Massive shortages loom for Zimbabwe

Associated Press via Globe and Mail (Toronto) ^ | 2005-09-07 | Michael Hartnack

[Clive]

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[Maceman]

Darn that drought.

[KarlInOhio]

Everyone who didn't see this coming from a mile away please stand on your head.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Tragedy of the Commons.

[Tax-chick]

Gosh, you think shooting the farmers has something to do with this?

[albee]

Hey, they brought this on themselves!

Let 'em eat cake!

[Cicero]

Obviously it's time to shoot all the Kulaks.

[evolved_rage]

President Robert Mugabe's government says it has settled 300,000 black families on formerly white-owned farms, but UN agencies report that many are derelict, with irrigation and housing vandalized, and livestock stolen or slaughtered.

Ah yes, the power of Adam Smith's Karl Marx's invisible hand-outs, soon to be increased in a state near us.

[Gay State Conservative]

Let us guess...the shortages of luxuries like food and medicine are most acute among those who haven't gotten around to joining ZANU-PF.

Am I getting warm?

[Tenacious 1]

Here is a unique historical case where a nations "majority" (in numbers) seemed to have supported the rise in power of thier (soon to be) dictator by "popular demand."

This is absolutely not something America should waste time, money or resources on. If ever there were a case of a nation that needed to fix itself this is one.

That said, when Mugabe does finally transform his country into a security threat to his neighbors, we will end up stepping into "help." I predict that security forces will have to be called in to restore peice in October of 2011.

[TexasRepublic]

The obvious solution is to kick all of the remaining white devils out of Zim immediately. Yeah, that will fix it! Paradise from then on.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Notice that the AP has to slant it still. They carefully avoid telling you that there was never any shortage when the country was controlled by whites.

[TexasCajun]

If only their great-great-grandparents had been lucky enough to make it to the new world. /sarcasm, sort-of

[Blood of Tyrants]

Every liberal in the world is now standing on their heads.

[Gay State Conservative]

Until a few years ago,Zimbabwe was the breadbasket of southern Africa,along with SA.My guess is that the ANC leadership in SA is looking at the current Zimbabwean "miracle" with much envy.

[RSmithOpt]

Sounds to me as a planned release of info by UN persuasion as to set up another ripoff by Mugabe and the UN. That country's overtaking of private owned land by incompetent "just deserving farmers" was the first step to their current problem. Previously, that country was able to survive occasional droughts.

Oooopppss warm fuzzy socialism not working again!!

[Teacher317]

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

[PAR35]

Perhaps if the people don't want to starve, they should get some sharp sticks and axes and institute some political reforms.

The country had a vibrant economy until James Callaghan and Jimmy Carter conspired to topple the government there. Those two men deserve full credit for each baby that starves.