[Cincinatus' Wife]

**** Mugabe, who recently warned that those who play with fire "will not only be burnt but consumed," has never been one to mince words. A communist-cum-African-populist, his tenor as the president for the past 23 years has been nothing short of a reign of terror for those outside his one-party system. The erratic African president drew further attention to himself in the aftermath of the most recent crackdown by making a bizarre comparison of his leadership style to that of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. ***

[Cincinatus' Wife]

US wants "Comrade Bob" out, transitional government in Zimbabwe: senior official

[DB]

Tony Blair, where are you?

[goldstategop]

We can do little. Zimbabwe is a country trapped in hell, but it represents no vital national interest to justify a U.S military intervention. We can't remake the world will nilly. Our power is not unlimited and we have to put it to use where it will do the most good for the safety of our nation.