Let us not forget the murder of Joseph Nkomo, which was the first of Robert Mugabe's murderous activities over 28 years.
Mbeki's stance will ensure him a defiled name in African history.
Diamonds before people. An old African story!

Robert Mugabe, God Bless Him, is an African HEROE!!!

George Bush, God Punish him, Is a Terorist!!!

Robert Mugabe saved his country from rapacious, vicious whites who were EATING Zimbabwe to death. The white media is crying crocodile tears for these whites.
God Bless Mugabe!!!!!!

GEORGE MANUELIAN wrote “Whether it’s an entire nation in Africa that was once a civilized paradise or a neighborhood in Atlanta, blacks destroy it. History has shown they cannot be self sufficient, or maintain any large institution.”
Well, Mr. Manuelian (which I bet a dollar to a doughnut is your undercover KKK name) do you think that White people have always shown the ability to maintain large institutions? If you do then explain the rationale for the One Hundred-Year War between Britain and France that took the lives of nearly 57% of the French population at the time. I will skip over World War I and instead refer to World II that cost more than 20 million Russian lives, to say nothing about the millions of Europeans, Africans and Asians that perished during that war which was designed to establish a “Master Race”. Do you remember the Marshall Plan and why it became necessary? By the way, who killed millions of innocent Jews, Gypsies and “other undesirables” in German society in particular and in Europe generally during WW II? I will not talk about Vietnam and Iraq. I promise!

I attach an email from one of the last remaining white farmers in Zimbabwe: it speaks for itself.
From: joybells.zw
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 19:00:05 +

Dear Family and Friends,

Well never thought I would have to do this email do not know if it may
be my last from our farm "Chidza".

At 3.30pm today a lorry load of so called' Mugabe brain washed
"war-vets"arrived at our gate to take over our land, equipment and
pedigree cattle. This crazy action is occurring in a country where
there is v little foodbeing produced !It is now 6 pm and they have been
singing their war songs at our gate for three hours, the atmosphere is
violent and more and more of them have arrived.We managed to get our
daughter Alison and her young son "Little John" into town and for now
it is just John and myself, plus our dogs remaining in the house on
the farm.They have said that our labour will not work tomorrow. They
have demanded that John must kill them a sheep, which John has flatly
refused to do, so ,no doubt ,they will simply kill one for themselves.

None of our paid labour will even attmpt to come to work tomorrow
either! Graham Richards who lives south of us is also under siege at the
same time as us, so this siege of the last remaining whites is an
orchestrated plan.The Goddards and Deidricks are in the same boat. They
have already taken over Pa-Nyanda Guest Lodge, and Graham and his wife
Callie are now in town.

Alison is at John sisters in Masvingo town and her husband Carl is
expectedback from Bulawayo tonight.Lorna's telephone no. is Zw code
39-264323 ; Ali is on 011216643 Our Phone Landline is 039-266080Cell
Phone Nos. 011-215275 ; 023-258810Please pass this email on to as many
folk as you would like to , this illegal action must become "known" thru
out the world.

If you know of anyone in the Media, please ensure that they become
aware/are alerted to this evil tyrant's actions to keep power at all
costs.We have to let the world know what is happening.Well done to Zesa.
As they load shedded us and I phoned my friend in theZesa Faults and he
phoned Harare and they have switched us back on. So for now please keep
all of us in your prayers and we will send a followup tomorrow if we are
able.

Our love to you all.
John and Joy from Chidza.

*******************************

From: Pip Curling [mailto:curling@zol.co.zw]
> Sent: 17 April 2008 08:22 AM
> Subject: Just one day in Harare
>
> The "non-crisis" in Zimbabwe has reached our quiet corner in Harare
> and impacted on our lives. This morning a young man is asleep in a
> bedroom of our house. He is a victim of beating by armed soldiers and
> riot police in Mabvuku (a suburb of Harare) on Tuesday night. The man
> (I'll call him John) works in Borrowdale (the suburb where we live)
> and travels home to Mabvuku every evening. On Tuesday night he
> reached the Mabvuku shopping centre at about 8pm. He saw trucks of
> military and police who had dispersed people drinking in the night
> clubs and bars. John and several fellow commuters were seized as they
> climbed down from their bus. They were forced to lie face down on the
> ground and beaten on their backs and heads with batons sticks to the
> accompanying shouts from the military of "You voted for Tsvangirai,
> now see what you have done!" The military and the police also jumped
> in their victims legs causing knee injuries. John went to work on
> Wednesday morning barely able to walk. I know John, he has served me
> in the business where he works. When I saw him at work late in the
> afternoon he said he had no money to see a doctor but a friend had
> given him some pain relief tablets. It was too late to find a doctor
> so I brought John home, dressed the wounds on his legs, applied salve
> to the thirteen angry and swollen baton bruises on his back, gave him
> more painkillers, food and a bed. Today we will find a doctor.
>
> Early this morning I drove another young man to the bus terminus in
> Mbare. He is going home to Mudzi to rescue his wife and small child.
> Over the last days we have heard alarming news from Mudzi about
> people being beaten, two killed and houses set alight. A telephone
> call from a friend in Mudzi reported that the people of one village
> had left their homes to sleep in the local school under the
> protection of the police. I am worried about our young man traveling
> today, the day before Zimbabwe celebrates 28 years of independence
> from colonial rule.
>
> Pip
> Harare

Several Africans here have said we Americans should "butt out" when it comes to Mugabe. I have an honest question--do they feel that way about Darfur, too? How about Rwanda? If we had "interfered" then, would that have been the wrong thing to do?

Response to Somali:

Your twisted, senseless and naive argument that because much of the rest of Africa is down-trodden, underdeveloped and suffering from various forms of ailment therefore the Western media should not say anything about the evil the barbaric, totalitarian, autocratic and incompetent Mugabe regime is wreaking on the people of Zimbabwe would be laughable were it not for the gravity of the situation.

How do you think the other African countries of which you speak got to be in the degenerate and retrograde condition in which they find themselves today? You specifically singled out Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Do you know or remember how President Mohamed Siad Barre took that country down when he ruled it as a dictator from October 21, 1969 to January 27, 1991? Do you remember President Joseph Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now DR of Congo) and what he did to that country during his reign of terror and rampant corruption from 1965 to 1997?

I am originally from Liberia. You do know what Charles Taylor did to Liberia (and Sierra Leone) when the world sat by and let him have his way! Don’t you? Do you think apartheid would have ended in South Africa or Ian Smith's racist white government of Rhodesia would have relinquished power to the majority black population had it not been for the voices of people (mainly) in the west and in the western media?

You know what Somali? They say it is better to be the only person to know that you are ignorant, by keeping your mouth shut.

It's unfortunate we have people like Malam who stereotype African journalists. I take it as an insult that borders on racism and idiocy. If Malam has a different opinion, I don't see any problem with him arguing it and substantiating his views. There's nothing criminal about African journalists writing the way they see things -- even if their views are similar to those promulgated by the Western media. In any case, Malam can check the number of African journalists employed by the Western media. I'm in fact proud of African journalists and their achievements. I have even seen reports from the "war zone" of Zimbabwe by one Darlington Majonga in the Washington Post. It's encouraging to have the story of Zimbabwe being told by Zimbabweans. Malam's mindset is not different from Mugabe's, the octogenarian dictator who blames the West and everything other than his old self for the problems Zimbabwe is facing. The Western countries have every right to speak out on the crisis in Zimbabwe, even if they have double standards. JESUS CHRIST DOES NOT BECOME SATAN WHEN A PROSTITUTE SAYS HE'S THE SON OF GOD. Look who needs to have his head examined.

The only voice on these comments worth looking at is the one by TANETA. Few words but says it all.

I guess the WAR on Mugabe will NOT stop until Zimbabwe is DESTROYED!!

Lets be honest. Zimbabwe's problems compared to other problems in Africa are miniscule. In fact, despite what western media say, Zimbabwe IS STILL much better off than MANY AFRICAN countries.

So Why ARE western media sooo deeply involved in the Zimbabwe debacle? Is Zimbabwe worse than Somalia? The anwer is NO

Is Zimbabwe worse than Congo, where FIVE MILLION PEOPLE have so far been killed?

NO!

In Africa, there are MORE than 50 African countries. There are more than 800,000,000 people who live in these countries. Many of these countries are sooo poor we don't even get to hear about them. Many African countries have no roads, no hostpitals, nothing!!

Compared to these countries, the people of Zimbabwe are better off. So why the western media madness over Zimbabwe? Why don't they cover Somalia with the same zeal? Why NOT Uganda where a nasty bush war has been going on for decades with the Lords Resistance Army? You would NEVER know this war was going on if you RELY solely on western media.

Why this hypocritical coverage of Africa? Why are western media destroying whole forests to cover Zimbabwe?

I am afraid, Njoroge, as an African, I have only one answer for this western media madness over Zimbabwe. They are OVER-HYPING Zimbabwe because of ONLY one thing:THE LAND THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE FEW THOUSAND WHITES. THAT'S ALL.

I believe that had Mugabe nationalized land belonging to Indian business people, there would have been no furor. Had Mugabe nationalized land that belonged to Chinese in Zimbabwe, there would have been No Furor.

I believe the entire western media focus on Zimbabwe is ALL CONTRIVED. It is Hypocricy of the highest nature. The hypocritical western media ONLY stiffen the backs of Africans like myself to support Mugabe even MORE. No one LIkes LIES. So why should we Africans be forced to Swallow ALL these LIES about Zimbabwe?

Fight if you must but remember this, NO AMERICAN TROOPS IN AFRICA, NEVER...regardless of who wins the White House...obama will try, but will lose this fight...

How about everyone with troubles grow a spine and take up their own cause? People who don't earn their freedom with their own blood and treasure will never understand the cost and hold dear their investment. I've no yearning to hand someone a precious gift and then be spat upon by them and the whining left for our efforts. Maybe Obama or Hillary with take the time out to write him a note with harsh language..... Don't expect those two to ride to the aid of anyone.

I wish, for once and for all, we could get rid of all those evil Black leaders - then the natural intelligence, ingenuity, morality, industriousness, and generosity of the Black populace worldwide could then finally be allowed to flourish!

If and when the election runoff occurs, there needs to be SADC and/or UN election obsevers at all the polling stations.
Hopefully Tsvangirai will be able to return to Zimbabwe from South Africa without getting arrested in the meantime.

Anonymous:

What you're describing is a slippery slope argument that just doesn't stand up. To say that an outside country should never meddle in the affairs of another country is a very worrisome claim. I agree that it should not be done often, but in extreme cases, such as genocide and other atrocities, I think outside countries have every right to step in and intervene. Also, outside countries always have the right to critically analyze the actions of other countries and I think the world benefits from these criticisms, both in the case of the West's criticisms of the rest of the world and the world's criticisms of the West. Using your logic, my saying we should intervene in other countries in the case of genocide is tantamount to my giving the green light to Bush to invade Iraq. Foreign policy is too nuanced to make blanket statements based on slippery slope arguments.

African leaders and those making comments that the West should keep out of African affairs (in regards to this matter) should realize how irrelevant Zimbabwe is right now. Democracy is at risk yet again and there's a Chinese freighter trying to find a port to deliver weapons to Mugabe and not much has been done by the West. Sure Bush has said something but for the most part Zimbabwe doesn't register that high in terms of importance.

That's what people should be most worried about.

Robert Mugabe is an excellent example of Black Liberation Theology, a strong African leader who refuses to kneel to the Rich White Man. His Marxist economic theories, are also consonant with Black Liberation Theology, and have served to take a once thriving country and make it an example for the whole world to see. The charge that he uses violence against his opponents is a lie, and we have evidence that his rival beat himself on the head with a club, so as to toady to the white man. It is the Rich White Man who is destroying the country. No doubt, Israel has a part in the destruction as they do in every part of the world, especially in my new neighborhood outside of Chicago on a golf course, amongst Rich White Men and Jews.

Hell, I think its OK for, say, one of the African countries, to remove an impeachable warmongering fool president like Bush from the White House by force.

I know it's tempting, but if you really think another country has the right to intervene in your country's problems, then you think invading Iraq in order to steal its oil was OK, and you also think its OK for, say, France, to remove an impeachable warmongering fool president like Bush from the White House by force.

DO YOU think that?

Whether it’s an entire nation in Africa that was once a civilized paradise or a neighborhood in Atlanta, blacks destroy it. History has shown they cannot be self sufficient, or maintain any large institution.

George Manuelian
Atherton, CA

I think the problem is Mbeki's leadership style who constantly behave in no hear no see fashion when he is confronted with major issues of the day. Do you remeber when he said there is no AIDS crisis in his country, something to that effect. He saw AIDS to be a big burden to his country's economy in terms of providing help to those who were infected and he denied it instead of trying to find solution. He is saying the same thing about the dictatorial regime of Mugabe. According to Mbeki, the word crisis is not in his vocabulary. To those who are advocating the West should leave Africa alone, although the western countries have interests, by and large they are more democratic, humane, and have more sensible policies to try to solve problems in third world countries than most of this jungle bred African rulers who came to power through revolutionary schemes. And this is from an African whom I am ashamed to be associated at least by origin with these cabals who call themselves as African leaders. They should be labeled as Africa exploiters and destroyers.

Does this ranting really suprise you? Thirty five years ago, the people of DC were given sovereignty over their own city. Whenever outsiders wrote articles about our mayor's cronyism, corruption, and crack use; the local reply was not to address the issues being raised. Instead, the reply was about how the rest of America was attempting to interfere of their sovereignty.

The nice thing about Virginia is the moat between Marion "Mayor-for-life" Barry's territory and an ocean between Robert "Despot-for-life" Mugabe's territory. All of this nonsense is a black thing. How can you expect me to understand?

Sorry. Western liberals have made certain that the US will not interfere in humanitarian crises ever again. Millions will die, but the comfy liberals in San Fransisco will be happy.

The people will have to free themselves. If force is required they will have to find the will, cunning, and bravery to do it themselves. Counting on outsiders to enforce the rule of the people is no way to establish a stable democracy.

It's quite possible Mugabe won't go away without force. But I would be curious to see if this same Kenyan journalist believes we had a right to use force to remove Saddam Hussein? Does he really expect the U.S. to delve into another Iraq situation? Or Somalia? If it's that important, the U.N. should step up to the plate.

This author understands Africa. He is an African after all. Mugabe uses this British/Blair thing as a stick to beat his people. Britain has no more interest in Zimbabwe than any of the other former colonies. Mbeki is a fool. He says there is no crisis in Zimbabwe but even in his own country there are millions of desperate Zimbabweans as refugees. Many beg and some are criminals as they have no living. Mbeki's stomach is full and so there is no crisis to the Dictator Mugabe not allowing the presidental results to be shown.

"The most disgusting thing about Mugabe is that he has made the racist Ian Smith look like a prescient and wise statesman in retrospect."

There's any number of African leaders who make Ian Smith look good. In fact, it's hard to find an African leader who doesn't make Smith look good.

Idi Amin

Emperor Bokassa

Mugabe

Doe

When you think about it, the list is endless.

Take care of your problems yourselves so when it all goes down the toilet, and it will, you'll have only yourselves to blame.

Justly thou abhorrest
That son, who on the quiet state of men
Such trouble brought, affecting to subdue
Rational liberty; yet know withal,
Since thy original lapse, true liberty
Is lost, which always with right reason dwells
Twinned, and from her hath no dividual being:
Reason in man obscured, or not obeyed,
Immediately inordinate desires,
And upstart passions, catch the government
From reason; and to servitude reduce
Man, till then free. Therefore, since he permits
Within himself unworthy powers to reign
Over free reason, God, in judgement just,
Subjects him from without to violent lords;

It's surpring that any free human being would side with Mugabe at this point in time. An Octogenarian wringing out the life out of young people..now that's an achievement. I'd reserve particular blame for Mr. Mbeki, for giving psychological comfort to the forces of evil.

If the situation in Zimbabwe is normal, why oh why, did anyone bother to end tyranny in S. Africa.

We shall Overcome neo-slavery Africans someday.

It hurts me to see how ignorant of the facts about Zimbabwe, people are. The one that always gets to me, is that the white commercial farmers had the best land. This is not the case. Many of the African Tribal Trust areas were some of the best lands - lots of irrigation and arable land available. If one flies over Zimbabwe today, the boundary line is marked distincly between well manicured and cultivated land on one side of the fence, and on the other, over grazed land, with no trees left, and badly laid out lands with no care taken with drainage and contour ridges. The Department of Conservation and Extension was there specifically to deal with this, but due to political interference, no heed was taken, so their good land was made derelict over the years.

I particularly object to the statement that the whites "stole" the land. I purchased my farm in 1979 at a respectable market price, the year before independence, and in all good faith, no matter what the outcome of the elections in 1980, was happy to take the chance. This was a good decision until the Mugabe party lost the elections for a One Party State in 2000. The blame was laid on the Commercial Farmers, and that it is why they turned on us, and took away our farms as a mark of revenge. The labourers on my farm, as on all the commercial farms, were very happy in my employment, and I just hate to think what has become of all of them at this time.

Kicking the Whites out of both Rhodesia and South Africa might not have been such a good idea after all.

Why are you so absessed with Mugabe? Leave the man alone. He has done nothing to you. Your grudge is over the "white farmers' land" right? Well let me ask you something. Why are the Jew artifacts that were stolen returned after more that fifty years? The land in Zimbabwe was stoteln and by force from black zimbabweens but you do not get any report of that in the western media.

I have some nominations for you Thoms:

Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Nicolae Ceaucescu, Pol Pot, and Manuel Noreaga.

For 28 years Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF have pointed the finger at outside influences to explain Zimbabwe's rapid decline. They will never acknowledge the fact that it has been their own corruption and greed that have left the breadbasket of Africa in ruins. Wachai is correct that it will only be a show of force, preferably from within southern Africa, that will free Zimbabweans from their second "master" who seeks only to plunder them.

The most disgusting thing about Mugabe is that he has made the racist Ian Smith look like a prescient and wise statesman in retrospect.

Those who have posted comments attaching the author of this piece use such distorted logic, obfuscation and poor grammar that one can only assume that at least some of them are written by or on behalf of the Mugabe regime. That being said, without exception they ignore fundamental truths about human rights and the history of Zimbabwe and South Africa. Before regime change in The former Rhodesia and in Apartheid South African both the Zanu-PF and the ANC sought the support of the world against the then ruling regimes arguing that the regimes be isolated by the world because there was not universal franchise and the people were not being given their fundamental rights to a democratically elected government. Now Mugabe and Mbeki apparently see no problem with a brutal dictator like Mugabe using force to reject the will of the Zimbabweans and to continue to rape Zimbabwe and commit human rights violations for his own personal benefit. Similarly, Mbeki's failure to take action against Mugabe to protect the people of Zimbabwe who have spoken in this election is an even greater disgrace and raises serious questions about what will happen in South Africa if the ANC were to lose an election. Those have written here attacking the Western powers for calling for Mugabe's removal from power simply demonstrate their racism towards the west and their total disregard for the rights (and plight) of the Zimbabweans (who have elected a new government to which they are being denied).

Great commentary by Njoroge Wachai. All of us need to step up and help. Zimbabwe is bleeding.

PEACE: You must wonder why Mugabe doesn't won't allow the election results to be known until he has "miscounted" the ones that disfavoured him.

Why are CNN and BBC not making a lot of noise about the goings-on in Iraq? Who caused the turmoil there? Under Saddam we never read about massacres and suicide bombings there until Iraq was forcibly placed under an American-chosen government. If Bush and Blair think they are humane, why did they kill Saddam? If ever I know barbarians and savages then they are Bush and Blair. So what did Saddam learn from his execution? Mugabe is a civilised black African. He let Ian Smith live his full live inspite of the 50 000 innocent Zimbabweans he killed in the civil war. Now Bush and Blair want to take Mugabe to the Hague. Why? Why not themselves having killed people in Irag? And CNN and BBC are so quiet about it. It makes me wonder.

Bush and Blair want to plunge Zimbabwe into a civil war so that they can plunder the resources as they are doing in Iraq. All the infrastructure in Iraq is being destroyed everyday. Who is doing business to reconstruct the infrastructure? American companies. So who is benefiting in the reconstruction there. American companies, probably Bush's companies. Therefore that was the reason to invade Iraq. Right now they are plundering the resources of Iraq, oil and technology.

If Zimbabwe is led by an American-imposed government the country is going to war. And who is going to be fighting in the war? Black Zimbabweans. And then what is next? Britain and America will have the opportunity to plunder the resources of Zimbabwe whilst black Zimbabweans fight each other.

Mr Bush and Mr Blair, you are the most barbaric and savage human beings that I have known in my life. With our poverty in Zimbabwe I would wholeheartedly work for money to raise the airfare for Bush and Blair to go to the Hague where they belong. CNN and BBC are you aware of your double standards? Shame on you!!!

Are these two people aware that since 2000, Zimbabwe has had only two successful agricultural seasons? So why is the blame about food shortages in Zimbabwe being blamed on Mugabe? Why did IMF deny Zimbabwe of its right to borrow from the institution after redeeming the GRA?

Comeon Zimbabweans!! We are rated the second most literate community in Africa by UNESCO. Lets show Bush and Blair that we are a learned people. We shall never be provoked into war by these people. They will not be there when we fight each other. And you know what Bush and Blair with their rich companies will be supplying weapons to us so that whist we kill each other they will getting richer and richer. It is no secret that from the 15th century when Europeans started to leave Europe there was already land shortage. Their goal was to acquire land in the diaspora so that their kith and kin would follow and get the cheap rich lands of Africa.

Why did Mr Bush sunction the destruction of Guantanamo investigation tapes? HORROR!!! Even Amanpour would have had a change of heart. She so much loves Bush and Blair not mention anything bad about them. I wonder if she will now not compete for first position of the billionaires like Bill Gates as she gets the blank cheques from Bush and Blair.

Amanpour (sp) please go and make a lot of noise so that Bush and Blair can go to the Hague in January after Bush hands power to the next US president.

I have never known such cruel, barbaric and inhumane people as Bush and Blair.

Murdergabe's electoral process was never about democratic choice; it was always about confirmation of his role as Number One. Of COURSE he cannot stand down and give the power back to the people! Firstly the police and military wouldn't allow it; second, neither would his corrupt and powerful web of cronies. The abused population would tear all the bully boys limb from limb.

So what WILL happen to Africa? The Africa that instead of being the bread basket it should be, is an unmitigated basket case? Maybe they do need the White Man back.

Africa is probably the richest continent in natural resources
Unfortunately. it has the most corrupt governments in the world. Leaders like Mobuto, and others who appropriate and stash away theeir countries vast wealth externally. Mobuto was just one of them.
Africa is racked with tribalism amd other rivalries after the colonial powers "bestowed independence" on them.
India is the most interesting country as far as any democracy goes.
It survives under all odds like, poverty, caste system, language differences,religions and a host of adversities, and still is the world's largest surviving democracy.
It has unfettered media and is religiously secular, unlike its neighbour Pakistan.
Africans are cowards when it comes to fight for thier rights.
Oppresive governments have been brought down by uprisings in many of the now democratic countries.
I could go on ad infinitum about the qualities that are displayed by other nations and lacking in our African brothers.
But why bother??????

R. Banda.

Zimbabwe was the "bread basket of Africa." It produced enough wheat and other food to feed most of the Southern part of Africa. Than this dictator came to power and chased off all the European farmers that also had lived there for many generations and who, admittedly, had build a nice business that employed many people and paid them decent wages. Nobody that worked on the farms complained that they were being exploited. One day a bunch of hooligans showed up and chased the rightful owners off their property. You know what they did with the many acres of wheat that were ready for harvest? THE STUPID BASTARDS BURNED IT AND EVERYBODY WENT HUNGRY. Yes, those people sure were ready to take over. Now they are all hungry and ready to beg for food from the rest of us. Had they left well enough alone, they would all be at least fed and most of the WILLING would be middle class or better. I'm trying to keep my cool but it's time to tell it like it is: Name me ONE African Country that has not gone to the dogs since they gained independence. With the exception of South Africa there are none or at least very few. And the story of South Africa is not completed yet.

It feels painful and frustrating for people to vote for change, only to have the vote stolen. Since this is a common problem of almost all African countries, our generation should condemn this practice in the strongest terms possible. Those in the Western countries trying to voice concern are Africa's true friends, it is our duty to redeem the image of Africa, and not just remain a dark continent where all the bad things happen. So why shouldn't our leaders stand up and rid the continent of such fellows as Mugabe, who can not even win a fair election. If this does not happen then it might be tempting for civilians to take the law into their own hands.

Mugabe and Mbeki are the same. Both clinging to power. Mugabe sent in his troops to kill previously a whole tribe in Mashonaland. Britain can be ashamed. The French moved into previously colonies to restore order. Britain did nothing. Are they afraid, or was the Falklands more important or Iraq?
They allowed people to be murdered. Mugabe should get on trial for his murders by an international court as previous leaders. Mugabe destroyed Zimbabwe completely and the people spoke. Mbeki is also doing the same in South Africa. Look what happens.

It is time that we stood together and boikot the 2010 world cup in South Africa.

HUMAN RIGHTS, WHERE ARE YOU?

Mugabe and Mbeki are the same. Both clinging to power. Mugabe sent in his troops to kill previously a whole tribe in Mashonaland. Britain can be ashamed. The French moved into previously colonies to restore order. Britain did nothing. Are they afraid, or was the Falklands more important or Iraq?
They allowed people to be murdered. Mugabe should get on trial for his murders by an international court as previous leaders. Mugabe destroyed Zimbabwe completely and the people spoke. Mbeki is also doing the same in South Africa. Look what happens.

It is time that we stood together and boikot the 2010 world cup in South Africa.

HUMAN RIGHTS, WHERE ARE YOU?

Perhaps an African can tell me why India with its more than a 100 years of colonial rule, which was not all bad, nowadays very rarely refers to it but is ploughing ahead like an express train socially and economically and Africaa on the whole has gone nowhere. Why is it that China and Asia with its horrendous past now also ploughs ahead like India and very rarely refers to the evil foreign raiders. Why is it that Australia whose white population came from criminals transdportred from the UK in the most inhuman manner is in nearly all ways doing well and almost never refers to its unhappy past. One thing all these people have in common is the unbounded optimism an bout their future and not whining about the past. I do not believe the African is incimpetent but unfortunately in the African environment most African politicians are disgustingly corrupt and dishonest. For thoser who espouse Africa for the Africans. If everybody did that you would have a few more million people to find room for from the rest of the world.

Mugabe destroyed the jewel of Africa. We're coming to the end of a long sad story, his sons have long since passed on and it's about time the devil comes for his grand prize. What does Mugabe offer Africa? Rape, violence, hunger.

To say that Mugabe was a competent or capable leader is to ignore the facts. He is prone to using violence to retain power and his economic policies have been catastophic to the nation as a whole, as seen by the staggering inflation within the country. However, to call on the force of arms to remove Mugabe from power is treading on uncertain and dangerous ground. Rather than America or the "evil West" using a military solution, the solution must rest in the hands of the African countries. The West cannot attempt to solve every African problem, in regards to governance, economics and perhaps even AIDS and genocide. Rather, the solution must be siezed by the African nations. Currently, this is not happening, and this is the issue that the author brings forward.

The article shows self interest of all parties outside of Zimbabwe. Those that think the Western powers are meddling are fools. A person anywhere in the world wants a full belly , a place to sleep, and a job to stand and believe he is someone good in the world.
As an immigrant I must go where I can live (survive). All this politics stuff means nothing to me. There is no infrastructure left in Zimbabwe to build and support a job force. The vultures are picking the carcass clean and when its over the Western powers will take everything for less than a penny on the dollar. The devil does not do work to create hell, he simply let's us kill each other then makes us think hell is heaven.
For those of you who believe Mugabe is right - you are fools!!! - Why? - Because if he got every last thing he wanted, even more people would be starving. I don't care who is in charge - I just want to eat (Every person on this planet should be in agreement, if not then there truly is evil in this world)

Mugabe's central point is being missed here. It's obvious that he just wants to get his country back.
He's not clever enough to work out how to do this, except to try and get rid of western power and influences. He doesn't want to play the game, as the game stinks as far as he and his supporters are concerned.
As for him not releasing the results of the elections? Well why would he? He hasn't finished his primary goal: Zimbabwe for the Zimbabweans, not for multi-national corporations.
The goal is good, but the way he has approached it, isn't.

Well, why doesn't the West stop and ask themselves why they are the ones pressuring Zimbabwe and the African countries are not doing the same. Does this mean that Africans are incompetent? Does this mean that Africans are afraid of Mugabe? Does this mean that Africans are naive and foolish, and undemocratic?
Why doesn't the west stop and ask themselves the above questions?
If the West stopped and asked themselves similar questions before attacking Iraq, they would not have done the most foolish mistake.
Africans know themselves, understand their own culture, and know how to solve their own problems, just as Iraq understood themselves, their cultures and traditions.
The west acts like they are "all knowing". Why don't you fix your own problems before trying to force your ways to other countries. Why doesn't America fix racism, torture, etc, before being loud to condemn Mugabe, trying to recolonize him.
Why don't the west stop being so arrogant, demonizing people who are not like them. Why don't they try to respect Africans, try to understand them, and then try to come up with a way of solving some of African problems?
You are not all-knowing, you are arrogant and foolish, and I am glad leaders like Mugabe stand against your foolish ways.

I would like to send a donation to help the downtrodden citizens of Zimbabwe without having Cde Bob's thugs benfit. So far, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union appears to be the only group providing any material support. Where can I send them some money?

Fed Up With Mugabe, by Njoroge Wachai is a well written, based on true fact and it reflects the thoughts of most moderate South Africans.

It is incredulous to think that some commentators on this forum truly think that mugabe is "not that bad". This despot has, and is still able and willing to, practice genocide on his own people.

Shame on you who practice semantics and "quiet diplomacy" whilst people are being killed and are starving because of a tyrant whom no-one is willing or able to depose.

PS - Malams comments on African journalists are racist and offensive.

Well, why doesn't the West stop and ask themselves why they are the ones pressuring Zimbabwe and the African countries are not doing the same. Does this mean that Africans are incompetent? Does this mean that Africans are afraid of Mugabe? Does this mean that Africans are naive and foolish, and undemocratic?
Why doesn't the west stop and ask themselves the above questions?
If the West stopped and asked themselves similar questions before attacking Iraq, they would not have done the most foolish mistake.
Africans know themselves, understand their own culture, and know how to solve their own problems, just as Iraq understood themselves, their cultures and traditions.
The west acts like they are "all knowing". Why don't you fix your own problems before trying to force your ways to other countries. Why doesn't America fix racism, torture, etc, before being loud to condemn Mugabe, trying to recolonize him.
Why don't the west stop being so arrogant, demonizing people who are not like them. Why don't they try to respect Africans, try to understand them, and then try to come up with a way of solving some of African problems?
You are not all-knowing, you are arrogant and foolish, and I am glad leaders like Mugabe stand against your foolish ways.

Why are Africans so unable to do anything positive? Why do they allow themselves to be enslaved by their own- most of which are far more heinous than the white colonials? Mugabe is a low beast. How can any sane person follow or support him?

This morning, April 18th, 2008, I heard on radio news that China shipped 77 tons of arms to Zimbabwe, and the ship was docked at some African port.
If this is an accurate report, why have we not seen or heard anything further since this morning?