[In the days when I still dealt with Black Zimbabweans, I made a point, on every occasion of telling the MDC members among them, and even the two or three senior MDC members I met, that the ANC was firmly on Mugabe’s side. Of course, I am sure the Blacks never believed a word I said. My advice to them ALWAYS was: The only hope for you is revolution and war. Nothing else. You *CANNOT* beat Mugabe in any other way. All other channels will lead to failure.

I am pleased to see that eventually, the MDC realises that the ANC is really THE ENEMY! But do they realise how deep this runs? I doubt it. As even this article mentions, the MDC is going to try to get the SADC to back them – but in reality, S.Africa’s views will win the day. The SADC is toeing the ANC line.

I told the Blacks that there was no hope for them, except to go to the West, to America or some other Western nation and to seek weapons for a war against Mugabe. Again, I doubt the Blacks had either the stomach for it, or they thought I was over-stating things. I’m sure they never really believed me.

Nevertheless, I am pleased to see the accuracy of my statements borne out as the years have passed. I believe, that if the MDC does not push HARD and really start a revolution, that the Blacks in Zimbabwe will abandon them. I believe Mugabe knows this and is angling to put them in a situation where he will crush them either way. If they move into an armed struggle, he wants to take them out, but if they opt for weaker measures he knows they will lose credibility among the Blacks and then they will lose their support base. I believe the MDC’s support base is already crumbling. They waited too long. If they do not have the gumption to seize the bull by the horns then they will lose. I firmly believe that in the affairs of man, that there are times when windows of opportunity open for a period of time and if men do not have the conviction to seize upon the moment, then the opportunity will close FOREVER. It could be that the window of opportunity for the MDC is already closing.

I noticed among the Black Zimbabweans I met, a great love of talk. Everyone was a chief, and everyone loved meetings. There were too many Chiefs and Managers and nobody wanted to be an “Indian”. They were great talkers. I looked at that and reckoned to myself that they would talk and talk and one day they would find everything was LOST – FOREVER. Mugabe on the other hand, is a man of action. He doesn’t stuff around. Mugabe will take them down. The MDC is no match for Mugabe. Mugabe is cunning, clever and deceptive. Mugabe will crush them out of existence. The MDC’s BIGGEST FAILURE is their DAWDLING and FIDDLING while valuable opportunities are lost. This may be the MDC’s last chance to do anything, and if they fail, their support base will probably just pack up and call it a day.

My view, now as before, is this: The MDC must go to the USA and ask Bush to arm them. That’s their only hope. They have majority support and the USA knows it and respects that. If they are too weak-willed for this, then they should just pack up their bags and call it a day and flee to England or somewhere else where the rest of the Black Cowards from Africa go. Jan]

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, has severed ties with the South African government, accusing it of endorsing the recent hotly disputed poll which was won by the ruling Zanu PF.

Speaking on the radio programme SA FM Midday Live, MDC spokesman Paul Themba-Nyathi, said his party’s decision follows South Africa’s endorsement of the “fraudulent” elections. He said there was no point of engaging with the South African government anymore.

The decision has apparently been communicated to Jerry Ndou, South Africa’s High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, and ANC secretary-general Kgalema Motlanthe.

“In the past we have given the South African government the benefit of the doubt, maintaining that the reason they embark on the kind of policies that they do might have a lot to do with their ignorance of what is happening in the ground,” said Themba-Nyathi.

He charged that the South African Observer Mission was in Zimbabwe for the sole business of observing the elections but did not bother to do that. He also said they proceeded to declare the election free and fair when they had done nothing in terms of observing the elections.

On the issue of South Africa’s role in attempting to find a solution to Zimbabwe’s economic crisis and political problems, Themba-Nyathi said the South African government first needed to admit that the situation in Zimbabwe was not normal and that people were suffering as a result of Robert Mugabe’s policies.

“If that is the starting point for South Africans, then they might be able to find some kind of some policy directions in their relations with Zimbabwe,” he added.

Themba-Nyathi further charged that the South African government needed to decide whether it was going to be part of the solutions in Zimbabwe or part of the problems.

“If they decide to be part of the solution they should look very sternly at what Zanu PF is doing to the people of Zimbabwe and act responsibly as a neighbour,” he added.

On the way forward following their loss in the March 31 elections, he said the MDC would continue to mobilise Zimbabweans to reject the outcome of the elections with the hope that Southern African Development Community (Sadc) countries will join them in their struggle.

According to Business Day, the MDC’s decision was taken at a heated meeting of the party’s national executive, following the controversial elections. The MDC’s secretary-general, Welshman Ncube, was quoted as saying the executive decided to “no longer regard SA as a conciliator in Zimbabwe”.

The party was now pinning its hopes on Sadc and Sadc’s current chairman, Mauritian Prime Minister Paul Berenger.

Ncube said the MDC’sdecision had been relayed to Ndou in Harare and Motlanthe when Ncube paid a courtesy call on him last week.

The discussion was “honest, open and robust”, Ncube reported. Motlanthe was told the ANC and government had lost legitimacy as honest mediators in Zimbabwe, and any subsequent mediation would have to be led by Berenger.

But some analysts believe that the move will yield nothing because Sadc’s position on the Zimbabwean situation is essentially similar to that of South Africa.

Both Ndou and Motlanthe were quoted as denying having been officially informed of the break in relations. “We will release a statement when we receive official notification,” Ndou said.

Source: AllAfrica.Com
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