Consciousness raising: Weapons on their way to Zimbabwe.
Edited by request to put the important stuff first. Right now there's a ship with a cargo of armaments, trying to deliver them to Zimbabwe, pretty clearly with the intent of helping Mugabe put down the...
View ArticleWhen the media drops the ball, people die.
I'm well aware that could be a nyceve diary title; it's true in many ways, in all too many places. But this diary is about Zimbabwe. Many here read DHinMI's story applauding the refusal of the Durban...
View ArticleThe Hungry Look Towards Rome for Answers
The primaries are over! Now is the time to solve the real problems as world leaders gather in Rome for the second day of talks on food price escalation and, with luck, to settle on a common strategy to...
View ArticleThe Enemy is Hunger: Rome Conference
"This is a fight we cannot afford to lose, the enemy is hunger", so said Ban Ki Moon yesterday in Rome. However his words fell on deaf ears. So far only a measly 3 billions has been "promised" to feed...
View ArticleWhy Mugabe still has support and how to deal with him (w/poll)
Mugabe may be running one of the less effective dictatorships in the world today, but he does have more support among Zimbabweans today than Bush does among Americans. No, this is not some troll diary...
View ArticleVoldemort is alive and well and living in Zimbabwe
A very dear friend of mine is directing a feature length documentary that is soon coming to completion and fruition about a very important but grossly ignored subject. She was imprisoned, interrogated,...
View ArticleGaza's and Zimbabwe's New Year Begins
Israel is invading northern Gaza with thousands of ground troops. Zimbabwe stands unmolested by any neighbor but faces another year of injustice, lawlessness, and poverty. Mugabe will pack his...
View ArticleDAY 2: Roy Bennett still in custody (and how you can help)
As of today, Roy Bennett is still being held in a Mutare police station on trumped up charges of treason. Though he has been allowed access to his attorneys, he was previously denied food and remains...
View ArticleSen. Russ Feingold's statement on the arrest of Roy Bennett in Zimbabwe
Today, Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released a statement condemning the arrest of Roy Bennett, urging President Obama to take action to...
View ArticleRoy Bennett tells Mugabe to "stick it"
Roy Bennett remains in custody today, and authorities intend to hold him until at least March 4, it was said in an MDC press release. As Bennett is held on charges of 'terrorism,' Zimbabwe military...
View ArticleBlogs are making a difference in Zimbabwe
If you think spreading the word about Roy Bennett doesn't matter, then read this letter I received from Zimbabwe today. What you do matters, even if all you can do is urge people to spread the word,...
View ArticleThe Horror and Hope of Zimbabwe. Roy Bennett Jailed, Released, and Forgives
I've talked about Roy Bennett and his imprisonment for weeks, talked about his courage, about Roy really being the heart and soul of the MDC opposition to Mugabe in Zimbabwe, and rejoiced when I...
View ArticleAmid immigration delimma, other crises, fears persist
James McPherson had a good article on his blog about President Barack Obama's move to boost Mexican border security and to spend $700 million to assist Mexican officials in buying surveillance aircraft...
View ArticleObama is not an anti-colonialist; semi-long explanation
NRO: Citing a recent Forbes article by Dinesh D'Souza, former House speaker Newt Gingrich tells National Review Online that President Obama may follow a "Kenyan, anti-colonial" worldview. Gingrich says...
View ArticleInternational Uprisings Create Tension in Zimbabwe
As revolution sweeps through the Middle East and North Africa, Zimbabweans say there is an increased police presence in the streets. A Facebook group with more than 2,100 members is calling for a mass...
View ArticleTrump gets another dictator endorsement
From the title:‘My friend Donald Trump’: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe tells visiting US politicians they will wish they had been ‘friendlier’ to him when Donald trump wins the White House...
View ArticleZimbabwe: something almost but not entirely unlike a coup
The news out of Zimbabwe this morning is as confused and jumbled as the information we got last night. African Defense Review tried to throw cold water on the talk of a coup, because all we had early...
View ArticleMurdered Elephants: A Failure of Leadership in a Money-Driven Society
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was founded in 1940 with three objectives: (1) to further environmental stewardship and a sense of moral responsibility for life and the environment; (2) to guide...
View ArticleMugabe resigns. At long last
Several sources have confirmed that this 37 year dictator has resigned (with some pressure from the Military). The best thing that happened to Zimbabwe in decades. from CNN: Harare, Zimbabwe...
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