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  • Zimbabwe -- Cathy Buckle -- Of bolt cutters and an orange boat

    03/13/2004 6:01:30 AM PST · by Clive · 3 replies · 245+ views
    Letters from Cathy Buckle ^ | 13th March 2004 | Cathy Buckle
    Dear Family and Friends, Events in Zimbabwe this week have left us all open mouthed and shaking our heads in disbelief, surprise and shock. Every day and every hour the talk has been of mercenaries, conspiracies, terrorists and coup plots. No one seems to be able to explain why an aeroplane landed in Harare with people, described by local television as "burly, heavily built men" of assorted nationalities. At first the talk was of 64 mercenaries, later in the week it became 67. Reports as to what these men were doing here varied from collecting mining equipment to guard mines...