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August 18, 2007
Why Africa Won't Reform
This story in Friday's Daily Telegraph tells it all
President Robert Mugabe has received a hero's welcome at the opening of an African summit, despite the turmoil at home in Zimbabwe. As he was introduced to the Southern African Development Community gathering in the Zambian capital Lusaka, dignitaries gave him thunderous applause in contrast to polite claps for other leaders. Mr Mugabe stood and smiled in acknowledgement before sitting down next to South Africa's Thabo Mbeki. Patrick Chinamasa, Zimbabwe's justice minister, said: "Political reform is not necessary in my country because we are a democracy like any other democracy in the world."Zimbabwe's last election in 2004 was widely regarded as stolen. Hundreds of thousands of people have left the country, which is also suffering serious food shortages.Yesterday, a 15-year-old boy and a security guard died in a stampede by shoppers desperate to buy sugar in Bulawayo.
(h/t NRO)
Robert Mugabe has destroyed his country. And they see him as a hero.
Posted by Tom at August 18, 2007 10:33 AM
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My God.
And in SA it won't get better after Mbeki. It's very likely gonna be Jacob Zuma, who is some kind of corrupt, sexually obsesses crypto-communist.
Posted by: Outlaw Mike at August 19, 2007 6:07 PM
Monsters like Mugabe are only heroes for standing up to the Western imperialists.
Most of these nations wouldn't have a pot to piss in if it wasn't for Western economic aide and these tin horn dictators can't stand it.
Posted by: Mike's America 
at August 22, 2007 12:47 PM
