Zimbabwe stocks up on jets, arms (Wash Times)

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You might be accused of obstructionism to Mugabe's glorious land reforms.

Here is another source:

http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/328857.htm

belongs to the people of Zimbabwe.

And this is seen to be a very radical idea
by some of the people
of nations such as Britain
who appear to believe that the entire planet belongs to them to subjugate as they wish.

Tell me,
how did those white farmers obtain "ownership" of that land in the first place
and how many THOUSANDS have they slain in the most horrible fashion,
so as to clear it of humanity
so that they may grow their stupid cash crops on it?

Theron's testimony and confession was a critical part of the trial of South Africa's Wouter Basson for alleged human rights abuses. Dr. Basson was implicated not only in supplying the drugs used to kill anti-apartheid political prisoners, but also in administering them himself. In October 1999, Chris Pessarra, a retired French Foreign Legionnaire claimed he witnessed Basson injecting political prisoners with poison in their stomach during a flight over Mozambique territory. He said that these men were then thrown alive from an airplane in 1979. The victims were five guerrilla rebels believed to have been from the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/south_africa/index.html?sect=8

BEHOLD
the bastards you are defending.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/south_africa/index.html?sect=8

Moo.

It's more likely that the land of Zimbabwe now belongs to Mugabe.

As much as I disagree with some of what he's doing, this is not a silly idea. I really wish this money would not be wasted, though. If Zimbabwe attacked any of its neighbors, it would become an instant pariah within Africa.

Do you really know much of what is occurring now in Zimbabwe for three or four years? Perhaps Pariah of the regional dictators club but frankly he is not very popular with many people at all and is quite the animal.

(SP)

as far as I know. Civil wars, corruption, and suppression of liberties is AOK with the rest of the continent. The one supreme no-no among African states is attacking your neighbors.

That rule was suspended once, and once only, when one of the most beloved leaders (Nyrere of Tanazania) went after one of the most despised (Amin of Uganda).

in Africa. Frankly I am quite surprised that they even have the hard currency to do this!

WERE ACTUALLY WELCOMED
with flowers and kisses and gifts
because everyone had had it with Idi Amin.

In October 1978, with between 100,000 and 500,000 dead at the hands of his regime, and no other nation maintaining diplomatic ties with his country, Amin ordered the invasion of Tanzania, at the same time attempting to cover up an army mutiny. With help of Libyan troops, Amin tried to annex Kagera, the northern province of Tanzania. By April 1979 Tanzania, under president Julius Nyerere, had driven out Amin, taking the Ugandan capital Kampala with the help of Ugandan guerrillas, and subsequently restoring Obote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin

Nowadays the African union has outlawed coups d'etat
and reserves the right to remove any and all governments so installed.
Could get interesting.
Did you ever have a good look as to which western countries instigated and supported the coup d'etat by which Idi Amin came to power?

(The article contains one major error in stating that Amin was ELECTED president of the OAU. The OAU has an annually rotating presidency and that position was to be filled by the head of state of Uganda in 1975, which was, at that time, a position occupied by Idi Amin.)

just like almost all the fist presidents of most African nations.

On ABC's ``This Week,'' Cheney defended his 1986 vote against a resolution that called for U.S. recognition of the African National Congress in South Africa, freedom for the organization's then-imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela and negotiations with the black majority.
``The ANC was then viewed as a terrorist organization,'' Cheney said Sunday. ``It was a step that we simply weren't prepared to take.''
http://www.issues2000.org/askme/mandela.htm

The article creates the impression that there is no external threat to justify a military buildup. I'm just pointing out that given Iraq and the hostile rhetoric in London and Washington, Mugabe might legitimately think he might be attacked.

Not that I'm a fan of Mugabe -- just trying to read the news through a different lens.