Hugh Hewitt summarizes a recent interview.
Money quote(s):
"The U.S. under Bush used two interventions to topple two regimes in rapid indeed amazing fashion. It proved far less competent in establishing successor governments, though in the past year in Iraq we have seen new tactics bring about extraordinary progress, and we are hoping for the same sort of turning in Afghanistan."
"President Obama has a unique opportunity to establish rules under which the U.S. will move decisively to end slaughter in countries where the U.S. does not need to worry about significant military opposition, such as Sudan and Zimbabwe. Because of the new president's standing in the Third World and because of his party's complete control of the Congress, he has it in his power to lay down the law for Bashir and Mugabe and bring their murderous regimes to an end, and by doing so to send a message to the rest of the continent that dictatorship has its limits, and widespread slaughter as in Zimbabwe and outright genocide as in Sudan will not be tolerated."
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"For the next three-and-a-half-years, the United States means President Obama and the people who influence his decisions. The new president has already approved of the use of deadly force in the mountains along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and at sea off the course of Somalia. His advisors and those who influence them and him should begin working out a larger framework for deploying the awesome might of the American military where tens of thousands of lives are at stake, none of them American."
Showing posts with label Zimbabwe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zimbabwe. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
JO - Caricom should find ways to help Zimbabwe
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)."
__________
Rev Dr Mervin Stoddart
INMerv@hotmail.com
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)."
__________
Rev Dr Mervin Stoddart
INMerv@hotmail.com
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.
Friday, February 13, 2009
JO - Liberia's president denounces Zimbabwe vote... Says similar 'sham' in Liberia led to civil war
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Liberia's president denounces Zimbabwe vote... Says similar 'sham' in Liberia led to civil war
Sunday, July 13, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said yesterday during a speech honouring South African President Nelson Mandela.
Read the whole article here.
Jamaica Observer
Liberia's president denounces Zimbabwe vote... Says similar 'sham' in Liberia led to civil war
Sunday, July 13, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said yesterday during a speech honouring South African President Nelson Mandela.
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."
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."
Friday, January 2, 2009
JO - Empire and enigmas
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Empire and enigmas
HEART TO HEART
With Betty Ann Blaine
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Dear Reader,
The story of Africa in general, and Zimbabwe in particular, has a recurrent theme. It is a story of old wounds and present realities - a story of empire and enigmas. It is as much a story of the evils of the British Empire as it is a story of a modern-day despot. Zimbabwe's current crisis cannot be fully understood without an examination of the past. Like all of colonised Africa, many of the country's problems have their roots in slavery and colonialism, and the attendant socio-economic and political dynamics of ethnicity and inequality.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The carving up of Africa, commonly referred to as the "partition" or the "scramble", was much more than the sharing up of the continent among European powers for profit and for power. The indiscriminate butchering of the land cut into and across age-old cultural and linguistic boundaries in a manner that left with it deep and long-lasting consequences on almost every country in Africa, including Zimbabwe.
On November 15, 1884, an international conference was convened in Berlin. Present was every nation of Europe, save Switzerland and the United States of America, 14 in all."
Personally, I object to America being classified as a European nation, either today or in 1884.
Jamaica Observer
Empire and enigmas
HEART TO HEART
With Betty Ann Blaine
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Dear Reader,
The story of Africa in general, and Zimbabwe in particular, has a recurrent theme. It is a story of old wounds and present realities - a story of empire and enigmas. It is as much a story of the evils of the British Empire as it is a story of a modern-day despot. Zimbabwe's current crisis cannot be fully understood without an examination of the past. Like all of colonised Africa, many of the country's problems have their roots in slavery and colonialism, and the attendant socio-economic and political dynamics of ethnicity and inequality.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The carving up of Africa, commonly referred to as the "partition" or the "scramble", was much more than the sharing up of the continent among European powers for profit and for power. The indiscriminate butchering of the land cut into and across age-old cultural and linguistic boundaries in a manner that left with it deep and long-lasting consequences on almost every country in Africa, including Zimbabwe.
On November 15, 1884, an international conference was convened in Berlin. Present was every nation of Europe, save Switzerland and the United States of America, 14 in all."
Personally, I object to America being classified as a European nation, either today or in 1884.
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