Zimbabwe - Fuming Mugabe rattled by hecklers

BBC News (excerpt) ^ | August 26, 2008 | Brian Hungwe

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Loud jeers and howls accompanied President Robert Mugabe's address to Zimbabwe's newly convened parliament, leaving ruling party members fuming.

Such uncouth behaviour from the opposition, one Zanu-PF insider said, was uncalled for.

But after gaining control of parliament, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) clearly wanted to make its mark.

The opening of parliament had started with the usual pomp and ceremony.

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[Gondring]

I had a dream the other night... Mugabe’s face was on the rump end of a little yellow maggot, wiggling around and trying SO hard to get attention and respect.

[Nextrush]

Mugabe will not go without blood and he will crush anyone who gets in his way now.

Those MP’s may be getting thrown in jail and or beaten up soon....maybe worse...

[LtKerst]

Mugabe is a Butcher and a Monster.

He Needs a Hollow-point Lobotomy.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Zimbabwe - Fuming Mugabe rattled by hecklers

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Zimbabwe - Fuming Mugabe HANGED by hecklers

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[RexFamilia]

Mugabe is just a puppet. His wife Grace and the generals have power over the country.

Grace has the support of Mbeki (president of SA) because she used to be (possibly still is) his girlfriend.
The generals have the guns and carte blanche over affairs of state; they can do whatever they want without fear of prosecution.

[Gondring]

I think it’s difficult for Americans to comprehend how ambivalent many of the people of the country are. I think we’d rise up against such behavior, but the way things are going here, maybe it won’t be long before we are a nation of sheeple. The heckling by the opposition is a good sign—I just wish the general population would join in and demand his ouster.