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| Africa: Southern |
| Mugabe killing ’could spark war’ |
| 2004-01-21 |
| Zimbabwe’s opposition leader has said any attempt on the life of President Robert Mugabe could spark civil war. Morgan Tsvangirai, who is on trial accused of plotting to kill Mr Mugabe, said any such attack would unleash anarchy and chaos. He says he had no reason to plot to assassinate Mr Mugabe, as he expected to beat him at the polls. Well sure, in a fair election you might have. "All political assassinations have consequences that undermine democracy, justice, freedom," he told the court. Smart man. What a foolish waste the whole Zim-Bob-We farce has been. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader has been testifying for a second day in the case, which began in February 2003. Mr Tsvangirai said he and two senior officials of his party, Welshman Ncube and Renson Gasela, were duped into believing that Mr Menashe was interested in promoting the MDC’s image. He said the consultant had promised to help them raise funds for the party and lobby for international support for its political activities in Zimbabwe. The prosecution case hinges on a grainy video tape made by the Canadian political consultant in which Mr Tsvangirai allegedly discusses Mr Mugabe’s "elimination". Think this might have been a Bob-style set-up? In his testimony, Mr Ben-Menashe said that Mr Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had signed a $500,000 contract with his firm and promised $10m to the head of the air force, Air Marshal Perence Shiri, to stage a coup after Mr Mugabe’s assassination. If convicted, Mr Tsvangirai could face the death penalty. Don’t expect any Hollywood stars to protest, though. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 What if he just...ummmmmmm... dies??? Is that okay? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-1-21 8:52:39 PM |
| #2 There are a couple of other good articles out concerning that area of the world. The Guradian has Apartheid spy smear rebounds about the continuing dust-up in teh ANC. The BBC has Zimbabwe police 'quit newspaper' |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-1-21 11:39:48 AM |
| #1 Mugabe killing ’could spark war’ I'm failing to see how this would be worse... |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-1-21 8:34:00 AM |