[Cincinatus' Wife]

Sixteen reported killed in upsurge of political violence as vote nears in Zimbabwe--"This is the highest number of deaths recorded in any one month since the first politically motivated murder was recorded in March 2000," the group said in a statement. The total may be higher as other deaths may have not been reported to the alliance of church and non-governmental organizations, the statement said. The deaths, along with 142 reported cases of torture, 35 kidnappings and 18 disappearances in January, contradict government claims political violence was declining, the group said. "In fact, it is increasing at an alarming rate," the statement said.

Zimbabwe farmer William Gau arrives at an emergency care center in Harare with multiple injuries after he was alledgedly attacked by two suspected war veterans on his farm in the Harare South area, Thursday, Feb 7, 2002. Thursday's attack followed an incident Wednesday in which 30 suspected government supporters trashed his workers' compound and badly injured several of his workers. (AP Photo)

Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters show the open palmed hand sign at the party's first major campaign rally in the eastern city of Mutare, Zimbabwe February 3, 2002. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai launched his election campaign, urging voters to oust President Robert Mugabe in a March poll and saying they could no longer afford a ruler who wrecked the country. (Howard Burditt/Reuters)

Does this next picture remind you of another dictator. It should. Castro has been sending "teachers" and "doctors" into Zimbabwe and given lots of advice to Mugabe.

Zimbabwe National Youth Brigade members walk past supporters at the first ruling ZANU (PF) presidential election rally in the Murehwa district, northeast of Harare, February 1, 2002. The opposition and critics claim the Youth Brigade is being used as a private army by the ruling party ahead of crucial elections scheduled for March 9-10. REUTERS/Howard Burditt

'War Veterans' training youths to hunt down opposition supporters--[Excerpt] The national chairman of the Zimbabwe Victims Rehabilitation Support Network (ZVRSN), Bopoto Nyandoro, said war veterans had also set up 10 bases in Mashonaland East where suspected opposition supporters were being tortured. He said a field study undertaken by ZVRSN had revealed that opposition Movement for Democratic Change supporters were being kidnapped, tortured and forced to reveal where their colleagues lived. [End Excerpt] LINKS to Mugabe's death squads

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[HELLRAISER II]

Doesn't this qualify as Terrorism, why don't we have anything to say about it. Oh I forgot, it's because their only attacking & killing White people. After Apartheid it was deemed O.K. to kill them oppressing White folk. South Africa is such a good place to live since the Blacks took over, yeah right.

[Red Jones]

in zimbabwe if you oppose mugabe through the legal means of wanting to elect somebody else, then they will kill you.

We remember the tremendous publicity that south africa received 20 years ago and we see the enormous double standard in that when blacks are in charge all is acceptable to the media elite.

We should all understand that the fundamental reason why it is not news when terrible things happen in black africa is because of racism of the elite in america and in europe. Remember how in Rwanda & Congo there have been over a million people slaughtered in the last 8 years. Bill Clinton got a lot of news when he went there to apologize for the fact that he personally decided not to allow america to lift a finger to help that situation, but the actual terrible events in black africa get very little news.

Ask yourself if a million people were slaughtered in Europe whether it would be big news or not.

[PatrioticAmerican]

This is the "home country" of the Black Nationalists, as they claim it to be. I wonder why those idiots don't move there?

[Marianne]

Indexing bump.

[Old Professer]

I was having lunch with Jimmy Carter today at Le Hare du Mer and he looked nervously around the room, peering through the assorted oars, nets and other bric-a-brac and whispered that he wasn't sure if he would be available in March to travel out-of-country; I advised him he would be better off just calling in sick that week.

[Argus]

"Police officials could not be reached for comment."

Too busy arresting the opposition.