tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30810438.post1650374825903399011..comments2023-06-23T09:34:42.832-04:00Comments on The Walrus Said: Zimbabwe opposition offices raidedJanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30810438.post-81367053399053855062008-04-05T19:51:00.000-04:002008-04-05T19:51:00.000-04:00Cynically, I am more amazed at the fact that Mugab...Cynically, I am more amazed at the fact that Mugabe didn't use more pre-emptive brutality and save himself the loss of prestige.<BR/><BR/>But I grieve for Zimbabwe. So much of Africa seems incapable of freeing itself from strong man politics. I should spend some time reading about Botswana and how it has managed to chart a different course.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30810438.post-24710688521129612912008-04-05T16:21:00.000-04:002008-04-05T16:21:00.000-04:00Knowing Mugabe's history, it shouldn't surprise me...Knowing Mugabe's history, it shouldn't surprise me, yet I still stand amazed at the blatant brutality of it all. As you said, dictators like Mugabe will only cede power throgh force, or the grave. <BR/><BR/>The empty fantasies of misguided journalists die hard, and they hold them in their hands long after they've turned to dust.<BR/><BR/>P.S. On a lighter note, this is totally off-topic, but <A HREF="http://liberalwarjournal.blogspot.com/2008/04/tag-im-it.html" REL="nofollow">Tag, you're it.</A><BR/>:)Rafique Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495370714658850590noreply@blogger.com