One of the reasons the Coalition of the Willing attacked Iraq was said to be to rid the country of Saddam, a cruel and despotic dictator, who did untold harm to his people. As he said just the other day, George W sees the death of Saddam as part of the success in invading Iraq.
Fast forward to Mugabe, undoubtedly a dictator of the worst kind - with a country wrecked on just about every level - wreaking havoc on his people. Mugabe will go to any lengths to remain in power.
The BBC reports:
"The BBC has obtained documents suggesting that Zimbabwe's military is actively involved in running Robert Mugabe's re-election campaign.
The documents outline plans by ruling party Zanu-PF to harass and drive out opposition supporters, especially from rural areas.
A run-off presidential vote is due to take place later in the month.
More than 60 people have been killed, thousands beaten and many more driven from their homes in related violence.
Testimony from eye-witnesses and victims from across Zimbabwe as well as internal party documents show that violence and intimidation are being used to try to guarantee the re-election of Robert Mugabe against the challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), on 27 June.
The documents suggest that the Joint Operations Command (JOC) is now running logistics and operations.
The JOC is made up of the heads of the military and state security organisations.
Another document lays out the party's tactics, including the use of scarce food supplies as a political weapon."
So, the world watches - and does what? Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that Zimbabwe is a poor country with no oil or any worthwhile resources of interest to the West.
Fast forward to Mugabe, undoubtedly a dictator of the worst kind - with a country wrecked on just about every level - wreaking havoc on his people. Mugabe will go to any lengths to remain in power.
The BBC reports:
"The BBC has obtained documents suggesting that Zimbabwe's military is actively involved in running Robert Mugabe's re-election campaign.
The documents outline plans by ruling party Zanu-PF to harass and drive out opposition supporters, especially from rural areas.
A run-off presidential vote is due to take place later in the month.
More than 60 people have been killed, thousands beaten and many more driven from their homes in related violence.
Testimony from eye-witnesses and victims from across Zimbabwe as well as internal party documents show that violence and intimidation are being used to try to guarantee the re-election of Robert Mugabe against the challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), on 27 June.
The documents suggest that the Joint Operations Command (JOC) is now running logistics and operations.
The JOC is made up of the heads of the military and state security organisations.
Another document lays out the party's tactics, including the use of scarce food supplies as a political weapon."
So, the world watches - and does what? Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that Zimbabwe is a poor country with no oil or any worthwhile resources of interest to the West.
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