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| Zim ruling party to endorse Mugabe for 2008 vote |
| 2007-12-14 |
 Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party will formally endorse President Robert Mugabe this weekend as its candidate for re-election next year, a choice that critics say will prolong the economic crisis ravaging the country. Mugabe (83) has overcome a half-hearted attempt by some top Zanu-PF officials to force him to retire before the March 2008 poll, and looks set to tighten the grip on power he has held ever since Zimbabwe's independence from Britain in 1980. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 one can imagine how well off it would be today if Ian Smith had been able to hand over power to a true, decent, democratic government And imagine how well off the passengers of the Titantic would have been had not that darn iceberg gotten in the way... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-12-14 17:43 |
| #3 ......Or if Ian Smith could have been supported by the West in his struggle against communism. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-12-14 11:30 |
| #2 As long as we don't start making excuses for the colonial government which was indeed racist. Zimbabwe never really had a chance, but one can imagine how well off it would be today if Ian Smith had been able to hand over power to a true, decent, democratic government. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-12-14 11:21 |
| #1 lucky for Zimbabwe. They were so much worse off under the hedgemonic, racist, white, colonial rule. Right? |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-14 10:01 |