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Tanks seen heading toward Zimbabwe capital: witnesses (Coup?)
Rooters ^ | 11-14-2017 | Reuters

Posted on 11/14/2017 7:38:55 AM PST by tcrlaf

- Four tanks were seen heading toward the Zimbabwe capital Harare on Tuesday, witnesses said, a day after the head of the armed forces said he was prepared to “step in” to end a purge of supporters of ousted vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coup; robertmugabe; zimbabwe
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Possible coup underway in Zimbabwe. Being reported by several sources now.

The end of Robert Mugabe?

1 posted on 11/14/2017 7:38:56 AM PST by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

We can only hope.

But they ‘New Boss’ will be the same as the Old Boss.............


2 posted on 11/14/2017 7:39:54 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: tcrlaf

https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=Zimbabwe&src=typeahead_click


3 posted on 11/14/2017 7:40:40 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Red Badger

Trading one set of cannibal kleptocrats for another...


4 posted on 11/14/2017 7:46:35 AM PST by Noumenon (Can you imagine if Islam were NOT the religion of peace?)
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To: Red Badger

“Africa wins again”.


5 posted on 11/14/2017 7:52:17 AM PST by Tailback
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To: tcrlaf

It’s pretty amazing to see photos of Harare before it the switch over to Zimbabwe from Rhodesia.

it was easily mistaken as a capital city in England or somewhere in Europe; the very picture of modernity.

now it’s a complete garbage case.

They went and did exactly the same thing to Rhodesia that they had done to Haiti and are now doing to the NFL) once wealthy and, believe it or not, the Envy in the New World of Europe.


6 posted on 11/14/2017 7:53:38 AM PST by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: tcrlaf

Allies of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe have warned the military chief against meddling in politics. on BBC


7 posted on 11/14/2017 8:02:29 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: tcrlaf

Filthy Word: Coup!
Not unknown to us here.

Semper POTUS.45...IF We Can Keep Him?/!!!!!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


8 posted on 11/14/2017 8:07:19 AM PST by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: tcrlaf

Four tanks??


9 posted on 11/14/2017 8:07:38 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: tcrlaf

Looks like the military is doing what they should have done years ago. I’d guess another strong man will take power.


10 posted on 11/14/2017 8:12:43 AM PST by JimSEA
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To: ealgeone

Four tanks: Are we certain that they are not just on the way to a maintenance facility?


11 posted on 11/14/2017 8:23:46 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: gaijin

12 posted on 11/14/2017 8:23:58 AM PST by Rebelbase (There are only two genders. The rest are mental disorders.)
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To: reg45

Looking at the pics these appear to be APCs and not tanks. I forget libs who don’t know the difference between an auto or semi auto wouldn’t know the difference between a tank or an APC.


13 posted on 11/14/2017 8:28:11 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

“Looking at the pics these appear to be APCs and not tanks.”

CNN will shortly report them to be fully automatic belt fed Glock revolvers.


14 posted on 11/14/2017 8:36:24 AM PST by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: Rebelbase

I guess I’ll be one of the people on FR that doesnt find Rhodesia as anything to remotely praise just because it looks like a western nation.

It was a pathetic fun park for one demographic with a micro % of the population, that seriously thought they could rule over millions with no political representation at all, and they were supposed to be cool with that. Please.

This part of the world has been trading one group of deluded idiots for another for 50 years. God knows if this is going to be anything but trade #3.


15 posted on 11/14/2017 8:38:11 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: tcrlaf

If video on Twitter is legit, looks more like troop transport than tanks, but something is going on...


16 posted on 11/14/2017 8:42:08 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: MeganC

And probably have those chainsaw attachments!


17 posted on 11/14/2017 8:48:01 AM PST by ealgeone
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I guess I’ll be one of the people on FR that doesnt find Rhodesia as anything to remotely praise just because it looks like a western nation.

Back then, people there at least had jobs and food on the table.

18 posted on 11/14/2017 8:48:24 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: VanDeKoik

I’m not sure that the farmers and others who worked hard to make a bit of civilization and productivity happen - thought they were prancing about a “fun park”.


19 posted on 11/14/2017 9:05:17 AM PST by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason. Its proponents are traitors.)
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"I guess I’ll be one of the people on FR that doesnt find Rhodesia as anything to remotely praise"

...except when compared to Zimbabwe.


20 posted on 11/14/2017 9:11:17 AM PST by BeauBo
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