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Zimbabwe: See Tsvangirai for What He is
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The Herald (Harare)
EDITORIAL
30 April 2008
Posted to the web 30 April 2008
Harare
We Africans are beholden to our traditions and culture, which teach us to question the motives of outsiders who mourn more than the bereaved as they invariably harbour ulterior motives at variance with societal norms and values.
Similarly, we are always wary of strangers who express undue interest in our domestic affairs given the hands we have been dealt by the West since the days of slavery, through colonialism to the present era of neo-colonialism under the guise of globalisation.
To this end, the theatrics of the Anglo-Saxon alliance led by Britain and the United States over recent elections in Zimbabwe should convince all sceptics of the extent of the colonial hangover afflicting all at Number 10 Downing Street where Zimbabwe is concerned.
It appears they are under the illusion Zimbabwe is a British county.
For instance, since the beginning of this month British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been battling to have Zimbabwe on the agenda of the UN Security Council as a presumed threat to international peace and security.
Brown made the first attempt on April 16 during a joint sitting of the UN and AU Peace and Security Councils but was told in no uncertain terms that Zimbabwe was not a threat to international peace and security and did not warrant discussion.
Brown was undeterred for a week later, April 24, along with US president George W. Bush, he requested the UN secretariat to give the Security Council a briefing on Zimbabwe this week.
What is revealing about Brown's charade is that Zimbabweans who cast the votes and whose future is affected by the poll outcome or lack thereof are not making as much, if any noise as he is.
If anything, they are patiently waiting for the result of the recounts after which they will know whether they have a substantive president or will go through another round of voting in 21 days time as provided for in the Constitution. How such a scenario can be deemed to qualify for a threat to international peace and security in a world torn by real crises in Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur and Somalia can only be understood by the British and their allies who were ironically not similarly inclined when over 2 000 Kenyans were butchered in cold blood as 650 000 others were displaced in post-election violence that gripped Kenya since December 27.
The bottom line is, as the US State department aptly put it, Zimbabwe "poses a continuous and extra-ordinary threat to the foreign policy of the US," and its allies. And that foreign policy, as we all know, is about global dominance over people and their resources. Nothing more, nothing less. This is what we Zimbabweans have refused to condone which is why Westerners hired a willing vassal in the captive opposition led by Morgan Tsvangirai to do their leg work in Africa and at the UN claiming to be fleeing "threats" to life and limb in Zimbabwe.
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Yet Tsvangirai's lieutenants here are busy applying to and petitioning the courts on all their grievances, with the courts judiciously ruling in favour of some of their applications, the same way it upholds or dismisses some of Zanu-PF's arguments. That is the essence of a functional democracy with well-established institutions, which Tsvangirai should exhaust before seeking external recourse.
What Tsvangirai is doing, therefore, is not about serving the interests of his party or supporters here, but his Western overlords keen to lynch the Government, their nemesis, at any cost.
All who blindly follow him would do well to see him for what he is -- the white West's cat paw.
I cannot believe the clever way the Herald uses colonial history to try and sway people away from the reality of the world in Zimbabwe and the bigger global world we live in. The world has become truely interconnected and for that reason comments on unfair, dangerous and outrightly inhuman ways of dealing with countries and their people is open for comment and criticism. I think it is time for the Herald to realise Zimbabwe do not live in isolation from the rest of the world. If you want to continue the madness in Zimbabwe, time will... [Read Full Text]
Kubatana, I think most of us, whether black or white who contribute to this forum, are either living in, have lived in,or just care about Zimbabwe. One does not have to have an ultra motive to care about someone or something. There is a lot of strife going on in most parts of Africa and other parts of the world and we deplore them.WE are voicing our opinions about Zimbabwe because finally the people here have had enough and for the first time have enough guts to say to Mugabe "Just go away" through a democratic way. Because in spite... [Read Full Text]
kjrs, i dont have to answer your questions because i believe the inflation rate and unemployment figures reported are true. What many people fail to understand is that Zimbabwe is at WAR! With war comes hardship. Zimbabwe will NEVER turn into a bloodbath because deep down even black MDC voters know that Mugabe is RIGHT! How can a country with a black government do very well for 20 years and then go so bad. That it'self does not make sense - Try to think about it before putting Mugabe on the same level with the Idi Amins of this world.
Shame on you Kuba for failing to recognize in Mugabe what has been the trait of all leaders who hang on to power for too long. Even the historic greats like Julias Ceasar couldn't hold on to power forever. Eventually the people rise up against a dictator.
Open your eyes and see the truth.
I cannot believe the clever way the Herald uses colonial history to try and sway people away from the reality of the world in Zimbabwe and the bigger global world we live in. The world has become truely interconnected and for that reason comments on unfair, dangerous and outrightly inhuman ways of dealing with countries and their people is open for comment and criticism. I think it is time for the Herald to realise Zimbabwe do not live in isolation from the rest of the world. If you want to continue the madness in Zimbabwe, time will... [Read Full Text]
Hey white South African, dont worry it's comming your way too. The blacks in South Africa need the land and they will get it. In fact your government is keeping very quiet about it but it has already started. You are next!
Kubatana. First time I can reply to your first comment on my comment I posted. That SA may do the same as Zimbabwe is possible. If they allow it they will just be as dumb, arrogant and ignorant as Mugabe. But that transformation and land transfer in SA needs to take place - absolutely so. Whether they come for me or not is irrelevant. The issue is more - will they be so dumb and arrogant to destroy a country just to line their pockets at the expense of their own people - like... [Read Full Text]
Hey white S.A, Bush,his Cronies and families also shop in the best shops in the world and yet there is a very poor public health system, many blacks are living under cardboard boxes and there is a serious drug problem in the U.S. It happens in every country - you just cant see beyond Mugabe. Land transformation has got nothing to do with being dumb. The way you and your cronies want it done,no black will ever get land because you claim they dont know how to farm. Like i said before european's did not settle in Africa as experienced... [Read Full Text]
Kubatana, White South African is not undermining Africans or Zimbabwe. He is stating facts and in fact you should be thanking him for his good wishes. Mrs Laura Bush certainly shops in incredibly expensive shops because her husband is wealthy in his own right.The Bush family has been wealthy for generations. Every country has very poor people. You speak of black people living in cardboard boxes in America - yes - but you fail to mention that many whites too live under those same conditions.Drugs play a major part. Many are drug addicts and alcoholics and their own families... [Read Full Text]
So what about Bush? Most people think he's a rubbish leader, including more than half of all Americans. You think that because Bush is a hypocrite and bad leader it's okay for Mugabe to do the same? Of course you do, you're as big a hypocrite as them, they must be your heroes.
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