Mugabe's downfall imminent, say rivals

The Times ^ | January 16, 2003 | Jan Raath

[MadIvan]

One can only hope that Mugabe will be dead in short order. He deserves no less.

Regards, Ivan

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[MadIvan]

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[WOSG]

Make that a "GOOD NEWS ALERT" ...

he he he, If we can watch chavez, Mugabe and saddam go in the same month, it'll be as cool as the end of "The Godfather". :-)

[Billthedrill]

Well, it's summer and the harvest, such as it is, is coming. I have a strong hunch this is going to get very much worse before it gets better.

The EU can help by rescinding its anti-GM grain policy. If it does not the U.S. can't help the Zimbabweans and it's going to be a tough sell to make the U.S. out to be the bad guy when the starvation sets in, even in Brussels and Paris.

[Bahbah]

Well this would be very good news indeed. No one could be worse.

[aristeides]

Once the associates of a dictator whose rule rests only on fear decide he is a goner, his days are numbered.

[weikel]

Stalin might disagree.

[toddst]

It will be interesting to see whether Mugabe is able to recognize the working end of a gun when it's pointed at him. Time to run - and quickly, Mr. Mugabe, while you still have an opportunity.

I wonder if Saddam is watching this play out?

[aristeides]

What do you think happened to Stalin in 1953?

[weikel]

He hung on for a long time though despite people who wanted him gone in the inner circle( other than Molotov and Beria he changed inner circle members fairly often).

[Argus]

For a dictator, the trick is to make your underlings fear and mistrust each other more than they do you.

[dfwgator]

he he he, If we can watch chavez, Mugabe and saddam go in the same month, it'll be as cool as the end of "The Godfather". :-)

Let's throw Castro in there as well.

[Ciexyz]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[weikel]

That was Hitler's method he'd appoint a bunch of people to the same job that way he wouldn't have to deal with any day to day stuff( he hated paperwork I won't say I disagree there) but all important decisions would go to him for arbritration.

[Mr. Silverback]

Mugabe's downfall imminent, say rivals

One can bloody well hope so.

[Inkie]

He deserves the Ceaucesceu treatment.

[Clive]

Could be very good news.

Could also be a very dangerous time.

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Mugabe could decide to turn his last days into a Gotterdammerung or a Ragnorok.

The "war veterans" and the "Green Bombers" could find themselves hungry, angry, abandoned and without any restraints.

It could also be payback time.

[OldFriend]

Most likely he will be given a welcome in another country, as Amin was given years ago. SICKENING

[maxwellp]

This might be the beginning of a new world. Thanks to the Internet news about tyrants that are spreading rapidly, many folks are becoming well informed. And, hopefully, folks are learning. We can only hope.