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2007-03-08 Africa Subsaharan

Stop pretending 'all is well in Zimbabwe'

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sikatana said ending the sanctions is key to ending the food crisis in what used to be known as the breadbasket of Africa.... Unless the issue of the confiscation of white-owned farms is resolved quickly, the situation will attain catastrophic proportions
The real problem is that Mugabe evicted the white farmers and their black workers who had turned Rhodesia into a breadbasket and gave their land to his black "war veterans" and political cronies most of whom either couldn't or didn't farm it productively. Not sure how removing sanctions is going to teach Mr. Farmin' B. Hard how to grow corn. Further, Mugabe's thugs have looted the treasury to the point that Zimbabwe can't afford to buy anything anyway.

Posted by RWV 2007-03-08 10:19|| 2007-03-08 10:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Zimbob hasn't hit bottom yet, but the ground is rapidly aproaching, the crater will look like Arizona's "Meteor Crater" shortly, I predict 6 months or less when food is no longer "Short" But "Gone".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-03-08 13:20|| 2007-03-08 13:20|| Front Page Top

#3 I got told in RE that Zimbabwe ad recently made a 5000 rand (i think the currency, not all that on my facts) note, which in 7 days time would be worth £1.50 lol, that made me laugh.
This 'place' needs sorting out. Either to be hit, or just cruised missile the palace of Mugabe. Infact that isn't a bad idea, declare war, cruise missile his house and leave it at that. take down a major symbol of his power, and I think you might find the people will solve it

Posted by devilstoenail 2007-03-08 16:40|| 2007-03-08 16:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, maybe the people who f***ed it should solve it?

Aw, what a shame, they retired on millions, no work left to do.

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-03-08 17:14|| 2007-03-08 17:14|| Front Page Top

#5 I'll be happy when Bob and Grace (and the rest of the "war veterans") are overthrown, and eaten, by the hungry mobs

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-08 17:33|| 2007-03-08 17:33|| Front Page Top

#6 At some point we'll start going after the retirees. Unfortunately it is too practical an option to get bastards to leave peacefully that we don't want to set a precident. Not yet. But I imagine there are nations who will hunt down retired tyrants (as Israel hunted down ex-Nazi's) and eventually justice will be done even if money is not returned to the nation from which it was stolen.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-03-08 18:00|| 2007-03-08 18:00|| Front Page Top

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