Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Danger To Humanity : Robert Mugabe

If America is truly as it regards itself, a “defender of democracy” in which it may be, America must intervene in the corrupt, unstable, and unsafe country of Zimbabwe.

Led by “President” (more of a Dictator) Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe is slowly declining into a deep, deep whole of economic deficit and unsuitable living conditions.
The current state of Zimbabwe may be directly linked to President Mugabe. To give you a taste of this mans power hungry attitude let me explain to you what took place in 1987.

Originally, Zimbabwe’s governmental format called for the election of 1 President and 1 Prime Minister, both sharing equal power much like the Israeli government. Once elected in 1987, Mugabe secretly amended Zimbabwe’s constitution. In the new Mugabe amended version of the constitution it only called for a President and relinquished the position of Prime Minister.

Mugabe is also very responsible for basically the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy. In 2000, Mugabe, who is very anti-white, seized most of white-owned farms, which is recognized by many as the driving force behind the economy. In an interview the BBC conducted with Mugabe party opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai stated that:
“The opposition says that Mr. Mugabe's seizure of most white-owned farms since 2000 has wrecked what was once one of Africa's most developed economies. Mr Mugabe says the redistribution was needed to make land ownership more equitable following the colonial era. He says that western powers have sabotaged Zimbabwe's economy because they want to drive him from power.”
Slowly, Mugabe is taking the Zimbabwean peoples natural rights away from them. In a recently passed law, in order for two or more citizens to meet the Zimbabwean government must give a statement of permission.
In Zimbabwe, torture is a daily scare. In a report by the United States Institute of Peace, the author stated that “the only way for a Zimbabwean to assure that he will not be tortured is to be able to identify himself as a member of ZANU-PF.( Mugabe’s party )” it was also estimated in the report that 20 percent of Zimbabwe’s population had an intimate encounter with torture.
The media is nearly all propaganda broadcasted by the government. If it isn’t, there will be consequences.
"Every time you write a story, you are likely to be arrested, because [of] the way the law is worded," said Ray Choto, formerly chief writer for the Harare newspaper The Standard. He was arrested in 1999 under LOMA for refusing to reveal the names of military officials he had met with while researching an article about a planned military coup and the subsequent arrests of 23 officers. He and his editor, Mark Chavanduka, were turned over to the military and tortured.
"We were beaten with wooden planks, forced to roll on wet tarmac," Choto wrote in a 2000 report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists. "Our heads were forced into a canvas bag full of water. The military applied electric shocks all over our bodies. . . . Our tormentors told us that Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe had signed our death warrants and I believed them."
You would think all of this would raise an alarm in Zimbabwe and that surely the citizens would vote out Mugabe wouldn’t you? Well they have tried. The world has acknowledged that all Zimbabwean elections are all rigged. The U.S have also stated that they are indeed corrupt.
So, if this poor country is being run by a tyrannical ruler and cannot do a thing about it, why isn’t America, great savior, rushing to its rescue like we expect and would appreciate? I have come up with 4 conclusions.
1. The U.S’s military is already preoccupied with Iraq and Afghanistan. That is the main reason.
2.Zimbabwe's main export is cotton. That means Zimbabwe has nothing American wants nor needs.
3. It has had no evidence of nuclear arms.
4.Not part of the "Axis of evil"

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