Business Day (Johannesburg)
19 May 2008
President Thabo Mbeki yesterday reacted testily to suggestions that he personally gave instructions to refuel the Chinese ship that attempted to land arms in SA for Zimbabwe's army.
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A team from a country where 50 people are killed violently every day is sent to monitor violkence in a country where 50 people are killed violently every year!I think the reverse should be happening i.e Zimbabwe should actually be sending its team to assist the South Africans in controlling the violent madness in their own backyard. Thabo mbeki is right,the factories that are manufacturing lies are in full throttle and unfortunately they are targeting a receptive African market. Thabo Mbeki must learn from Mugabe that all such lies must be refuted immediately as they are released and both the South African and Zimbabwean government must establish an effective high tech communication system not only to counter such lies but also to overwhelm the African market with their points of view.The stage is set for an all out information war in Southern Africa and the one with the most effective tools will win the war.
They can't all be true,or can they?