Zimbabwe - Rogue state or not?
@ 2005-06-27 - 12:36:04Watching the news channels would convince the average viewer that Zimbabawe is a country that treats its citizens badly. Intimidation, forced evictions demolition of housing it sounds a bit like Ireland or the Highlands Scotland in the 19th Century, ie an evil ruling class intent on consolidating power and wealth and crushing any potential opponents. So we can certainly construe that Mr Mugabe has learned a lot from his colonial masters.
Meanwhile Britain the now reformed former colonial masters have been intent on exposing Mugabe as a cruel and corrupt dictator for several years. Unfortunately everyone except the people who can take action have been convinced. None of Zimbabwe's neighbours are prepared to lift a hand against Mugabe. Unfortunately none of these states including South Africa has a particularly good record on civil and human rights so their inertia is no surprise.
What is a surprise is the news that Britain Mugabe's seemingly implacable opponents have started to send Zimbabwean asylums seekers back to potential incarceration and torture at the hands of Mugabe's regime. This is simply unacceptable, Britain cannot say with any confidence that the people being repatriated are in no danger.
The only way to oust Mugabe is to cut him off from the rest of the world including his Swiss bank accounts. Sending people back who done their utmost to escape is cruel and unworthy behaviour of which Tony Blair should be ashamed.
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He should be sacked from the British Commonwealth too. I hope Prince Charles washed his hands thoroughly after shaking Mugabe's paw!
Regards
Dawn
We supported regime change in Iraq, albeit through the back door of the WMD question. We should consider (seriously) bringing charges against Mugabe and his cronies in the International Court. Once a warrant has been issued, we would then have a duty under international law to bring him before the court to face trial. This would give us the authority to act militarily.
However I must rememeber that Zimbabwe has no oil and is therefore of no strategic importance to the US.
 | skip2468 [Member] 14/07/05 @ 13:40 |
Are you aware that at the moment Mugabe is responsible for putting the New Zealnd Government and the New Zealand Cricket Council into a very tight corner? Shame on him! Keep smiling
 | OPC1D [Member] 26/07/06 @ 17:49 |
I was in Rhodesia at the time of the elections that were used by, coincidentally a Labour Prime Minister, to teach the citizens of Rhodesia a lesson and impose a Marxist regime on them.
At that time all of the border posts had a sign on the wall that read " For What we are about to receive may the British be held truely responsible "
You may take my word for it that Rhodesia was a beautiful, beautiful, multi racial, multi ethnic society. It was wilfully kicked apart by the politicians.
yes I know thats not what the history books say but remember, it is the winners that write the history books.
the only chance the good citizens of Zimbabwe have of salvation is to discover oil, without that there is not a Western politician who gives a shit about their plight.
There are only two good thing about modern life in Zimbabwe, life expectancy is among the shortest in the World, (unless you are a member of the ruling elite) and due to hyper inflation they are all multi multi millionaires.
At least before they die they can buy a 3 year old Mercedes 4 x 4 for a mere 22 BILLION Zimbabwe Dollars - bargain
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