[Travis McGee]

/1/ The vast majority of the hard core Rhodesian fighters left the country in the 1980s, there was too much bitterness and too many grudges for them to stick around. The small minority of whites who stayed on were the most (foolishly) optimistic of the bunch, the true (naive) liberals among white Rhodesians who trusted Mugabe's word.

/2/ The few fighters who are left are spread like atoms across an area the size of Texas. They are too weak to act as individuals, and are too far apart and isolated to act in groups. Armed resistance at this point by whites would be a suicidal gesture, their families and children would be tortured and raped to death in the brutal retribution which would follow.

[headsonpikes]

And yet there are still those who insist on the FACT of 'moral progress'. ;^(

[Technocrat]

OK, that makes a lot more sense. But what about hiring a black assasination squad for Mugabe? With three million dollars you could hire a frigging army down there, or at least get some well-equipped Soldier of Fortune types. Seems like some of those farmers are still rich. I remember hearing about onne guy from SA (or was it Denmark) that had a personal fortune of almost $100M. If they are truly that liberal, well then, I guess that's what you get for being stupid.

[weikel]

To have a revolt perhaps but they could always assasinate Mugabe.