mug-I-Be want with fighter jets? Does he plan on invading Malawi?

Posted by Phil_B 2012-03-01 06:20|| 2012-03-01 06:20|| Front Page Top

#3 A cheap jet fighter is just the thing for cowing your population. Ditto cheap Russian tanks and APCs. They'd never make it in a stand-up fight against a real military, but as Pencilneck in Syria is demonstrating, they're wonderful in suppressing those who oppose you.

Posted by Steve White 2012-03-01 08:37|| 2012-03-01 08:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Wasn't worth fighting for then, not worth fighting for at all, the West don't need no steenking platinum, (or gold, diamonds, copper or chrome).

Posted by kia 2012-03-01 09:07|| 2012-03-01 09:07|| Front Page Top

#5 In exchange for F-1 jetfighters

The actual name is FC-1; the Pakistani equivalent is the JF-17. Which makes sense of a sort, considering Zimbawe uses Pakistani contract personnel to maintain its aircraft and, at least as of a few years ago, Pakistanis flew and maintained ZimBob police helicopters.

Posted by Pappy 2012-03-01 14:26|| 2012-03-01 14:26|| Front Page Top

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