Strike back at Mugabe

[Peter Dow]

Strike back at Mugabe
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabwean people have been evicted from their homes by Mugabe’s police and then those houses bulldozed and some children inside crushed to death.

Not only that but other African governments shamefully refuse to condemn this outrage, (BBC: Africa rejects action on Zimbabwe) the latest in a series of attacks on the freedoms of the people of Zimbabwe.

Well if we are really going to make poverty history in Africa then we need to make rotten dictators like Mugabe history too.

It is time to defend the people by striking back at this dictator.

Mugabe did not heed the warning message of suspension from the Commonwealth. So be it.

There is only one language that fascist dictators like Mugabe understand - the language of military force.

Britain and America should give heart to the defenceless people of Zimbabwe and rally the opposition to Mugabe by leading limited military strikes against Mugabe.

This could take the form of missile strikes against Mugabe’s palaces, hopefully catching him at home. Let’s see if Mugabe is killed when his house is knocked down. If he survives that then we could follow up with more comprehensive air strikes if necessary.

Hopefully if we strike back at Mugabe then that will give heart to the African people to fight back against this ruthless dictator.

Well of course it would be nice to get prior Commonwealth and UN backing for such strikes. However, we have seen with ousting Saddam that it is necessary for leading nations to act anyway and pick up the legal pieces afterwards.

Oh and we should not be welcoming complicit African heads of state, like Thabo Mbeki, the South African “president”, to G8 in Scotland either.

Friends of Mugabe, like Mbeki, should not be welcomed by those who wish to make poverty history.

We should thank Kate Hoey MP for speaking out so bravely on the Zimbabwean crisis. BBC: Blair pressed on Zimbabwe stance

Of course, the UK royalist, fascist police state should stop the deportations of Zimbabwean asylum seekers. (BBC: UK Zimbabweans on hunger strike ... Rethink urged on Zimbabwe asylum ... Zimbabwe lives 'won't be risked')

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- Peter Dow

[Action_Donkwaa]

I disagree. Mugabe may well be evil, just as Saddam was evil, but military action is not the only way forward, and I don't believe it is the best way forward.

British and American troops have already proved how "accurate" they are with missiles and bombings and I wouldn't trust them to only bomb Mugabe's house without taking out a hell of lot of civilians.

To Make Poverty History I believe that we need to cancell the debt and try to provide tools and equipment, not money, and help support the people of countries such as Zimbabwe build they're way out. Military force just blows up their land.

only my opinion though

[Cocktail]

but the fact is he is an old guy, and he has been doing this for years.

the UK and USA shud have left saddam well alone (he had no weapons and he is dying from his raving clinical insanity as well as cancer).

wat is happening in zimbabwe is just incredibly awful. first white farmers and settlers in the country r removed by force + lose their homes but now the poor have no homes, kids r dying in the street.
the aids appedemic is already knocking over africa but increase the level of poverty then aids is gonna literally wipe africa out if no one does anything to help.

violence may not be a good method but sometimes its necessary. but from events in the past, in rhetrospect those in power really do need to fuckign think b4 acting or not + how instead of going with "lets be greedy and attack iraq for the oil"

i know my comments r contraversial but i call them like i see them

[Baz]

did you know Mugabe has "won" the Zimbabwe lottery 3 times. lucky guy huh?

[Action_Donkwaa]

right enough, blowing the fuck out of the country will change the state of affairs over there, just like Iraq is now a safer country. i personally don't care about how many times Mugabe's won the lottery, I care about finding solutions to the problems that are in Zimbabwe, perhaps if the world leaders could actually come together and have productive meetings instead of mug slinging and throwing jibes at each other then they could come to some sort of agreement on how to tackle this problem. i don't know the details but presumably something was done which meant apartheid was lifted in South Africa, and something similar could be done here?

[Schmurgle]

uk and us will never enter Africa as it is not in there interest as there is nothing there for them. they are too concentrated on Afahanistan and Iraq to do anything about Africa.

I know someone who lived on a farm and had 6 generations of family plus 50 ppl lived surrounding working on the land. Mugabe's army sent them a notice of leave (of about 2weeks) as they were claiming back the land that was "rightfully" theres. So his family has to flee to New Zealand and now he lives in Scotland. Sad state of affairs. The ppl that work on the farm are jobless and have no home. And they didnt get £ for there house or land.

The world has taken a back seat in this for too long as its been happening for decades.

[kj]

Well it looks like the country is about to descend into anarchy with mobs taking up arms and groups of war veterans taking to the streets trying to drive white farmers from their land.

I wonder how long this will go on before some of the western countries get involved. The results of the election haven't even been announced yet. How long does it take?

[humndislocation]

I hope that whatever happens, it leads to democracy for them in the end.

But yeah, military action would have been a really bad idea. I don't think I even need to point to Iraq on this one.

[Pubic Wig]

Originally Posted by humndislocation

I hope that whatever happens, it leads to democracy for them in the end.

But yeah, military action would have been a really bad idea. I don't think I even need to point to Iraq on this one.

D'you know that pre-September 11 attacks, Mugabe was the feller the US were most concerned with when talking about 'regeime change'?

Bleh, i have a good friend from Zimbabwe who came over to Scotland with her family close to 7 or 8 years ago and she frets about this alot as many of her old friends are still over yonder.
Were some foreign reporters not arrested just a few days back?

[kj]

Good to see the trade unions in South Africa refusing to let arms shipments pass through South African ports... something the South African government wouldn't do.

[Keerin]

The SA Government are acting really cowardly I reckon.

[kj]

Mbeki: "HAI GUISE! ERYTHIN IS GUD HER"

[Keerin]

hahahaha! basically. That's almost what he said on the news the other day.

"nothing to see here, move along!"

[Thebigyin04]

Originally Posted by Keerin

The SA Government are acting really cowardly I reckon.

as far as i know.... Mbeki is actually supporting Mugabe , maybe because of fear i dont know... my dad was out in south africa last week the situation and possible negatives i think are bothering everyone else more than the neighbouring countries, but what they dont want is a riot situation like the hutus and the tutsi's