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Original Post Date: 2008-04-19 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: The BeardedMan
Howzit
How many of the cheering crowd were bussed in against their will? And how many of them received a slap for their time? How many of them went without a plate of food yesterday because they were forced to attend?
And Mugabe arrived and left in a fancy new Mercedes Benz, kitted out with all the latest toys and bulletproof and bombproof to boot. He is so paranoid that he won’t even go to an ostensibly ZANU PF celebration without it…
But what I enjoyed yesterday, was listening to a press conference given on Radio 702 in South Africa by MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai. It was much more pleasant on the ear and made a whole bunch more sense.
The whole thing is about 40 minutes long, but it well worth every minute! You can listen here.
While I am on the subject, to all those who have or will interview or read articles about the President of the MDC, his surname starts with the letters TSV, not CH as you are all so fond of doing. I am surprised that he has not corrected you all when you insist on mutilating his name…
Again, my thanks to NC for providing me with the link…
The ship left Durban harbour on Friday night, soon after a high court ordered that the controversial cargo could not be moved.
The An Yue Jiang, a Chinese ship carrying the weapons, was anchored just outside Durban harbour after receiving permission on Wednesday night to dock.
Its arrival earlier this week has increased concern about tensions in Zimbabwe, where the ruling party and the opposition are locked in a dispute over presidential elections.
A South African government official had confirmed that there were weapons on board but gave no further details.“
Another article revealed that the weapons on board totalled 77 tonnes! Mugabe is not just intent on cementing his rule in Zimbabwe – illegal though it may be – but he wants to put it beyond any doubt!
“Nicole Fritz, director of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, said the Durban High Court granted the order for the ship’s conveyance permit to be suspended and that there could be “no movement of the containers in which the arms were kept and no movement of the ship.”
However, lawyers were told by the Sheriff of the High Court that when an attempt to serve the order on the ship was made, the vessel was already sailing away, she said.
“It was called back but made no acknowledgement of the order,” she said, adding that other sources had confirmed that the ship was heading for neighbouring Mozambique.“
A law unto themselves, and when we look at photographs of Mugabe at the Independence ‘celebrations’ yesterday, we see the alliance that he has with his Eastern suppliers…
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And apart from hanging on to power illegally, and having the votes recounted now that his minions have reworked the votes so that ZANU PF holds on to a majority in Parliament, Mugabe is setting up his stall to terrorise the Zimbabwean people – punishment for voting against his rule…
These centres are responsible for keeping President Robert Mugabe in power through intimidation, violence and ballot-rigging.
By these methods, the regime plans to guarantee victory for Mr Mugabe in the presidential election’s second round.“
War veterans dressed in police uniforms is a serious crime. Impersonating a policeman. Only trained police officers that have graduated through the training depots can wear those uniforms. Under the Constitution of Zimbabwe. But since when does Mugabe and ZANU PF worry about such small details?
“The two sources attended a meeting in a rural province on Monday morning.
This gathering, which included traditional chiefs and local politicians, was addressed by two senior members of Mr Mugabe’s regime.
They said that “command centres” will be established in all the province’s local government wards. Zimbabwe has about 1,800 of these wards.
The network will probably not cover the cities, all strongholds of support for Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader. Instead, they will be concentrated in the rural areas where 70 per cent of Zimbabweans live.
Each command centre will consist of three policemen, one soldier, and a war veteran who will be in charge.
They will dispatch militias, comprised of war veterans and the ruling ZANU PF party’s youth wing, to assault and torture known opposition supporters.
They will also control the local police to ensure that the militias are immune from arrest.“
Mugabe has begun to visit what I call “Gukurahundi II” upon the people. Not only is he interested in some sort of sordid revenge for the country voting against him, but he is intent of beating the correct vote into the people, so as to ensure they don’t do it again…
“In the past, ZANU PF’s torture methods have included stripping victims naked and dripping burning plastic over their bodies.
At the meeting on Monday, a senior member of the regime told the chiefs that a “black against black” war will start if Mr Mugabe loses.
He added that even if the United Nations deploys peacekeepers, by then people will have died.
“You have to defend the revolution,” said the politician. “If you don’t and it is sold through the ballot we will go back to the bush and fight.“
Mugabe is intent on reversing the gains made through the chimurenga – but let’s face it, his activities have reduced the country to a dust bowl, whilst the people eke out a living, just…
I spend time every day reading comments by Zimbabweans – and others – on various websites, on the current crisis in that country. (It is strange to call it the ‘current’ crisis – when it has been going on for almost a decade at least!)
These comments came from The Independent’s Open House…
“Thank you very much Sokwanele. I am Zimbabwean and I know people had to muster all the courage they had to vote in the recent elections. I know that a lot of people who voted for the opposition expected the ZANU PF reprisals to start the very next day. Still, they bravely voted for change.
I think it is time the world commended Zimbabweans for their non-violence stance. Would people have us kill each other before they believed we meant business with Mugabe? Or is there another way of doing this… possibly voting?
I think most people outside Zimbabwe think, voting is a happy little process where we all meet and voice our concerns through the ballot, kind of like a tea party. Taking time to let our neighbour know who we voted in and why. Please, understand voting in Zimbabwe is nothing like this. Weeks before the voting, would be rural voters are constantly intimidated into voting for ZANU PF (usually by ZANU PF militants wielding AK-47s). The urban populace turn up on the voting day to find they have less voting centers making it close to impossible for the majority to vote. If you do manage to make it to the ballot box, you will most likely find your name is no longer on the voters role. Now that’s just the tip of the iceberg…
No, I believe if we are to start a new responsible government we will do so with a clear conscience. Knowing we operated by the law. Besides how would we gain investor confidence if people are seen fighting an oppressive government using the same tactics they use?
That much can’t be said for ZANU PF who are no doubt wanting to use the mortars grenades and goodness knows what else (ref: Chinese Ship docked in Durban carrying arms to be transported to Zimbabwe) on their own citizens and I suspect any foreigners still on Zimbabwean soil.” wrote Thembi.
I agree. The Zimbabwean people should be commended for their non-violent stance – but Mugabe has come to depend on the placid nature of Zimbabwe to hang on to power.
“Well put Thembi.
It is nice to hear temperate language for a change. I think it would have been great to hear positive reporting of the courage, perseverance and hope of ordinary people.” is the reaction by Scotchcart.
Whilst Crusader is a little more petulant.
“I hear the dictator Mugabe said ‘Down with the British’.
Let the guy come to the UK and say that. He’s brave when he is so far away from the UK and surrounded by his thugs but we British will never allow a person like Mugabe treat us the way he treats his own people. He needs to accept he is not wanted and stop acting like a spoilt child. Its a pity the western world doesn’t get oil from Zimbabwe otherwise we would most likely invade and kill Mugabe just like we did with Saddam and Iraq. I hope Zimbabwe can depose this despot and allow the MDC to take its rightful place as the leadership of the country.
But if not then its up to the people of Zimbabwe to rise up against him just as the french did with their revolution.“
Harsh words indeed – but a litmus paper test for the depth of feeling in and around Zimbabwe.
And Pieter has some criticism for the President of South Africa who he says is obviously under Mugabe’s influence.
“Mbeki won’t stop Mugabe, they are buddies. Just watch and see how they hold hands when meeting. There is an intense bond between these two.
Mugabe assisted Mbeki in the years of his exile. You guys really think they going to break the bond NOW? Mbeki is spineless.
Morgan Tsvangerai has every right to request that Mbeki be removed as a mediator. Mbeki is spineless. He cannot even stand up to pressure groups in South Africa. How will he keep a heartless dictator like Mugabe in in check?
Beside Mbeki’s time is also over. Even the ANC in South Africa do not want him.
We need strong and just leaders in Africa.“
And, as I have written in the last few days, the High Court in Zimbabwe has allowed the recount of 23 constituencies to go ahead. Days beyond the stipulated CONSTITUTIONALLY decreed 48 hours. The ZEC – for what they are, as Tsvangirai says, working on an expired timeframe – have not listed the constituencies under review.
I do not expect the results to tally with the original count – and, for me, this will be the proof that we all need, that ZANU PF have ‘realigned’ the vote. Obviously, in the event that seats are overturned, I will be very interested if those overturned include the seven “cabinet” members…
“A Zimbabwe court on Friday rejected an opposition bid to block a partial recount of votes from the March 29 election. The recount of 23 out of 210 constituencies in the election was due to take place on Saturday. It could overturn the biggest election defeat of President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party, which lost control of parliament in the election.“
So the pro-Mugabe judiciary has ruled that the MDC’s objection to the recount has ‘no merit’, but has neatly side-stepped the constitutional requirement that the recounts be requested within 48 hours of the announcement of the result.
We are now 3 weeks after the poll. In real terms, if there is to be a run-off in the Presidentials, then this weekend is it. But we don’t, so we can’t.
And Mugabe is still illegally in power, with an illegal cabinet and an illegal parliament.
I don’t care what the likes of Bright Matonga has to say on the matter. These people are reared on anti-West rhetoric and I just let it all go straight over my head.
I do think, however, that the MDC majority win hit him hard. Well, maybe not him in particular, but his party.
Now it transpired that he ordered the weapons after the election. He had an inkling that he would lose. And decided that he would hold the country to ransom through the barrel of a gun.
Whither democracy?
It emerged yesterday that this was when talks on a peaceful transition of power from Mugabe’s ruling ZANU PF party to the opposition broke down.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai revealed in a TV interview that after the election on March 29 envoys of Mugabe’s party approached his Movement for Democratic Change to discuss forming a government of national unity.
Tsvangirai hinted he would be prepared to accept some ZANU PF people in the government but the talks broke down after several days.
The result of the election has still not been released by Mugabe’s officials.“
Mugabe has no respect for the people of Zimbabwe. If they are not prepared to hand him the mandate to run the country, so he is prepared to hold his ground and remain in power.
And Thabo Mbeki doesn’t help the situation by stating that there is ‘no crisis’ in Zimbabwe. And that they said they cannot block the transit of weapons through their country.
The cargo was then refused by the transport union workers who said they would not unload the cargo, nor transport it by road to Zimbabwe.
The ship left Durban, ignoring radio request to return, and is currently moving North up the East African coast – possibly for Maputu, perhaps for Dar Es Salaam…
“However, the dock workers union won’t handle four containers of weapons.
These include nearly 3 million rounds of ammunition for small arms and AK-47s, about 3500 mortars and mortar launchers, as well as 1500 rockets for rocket-propelled grenades.
Gordon Brown, George Bush and other leaders were briefed on the arrival of the weapons ship but British officials were reluctant to criticise China before confirmation that the shipment was from Beijing and destined for the Zimbabwe government.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “The European Union has a ban on the sale of arms to Zimbabwe and we would encourage others to take the same approach.“
Whenever Mugabe gets the opportunity, he will blame all the ills of Zimbabwe upon the West.
When Mugabe took over in 1980, the economy was brilliant, the production was above local need and the country was able to export all manner of goods.
For Zimbabwe to succeed, Mugabe needed to do nothing.
But greed and avarice got in the way very quickly. And he began tinkering with the Constitution, and he changed laws and regulations and soon his government was pocketing more money than the country.
And as the lack of any maintenance on things like Kariba dam wall, or Hwange power station, the roads and the railways began to take its toll, the government began borrowing money they had no hope of repaying. And then the borrowed money was pilfered – rechanneled into private accounts…
The longer this happened, the worse the situation became on the ground, and the government began to panic. Their new Constitution was rejected in 2000, so they set the war veterans on the white-owned commercial farmers.
The rest, as they say, is history…
Addressing school children at an indoor sports centre in Harare at a ceremony to celebrate the eve of Zimbabwes 28 years of independence from Britain, Mugabe claimed there was an imperial bid by hostile countries of the West to undermine Zimbabwes electoral democracy.“
And he has repeated his lies so often for so long that he actually believes them himself… And what does addressing school children do for ZANU PF? No much, I can assure you!
“The 84-year-old former guerrilla leader denounced the growing Western pressure over the hold-up in releasing election results, saying the right of Zimbabweans to self-determination had come through the barrel of the gun and no one had a right to make demands.
“We could not have that right (to have elections and choose a leader of our choice) without fighting for it. Thats why there are those we call heroes, whom we celebrate on this occasion.”
Mugabe made thinly veiled threats that he would never accept an opposition victory, as that would be tantamount to recolonization.
“As long as we are alive, that shall never happen. Never again shall this country be a British colony,” Mugabe vowed.“
Zimbabweans don’t want the country to be a British colony. And they don’t want Mugabe to rule any more!
“We should not let these children down by dropping our guns against imperialism, British imperialism that is surreptitiously and clandestinely weaving its way, finding its way into society, trying to divide us.“
What he doesn’t realise – or perhaps he does – is that he has let down the children, and every other Zimbabwean anywhere in the world, by selling the country to the lowest bidder and plundering her resources from within, lining his own poskets and remaining in power using the same guns that he claims protect them from imperialism…
“You must know this country was once usurped by British imperialists who seized it like robbers and made it their own, he said, giving the school children an impromptu lesson in the colonial history of Zimbabwe. They robbed our ancestors and made Zimbabwe their own country and named it after their own leader, Cecil John Rhodes.
“That is a name we have erased, a name never again to exist. We have substituted that name with Zimbabwe. We are Zimbabweans not Rhodesians. We are Africans not British.“
Take care.
‘debvhu
Source: http://thebeardedman.blogspot.com/2008/04/saturday-19th-april-2008.html