From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Caricom should find ways to help Zimbabwe
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Dear Editor,
It is all well and good for so-called Third-World countries like Jamaica to cry shame on Prime Minister Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe in this his hour of need, but we must also ask where those countries were hiding when the Mugabe regime was being undermined by Euro-American criminals who continue to "mash up" black nations, including Jamaica, by flooding those nations with guns, drugs, economic distress, and all manner of destabilisation efforts.
Read the whole epistle of crazy here.
Snippet(s):
"European and American entities seemingly exist only to decimate and destroy black populations and destabilise their societies, and they have done so to the maximum in Haiti, Zimbabwe and other African countries and are fine-tuning their skills of destruction in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza and all over the so-called Middle East, with their eyes on Iran, Pakistan and Syria, having already performed their ritualistic killings in Lebanon."
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"The modus operandi of Euro-America has been very clear since the days they enslaved and raped Africans: steal all they can grab and under-develop the victims; and if any of their leaders dare to lift them back up, then exterminate those leaders (Che Guevara, Dr King); try hard to assassinate them, while using all means necessary to make them reverse their programmes to help people (Fidel Castro, Michael Manley); or use every available means to destabilise their nations (Zimbabwe); and lock up or kidnap their leaders if needs be (Noriega and Aristide)."
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Rev Dr Mervin Stoddart
INMerv@hotmail.com
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
JG - Zimbabweans need hope
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Zimbabweans need hope
published: Sunday July 20, 2008
Louis Michel, Contributor
Michel
Robert Mugabe recently fired a shot at the international community, saying its members "could shout as loud as they like", but that it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference to election plans in the country, since it was for the people to decide.
Read the whole article here.
Jamaica Gleaner
Zimbabweans need hope
published: Sunday July 20, 2008
Louis Michel, Contributor
Michel
Robert Mugabe recently fired a shot at the international community, saying its members "could shout as loud as they like", but that it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference to election plans in the country, since it was for the people to decide.
Read the whole article here.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
JO - Robert Mugabe, Douglas Chambers and normalising dysfunction
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Robert Mugabe, Douglas Chambers and normalising dysfunction
CLAUDE ROBINSON
Sunday, July 06, 2008
So much has been written about the murder of Douglas Chambers, I decided I would forego another commentary on the deed and its devastating consequences for his family and friends, the wider Jamaican community and the state that hired him to do the seemingly undoable.
CLAUDE ROBINSON
Instead, I thought of commenting on the re-installation of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, after an election that-by all accounts-failed to meet the most basic standards of democracy.The situation in Zimbabwe is distressing for several reasons. For starters, President Mugabe continues to betray the enviable struggle credentials he earned by leading the long and bloody fight to end white minority rule in the former Rhodesia, and for exposing British hypocrisy and doublespeak.
Read the whole article.
Snippet(s):
"The British had promised to mobilise resources to buy back lands that had been handed to the white minority, thus leaving the black majority landless and excluded from the mainstream of an economy dominated by farming of export crops.
The British promise was not realised, thus frustrating the land reform process and the gains of the political liberation process.
This may explain why Mr Mugabe repossessed some of the white-owned farms. It may also explain why it is easy for Mr Mugabe and the leadership in the ZANU-PF to pin the label of British stooge on anyone who opposes him.
But it cannot explain why he has not proceeded with any real reform.
It does not explain why he has systematically used violence and intimidation against political opponents leaving himself open to the charge that his real desire is for one-party rule, by any name."
Jamaica Observer
Robert Mugabe, Douglas Chambers and normalising dysfunction
CLAUDE ROBINSON
Sunday, July 06, 2008
So much has been written about the murder of Douglas Chambers, I decided I would forego another commentary on the deed and its devastating consequences for his family and friends, the wider Jamaican community and the state that hired him to do the seemingly undoable.
CLAUDE ROBINSON
Instead, I thought of commenting on the re-installation of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, after an election that-by all accounts-failed to meet the most basic standards of democracy.The situation in Zimbabwe is distressing for several reasons. For starters, President Mugabe continues to betray the enviable struggle credentials he earned by leading the long and bloody fight to end white minority rule in the former Rhodesia, and for exposing British hypocrisy and doublespeak.
Read the whole article.
Snippet(s):
"The British had promised to mobilise resources to buy back lands that had been handed to the white minority, thus leaving the black majority landless and excluded from the mainstream of an economy dominated by farming of export crops.
The British promise was not realised, thus frustrating the land reform process and the gains of the political liberation process.
This may explain why Mr Mugabe repossessed some of the white-owned farms. It may also explain why it is easy for Mr Mugabe and the leadership in the ZANU-PF to pin the label of British stooge on anyone who opposes him.
But it cannot explain why he has not proceeded with any real reform.
It does not explain why he has systematically used violence and intimidation against political opponents leaving himself open to the charge that his real desire is for one-party rule, by any name."
Monday, January 26, 2009
JG - Zimbabwe, African liberation and decolonisation
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Zimbabwe, African liberation and decolonisation
published: Sunday July 6, 2008
Robert Buddan POLITICS OF OUR TIME
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is faced with sanctions from the west, mediation by Southern Africa and a call for a government of national unity from the African Union. The African Union opposes western sanctions being organised by the French leadership of the European Union (EU) and the American leadership of the UN Security Council with the British in tow.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Mugabe was leader of the liberation movement, Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had fought for independence against the apartheid-like policies of white-ruled Rhodesia, a country that had relied on the support of apartheid South Africa.
In fact, Zimbabwe's 17-year liberation war paralleled that of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) and both leaderships (Mugabe and Thabo Mbeki) remain close today.
The former Rhodesia became independent as Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980."
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"Colonisation began when Cecil Rhodes, with the backing of the British, took over land that is now mostly Zimbabwe.
The Shona and Ndebele people fought their first liberation war in 1896/97 to get their land back but white power only grew.
White agriculture flourished and the Shona and Ndebele were shunted off into 'African reserves', the dust bowl of Zimbabwe.
Even when the war for liberation won independence it was a highly compromised independence.
Rhodesia's whites had made up less than five per cent of the population but held 95 per cent of the votes and 70 per cent of the Africans' land.
An agreement for independence reserved as many as one-third of the parliamentary seats for these whites, 20 Assembly seats and 10 seats in the Senate, and whites remained in control of the police, army, air force judiciary and civil service.
Mugabe's liberation government abolished the reserved assembly seats at the first chance in 1987 and the Senate seats in 1990."
Jamaica Gleaner
Zimbabwe, African liberation and decolonisation
published: Sunday July 6, 2008
Robert Buddan POLITICS OF OUR TIME
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is faced with sanctions from the west, mediation by Southern Africa and a call for a government of national unity from the African Union. The African Union opposes western sanctions being organised by the French leadership of the European Union (EU) and the American leadership of the UN Security Council with the British in tow.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Mugabe was leader of the liberation movement, Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had fought for independence against the apartheid-like policies of white-ruled Rhodesia, a country that had relied on the support of apartheid South Africa.
In fact, Zimbabwe's 17-year liberation war paralleled that of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) and both leaderships (Mugabe and Thabo Mbeki) remain close today.
The former Rhodesia became independent as Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980."
&
"Colonisation began when Cecil Rhodes, with the backing of the British, took over land that is now mostly Zimbabwe.
The Shona and Ndebele people fought their first liberation war in 1896/97 to get their land back but white power only grew.
White agriculture flourished and the Shona and Ndebele were shunted off into 'African reserves', the dust bowl of Zimbabwe.
Even when the war for liberation won independence it was a highly compromised independence.
Rhodesia's whites had made up less than five per cent of the population but held 95 per cent of the votes and 70 per cent of the Africans' land.
An agreement for independence reserved as many as one-third of the parliamentary seats for these whites, 20 Assembly seats and 10 seats in the Senate, and whites remained in control of the police, army, air force judiciary and civil service.
Mugabe's liberation government abolished the reserved assembly seats at the first chance in 1987 and the Senate seats in 1990."
Saturday, January 24, 2009
JG - Terrorism is here in Jamaica
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Terrorism is here in Jamaica
published: Sunday July 6, 2008
The Editor, Sir:
THE DAYS of valour and nobility have escaped us, haven't they? Older folks love to talk about the good ol' days, back when there was peace, love and unity worldwide. Stories tell of back when wars were fought for justice, not personal gain; back when it was honourable and somewhat safe to stand up for what was right. Those days are now long gone with the wind. The world itself has been clasped in a vice of terrorism, where the good guys finish last, and the villain vanquishes the hero. The story is no longer happily ever after.
Read the whole letter here.
Snippet(s):
"When the average Joe thinks of terrorism, he thinks of suicide bombers, hijacked airplanes, religious radicals and faraway lands.
When I think of terrorism, I think of cruel people controlling the weak through fear and pain.
I think of men like Robert Mugabe, shunting democracy and the will of the Zimbabwean people with a bloodied iron fist, grinding would-be heroes like Morgan Tsvangirai into the dust."
Jamaica Gleaner
Terrorism is here in Jamaica
published: Sunday July 6, 2008
The Editor, Sir:
THE DAYS of valour and nobility have escaped us, haven't they? Older folks love to talk about the good ol' days, back when there was peace, love and unity worldwide. Stories tell of back when wars were fought for justice, not personal gain; back when it was honourable and somewhat safe to stand up for what was right. Those days are now long gone with the wind. The world itself has been clasped in a vice of terrorism, where the good guys finish last, and the villain vanquishes the hero. The story is no longer happily ever after.
Read the whole letter here.
Snippet(s):
"When the average Joe thinks of terrorism, he thinks of suicide bombers, hijacked airplanes, religious radicals and faraway lands.
When I think of terrorism, I think of cruel people controlling the weak through fear and pain.
I think of men like Robert Mugabe, shunting democracy and the will of the Zimbabwean people with a bloodied iron fist, grinding would-be heroes like Morgan Tsvangirai into the dust."
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