Rift Over Zimbabwe Unity Plan - New York Times
But on Wednesday, The Herald, the state-run newspaper often used as a mouthpiece for Mr. Mugabe and the ruling party, described the country’s political dynamics as “so distorted that holding a free and fair election runoff in the immediate term is literally impossible.”
Swiftly disavowing that position, Deputy [...]
Please Don’t Send Lawyers, Guns and Money
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Blogs Wot I Read, Hot Off The Presses, Politics, Schmolitics
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Chinese soldiers and arms in Zimbabwe?
April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogs Wot I Read, Hot Off The Presses
Sokwanele reports a new and disturbing development in the “little” Zimbabwe story: it seems a group of about 10 Chinese soldiers and/or officers, armed with revolvers, checked into the Holiday Inn in Mutare, and are going about with Zimbabwean police for some reason. Meanwhile, a Chinese ship called the An Yue Jiang just cleared customs [...]
Tags: arms shipments·Chinese·Mugabe·Zimbabwe