Posted on 11/14/2017 7:04:26 PM PST by NRx
The military in Zimbabwe appears to have taken control of the country’s airwaves amid high tension in the capital and reports of explosions.
After securing control of the state broadcaster, a military spokesman made a televised announcement early on Wednesday saying President Robert Mugabe and his family were “safe and sound and their security is guaranteed”.
He said the army was targeting “criminals around” Mugabe, who were “committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in order to bring them to justice”.
He said “as soon as they are done situation will come to normalcy.” The army spokesman said it was not a military takeover.
The announcement came after witnesses in Harare reported a number of loud explosions and saw armed forces assaulting passers-by in the early hours of the morning.
Soldiers were also seen loading ammunition near a group of four military vehicles. The explosions could be heard near the University of Zimbabwe campus, Reuters reported.
During the drama, the US embassy in the capital tweeted out a message citing “ongoing uncertainty.” A statement later posted by the embassy told US citizens in Zimbabwe to “shelter in place until further notice”.
The British government said that due to the “uncertain political situation” British nationals should remain at home.
Reuters said its reporter in the capital had encountered aggressive soldiers telling passing cars to keep moving through the darkness.
“Don’t try anything funny. Just go,” one said on Harare Drive.
Two hours later, soldiers overran the headquarters of the ZBC, Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster and a principal Mugabe mouthpiece, and ordered staff to leave. Several ZBC workers were manhandled, two members of staff and a human rights activist told Reuers.
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I am amazingly calm
http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-121592.html
*10 Nov 2017 *
“Gen. Li Zuocheng, member of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under the CMC, met with Gen. Constantine Guveya Chiwenga, commander of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces in Beijing on Wednesday...”
Chiwenga- a name to watch. So’s China.
When Sovs/Russians quit the continent, China quietly moved in.
What Chicom would want to be assigned there?
The British government said that due to the “uncertain political situation” British nationals should remain at home.
I prefer the British approach.
How does one say Pinochet in Zimbabwean?
A military take-over sometimes improves things.
Yes. China has been developing mineral deposits and buying farmland all over Africa. They’ve also been building roads, railways and ports.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a move to set up their first puppet state there.
Note to self: Cross Harare off list of possible vacation destinations.
Anything would be an improvement to Mugabe, even though its probably some generals who simply aren’t happy with their cut of the spoils.
Harare has never been on my bucket list....
Hopefully, this is why Kelly is Chief of Staff.
If you shelter in place, you are experienceing either a tornado or an active shootero wandering around your building.
Hopefully we will wake up in the morning to a new leader of Zimbabwe.
like this:
Tehconip! LOL
I think they getting ready to start a full-blown colony, and if the native b!tch, well are known to have very direct methods for dealing dissent. They need more land and they have plenty of bodies don’t they?
In other words Mugabe will remain on as a figurehead only.
My uncle owned some large factories in RSA. The Chinese have bought them. Apparently they are buying a lot of the RSA. (South Africa) I see it as a global strategy. “Accidentally” have a LNG ship both blow up in the Panama canal and Suez. Control the Cape of Good Hope. You now control European trade with the far east. Also eastern South America. It is more than just a land play.
Thanks NRx. After they've achieved total control and wiped out Mugabe's vermin henchpeople, they need to wipe out the Mugabe bloodline.
Racial Fascist Mugabe’s regime, an anti white racist dystopia, is now imploding.Of course Mugabe is a colleague of liberal fascist Barrack Obama, who wishes to balakanize the United States along racial and ethnic lines, using racial shake down artists such as Al Sharpton, a regular former visitor to the white Hut.
Watch as the tin pot dictator shreds his people as they die in dystopian blood baths.There but for the votes of patriots, would go the United States.
Soon the calls for financial aid will go out from the liberal fascists in Congress, as they seek to succor these fascists in Zimbabwe, as once again they try to set up yet another kick back scheme to line their pockets.
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