"Robert Mugabe must go" - Comments by Brown, Sarkozy, Bush and the British press
Jim | 11.12.2008 13:01 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Other Press | World
Zimbabwe is facing multiple crises because of savage western assaults on its economy and the viability of its state machinery. The goal is regime change. U.S.-British sanctions against Zimbabwe are a form of warfare, like the sanctions that led to a million deaths in pre-invasion Iraq.
"Zimbabwe is facing multiple crises because of savage western assaults on its economy and the viability of its state machinery. The goal is regime change. U.S.-British sanctions against Zimbabwe are a form of warfare, like the sanctions that led to a million deaths in pre-invasion Iraq. The cholera outbreak is useful to Washington and London, making "Zimbabwe's crisis international, because disease can cross borders." If the destabilization of Zimbabwe is successful, other African nations "will back away from their own land reform and economic indigenization demands" - a victory for imperial supremacy."
excerpt from "Cholera Outbreak Outcome of West’s War on Zimbabwe"
(by Stephan Gowans, Black Agenda Report, 10 December 2008) [1]
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"Robert Mugabe must go" - Comments by Brown, Sarkozy, Bush and the British press
I have been in close contact with African leaders to press for stronger action to give the Zimbawean people the Government they deserve. [UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, 6 December 2008] [2]
I say today that President Mugabe must go. Zimbabwe has suffered enough. [France's President Nicholas Sarkozy, 8 December 2008] [3]
As my Administration has made clear, it is time for Robert Mugabe to go… We urge others from the region to step up and join the growing chorus of voices calling for an end to Mugabe's tyranny. [US President George Bush, 9 December 2008] [4]
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excerpt from 'Remove Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe to save African lives'
leading article, Daily Telegraph , 8 December 2008
But given the lack of available British troops, and the potential for unfounded accusations of imperialism, it would be best for the British Government to push for a UN-sanctioned overthrow of Mr Mugabe, with - as Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has urged - African Union troops taking a central role.
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excerpt from 'A Duty to Intervene'
leading article, Times, 8 December 2008
Replacing the regime in Zimbabwe is a humanitarian imperative; the UK should support African calls for military intervention and offer supporting troops
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excerpt from 'Zimbabwe needs a political solution'
leading article, Financial Times, 8 December 2008
Even as tens of thousands of Zimbabweans fall victim to cholera, the sad truth is that those governments in southern Africa capable of acting decisively against Robert Mugabe are unwilling to do so. Worse, some appear to be swinging back behind his vile regime… It is time for the wider world to stiffen the consequences of intransigence both by Mr Mugabe and by those southern African governments giving him succour.
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excerpt from 'His final call (again)'
leading article, Guardian, 9 December 2008
South Africa could certainly make things worse in Zimbabwe, by cutting off or reducing fuel supplies or by closing the border, perhaps on the basis that it must guard against the spread of cholera. But what if that did not bring about a swift collapse of the regime but only an intensification of the sufferings of ordinary Zimbabweans?
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excerpt from 'Zimbabwe: the next step'
leading article, Times, 9 December 2008
[South Africa] has the means, logistics and military back-up to lead any international intervention force. It should now be co-ordinating the proposed moves by the African Union and responding to the calls, from refugees and many South Africans, to rid the continent of this tyrant.
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NOTES:
[1]
http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=926&Itemid=1 [2]
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page17722 [3]
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5308018.ece [4]
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081209.html [5]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraphview/3662196/Remove-Robert-Mugabe-from-Zimbabwe-to-save-African-lives.html [6]
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article5304057.ece [7]
http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto120720081330056530 [8]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/09/robert-mugabe [9]
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article5309933.ece -------------------------
Jim
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Utter bollocks
11.12.2008 14:25
Reality check
?????
11.12.2008 18:59
mint imperialist
Mugabe cartoons in the British press
11.12.2008 22:28
Daily Telegraph, 28 June 2008
Independent, 1 April 2008
Times, 1 April 2008
Guardian, 1 April 2008
Daily Telegraph, 31 March 2008
Independent, 31 March 2008
This is a compilation of cartoons that have been published in the British press since March 2008.
Jim
Mugabe cartoons in the British press
11.12.2008 23:17
Times, 10 December 2008
Daily Telegraph, 9 December 2008
Independent, 8 December 2008
Independent, 16 September 2008
Independent, 27 August 2008
Daily Telegraph, 28 June 2008
Financial Times, 28 June 2008
Daily Telegraph, 24 June 2008
Daily Telegraph, 19 June 2008
Independent, 2 May 2008
Times, 15 April 2008
Independent, 14 April 2008
Sun, 3 April 2008
Times, 3 April 2008
Independent, 1 April 2008
Guardian, 1 April 2008
Times, 1 April 2008
Daily Telegraph, 31 March 2008
Independent, 31 March 2008
This is a compilation of cartoons that have been published in the British press since March 2008.
Jim
Boo hoo
12.12.2008 14:31
Oh right. Thousands dying or cholera, more than a hundred miners gunned down by Mugabe's helicopter gunships. But someone does some mean cartoons about him? That must mean all the problems are the fault of the imperialists.
Norville B
Yes Norville pretty much it's the globalist neo-liberals
12.12.2008 19:27
Recall Clair Short's statement reneging on that agreement
recall the IMF pulling all the plugs on the Zimbabwean economy in 2000
See the US State Department fund the 'Democratic' opposition.
The neo-liberals want Zimbabwe.
Where is the evidence for the gunning down of the miners?
700-800 have died of Cholera not 'thousands'
The Imperialists must take most of the responsibility for the strangulation of the Zimbabwean economy.
2%Human
Robert Mugabe and Henry Kissinger
13.12.2008 22:36
Jim and...
'Robert Mugabe must go'. Translation= 'Robert Mugabe must stay' Always be wary of world leaders who were brought to power by Henry Kissinger. I assure you Robert Mugabe will stay in power until his death. So Jim, please do not lose any sleep at night because you think he is about to be disposed of and that also explains why there are no doubles of Robert Mugabe. Add to that-he has not any oil to price in Euros.
Do not forget that Mugabe once said he does not have a problem with British Royalty, but has a problem with 'the satanists at no. 10'. He was complementing no.10 with a nudge and a wink. And why does he not have a problem with the Royal family who used conquest in order to rule the UK? Curious do you not think? Strange that his rhetoric should be so anti-imperialist yet in pratice he is happy to mix with British royal circles and even have dinner with them. Rhetoric and practice are different and this is a common trait with politicans, Robert Mugabe is no different.
Now Jim, sleep well and be content that Mugabe could be president for at least another five to ten years.
Relax Jimbo, I think you will be ok, that's enough dose of reality today.
Jason
More cartoons
23.12.2008 10:50
Independent, 12 December 2008
Sunday Times, 14 December 2008
Observer, 21 December 2008
Jim