[backhoe]

After fawning over Mugabe, the British Left only turned against him when (1) his crimes became too obvious to ignore, and (2) he began denouncing homosexuality.

I noticed that, too.

[speedy]

I greatly appreciate the Zimbabwe posts. We have a Cambodia-in-progress here that Liberals have no problem living with. Compare with their attitude toward South Africa in the 1980s. I have no relatives in Zimbabwe, but I do have friends both black and white and have visited there -- what a beautiful place and wonderful people -- one of the great tragedies of recent history is the decimation of a once prosperous, well-run country by a syphylitic maniac while the world sits idly by.