SW Radio Africa (London)
Alex Bell
3 November 2009
Mines Minister Obert Mpofu has shocked international government delegations and rights groups by threatening NGOs and an international diamond review mission, who have reported on widespread human rights abuses at the Chiadzwa diamond fields.
Mpofu was speaking in Namibia where the Kimberley Process, the international body tasked with ending the global trade in conflict diamonds, is holding its annual meeting. The meeting is set to decide Zimbabwe's future participation in the global diamond trade market, after a recent Kimberley Process review mission to Zimbabwe recommended the country be banned over gross human rights violations at the Chiadzwa diamond fields. Numerous NGOs and human rights groups have also voiced their support for Zimbabwe to be banned because of rampant and ongoing rights violations at the diamond fields.
As a result, the NGOs as well as the Kimberley Process review mission, came under attack by Mpofu on Tuesday, where he called them 'deranged and requiring psychological examination'. A source in Namibia explained Mpofu has angered many government delegations gathered for the Kimberley Process meeting, including the Canadian delegation, which has apparently publicly condemned Mpofu's conduct. It is understood that Mpofu was also snubbed by a noted Greenpeace activist who the minister co chaired a panel discussion with. Our source explained that the Greenpeace official refused to shake Mpofu's hand, saying he "would not shake hands with dishonest people."
Annie Dunnebacke from Global Witness, a British group that monitors the exploitation of the world's natural resources, confirmed that there has been intimidation of NGOs by Zimbabwe government officials this week. Speaking from Namibia, Dunnebacke said that threats and intimidation of rights groups is 'unacceptable'. Dunnebacke continued that there is widespread concern about what course of action the Kimberley Process will now take on Zimbabwe, given that all decisions are based on consensus by member states. She explained there is a general fear of a stalemate, as some member countries remain supportive of Zimbabwe's place in the diamond market.
"We are very concerned that there will be no consensus and then there will be a stalemate on what to do," Dunnebacke said. "A stalemate at this point could be detrimental to Zimbabwe given the ongoing rights abuses there."
The Kimberley Process review mission, which submitted its final report on Zimbabwe at the annual meeting on Monday, has accused the government of deliberately lying to the Kimberley Process, because it is directly involved in illegal mining and illicit smuggling of diamonds from Chiadzwa. The delegation completed its mission to Zimbabwe more than four months ago and had recommended the immediate demilitarisation of the diamond fields. The recommendation has been openly ignored, and ongoing abuses are still being reported.
Human Rights Watch has also echoed calls for urgent action on Zimbabwe by the Kimberley Process, detailing in a new report that the military grip of Chiadzwa has intensified. Following an investigation to Chiadzwa last month, the group explained that "elements of the Zimbabwean Defence Forces have consolidated their presence in the diamond fields and that they are abusing members of the local community and engaging in widespread diamond smuggling."
Tiseke Kasambala, Africa researcher with the rights group, told SW Radio Africa on Tuesday that urgent action is critical to prevent the ongoing abuses at the diamond fields.
"Zimbabwe has had more than enough time to put a halt to the human rights abuses and smuggling at Chiadzwa," Kasambala said. "The situation there cannot be allowed to continue any longer."
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- THE TRUTH ABOUT DIAMONDS –
Did You Know That The Robbers Have Warehouses Full Of 55 Gallon Drums Each Full Of Raw Uncut Diamonds ?
The Wicked Are Using The Same Schemes On Us. : 1) They Hoard Riches ; Controlling The Supply So We’ll Think The Supply Is Low 2) This Scheme Helps Them To Get A Higher Price & Deceives Most Of Us Into Believing That Things ( Such As Diamonds, Gold, Oil, Etc..) Are In Short Supply & Even Due To Run Out.
Diamonds Are In Abundance And Their Supply Is Being Controlled By Persons Under The Control Of Spiritual Wickedness In High Places (Ephesians 6:12) .
We Saints Serve An Infinite God, What He Placed Here On This Earth For His Children Is Also Infinite. When You See A Volcano Or Magma ; The Liquid Land Flowing Out Of Volcanos, Think Of Growth. The Earth Is Steady Growing.
Once God Settles Things With The Rightreous & Un-Righteous . [Definition – Righteous Means The Desire To Do Right ]
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THEY COME TO :
STEAL OUR ECONOMY
KILL OUR INITIATIVE TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT
DESTROY OUR FAMILIES
1) INFERIORITY = CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Currency Exchange is designed to puff up certain peoples and nations over others. The numbers are constantly telling some that they are inferior to others. The problem intensifies when those being manipulated by this financial scam buy in to this wicked scheme.
What’s the solution to INFERIORITY CURRENCY EXCHANGE ? Stop giving away our souls one piece of money ( dollar , pound, franc, rand, deniro, rupal, euro, Chinese renminbi, rupee, Russian ruble,etc..) at-a-time .
Do research on what price your product gets in the so-called First World countries. And demand that price. This will not work unless people at the local areas do this together. Form Co-Ops and agree to charge the prices you deserve.
2) INFERIORITY = Pay by Time
There is another system used to oppress people that feeds the business owners with a lust for MORE profit. One year they may have profits of 50%, the next year they may have profits of 100%, the next year their profits may only be 75%. The system in the world will consider that going from 100% profits to 75% profits is bad for business.
How is that bad ? Profits are profits ! Many businesses have different levels of pay for the same workers.; levels such as :
a) Top Salaries – Private and only known to each individual workers b) Medium Salaries – Private “ “ “ “ c) Lower Salaries – Private and only known to each individual workers d) High Hourly Wages e) Medium Hourly Wages f) Minimum Hourly Wages
I suggest that EVERY WORKER SHOULD BE PAID A LIVING WAGE. The Minimum Wage is like a financial ball and chain ; only giving those receiving it just enough to live to see the next day.
The Living Wage allows workers to live, invest, spend, save, and thrive. We can dream about having our own businesses , then wake up and attain our dreams. This is great for the businesses that pay Living Wages. For this creates new customers and new generations of customers.
As long as the system of Living Wages is in place, there will be a thriving economy and a blooming world full of optimistic activities. But it will only happen when business owners see the benefit of paying more pennies to make more dollars ! Which of you business owners will have the insight, recognition, roots, understanding, initiative, moxy, & compassion to make the step most are afraid to make.
1. The Bakken Oil Field Find
2. 55 gallon drums fulls of unprocessed diamonds.
* These are just a few of the suppressed world riches this beautiful world created by God (Jehovah, Father of Jesus Christ)..
3. Minister Lindsey Williams has known for 30 years of a major oil find in Alaska.
* He says that he sat in on meetings of the rich and powerful. These men decided not to use this oil to help America.
* Beware Africans, the wolves of deception are always around riches.
* Hosea said we perish for two reasons. Most people only remember one reason why we perish.
- Hosea said MY PEOPLE PERISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
- AND…because they REJECT KNOWLEDGE
- In other words, they DON’T KNOW & THEY DON’T WANT TO KNOW !!!!
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a) Listen to broadcasts like : Alex Jones (Infowars), Derry Brownfield, The Power Hour
(Joyce & Dave), Jeff Rense, and other broadcasts on the Genesis Communications Network.
b) Here’s an appetizer of information on the subjects I have just written on :
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• Here are three(s) separate subjects that I mentioned that you can search for
(i) – Bakken Oil Field Find
(ii) – Lindsey Williams (YouTube videos)
(iii) – Janine Roberts :Glitter & Greed : The Secret World of The Diamond Cartel
Our only enemies are in Hell , waiting for their life-sentence of damnation.
You are in my prayers. Pray for each other too
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WAKE UP !!! STAY UP !!!
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"Uplift":
Go away! Or are you going to claim that persons of African descent "invented" diamonds too?
Life is fun......... especially when you have cretins like "uplift" to deconstruct!
"Total Empowerment!"
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