AFRICA

Humor and Hubris

For beleaguered Zimbabweans, a slight respite as Mugabe makes waves at the African Union summit in Egypt.

By Rod Nordland | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Jul 1, 2008 | Updated: 5:42  p.m. ET Jul 1, 2008

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  • Posted By: techresmgt @ 07/12/2008 9:46:41 AM

    If Mugabe wants to know of what racism consists, he merely has to go to the bathroom mirror. Racism is the 'buzz word' of the day and widely misused and overused. Any candidate that kills, beats, and murders constituents to force them to vote for him is the quintessential madman, hiding behind the veil of racism. Civil war can't be far off for that country. The defeat of sanctions against Mugabe is merely furthering his crimes against humanity. Mugabe is a shining example of 'political correctness' run amok.

  • Posted By: KevinTheGorgeous @ 07/01/2008 10:35:14 PM

    How come Africans are unable to live a civilized way of life? I am starting to believe that they are really an inferior race of people.

    • Posted By: maxbianco @ 07/03/2008 12:53:09 AM

      you believe what you believe because you have a small mind, small minds often have difficulty processing complicated issues. this issue is beyond your capacity, i suggest you stick with coloring books and crayons.

  • Posted By: underdog @ 07/01/2008 8:17:45 PM

    Soon this will be another country in Sub-Sahara sliding off into a civil war. All thats needed is a rebel leader to take up arms against Mugabe. End results, hundred of thousands dislocated with thousands killed. All it takes to avoid a potential war is for Mugabe to allow free elections and recognize the results. For the want of power one man will allow the destruction of a country and death of thousands of innocents.

    • Posted By: RiversideWarrior @ 07/02/2008 4:43:36 PM

      Mugabe and ZANU-PF must die so that others may live, down with these fascists! Tsvangerei does not strike me as a war-time leader, another leader must emerge from the ranks of the opposition to be the savior of the Zimbabwean people. The time of the machete grows near . . .

  • Posted By: Zydor @ 07/02/2008 7:15:04 AM

    This is not for "The West" or "The UN " to sort out - its time for that infamous paper tiger - The AU - to get on with what its there for, and sort this guy out. They need to stop bleating about Foreign interference when it suits them, and get their own house in order. Kinda difficult when most are Dictators themselves - hard luck - "Life's a *** then You Die" (as the infamous saying goes), welcome to the real world.

  • Posted By: KevinTheGorgeous @ 07/01/2008 10:38:57 PM

    P.S. I was referring to black Africans, not the whites in South Africa.

    • Posted By: underdog @ 07/02/2008 2:09:14 AM

      I forget, what color was Stalin? Hitler? Mao? Pol Pot? I belive the SS said they were Aryian.

  • Posted By: pjmarnj @ 07/01/2008 11:58:59 PM

    why is white racism wrong and black racism right?

  • Posted By: RiversideWarrior @ 07/01/2008 7:35:21 PM

    It is time for the Zimbabwean people to begin their armed revolutionary struggle against this pathetic old despot and his fellows in the ZANU-PF. Only then will real change come in Zimbabwe, as so-called "war veterans" and "Green Bomber" youth militia are cleansed by action of the machete that they richly deserve.

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