Mandela on Mugabe

by Richard

I have been waiting for this and it has happened finally Nelson Mandela has come out against Mugabe and is now denouncing his thuggery.The butcher of Africa has no where to go his only freind is the coward of South Africa Thabo Mbeki who himself needs to grow some balls and do the same.

If Mbeki refuses to follow lead he should be severely denoucned by the international community for inabaling despot. Thabo's velvet glove diplomatic tactcis should be shown for what it is a
back door escape route for helping Mugabe
carry on his reign of terror.

Links with a few views on the matter

This site (click here) urges readers to send a message to the UN Security Council and its neighbors to pressure Mugabe et al to end the violence.

This site (click here) urges Zimbabweans to boycott Friday’s election in Zimbabwe.

This blogger (click here) asks Mugabe why he needs to hold onto power when he is already 84 years old.

This writer, (click here), hailing from the state of Indiana, provides a brief synopsis and commentary on the situation there.

A pretty extreme left writer on Zimbabwe, but who nevertheless knows more about Zimbabwe than most of us. Seems to support Mugabe against the imperialist West. Interesting for a counter-perspective. (click here)

And, just to prove that racist attitudes about Africa still exist, see this site (click here).

Below is an updated account of Mandela's views on Mugabe from the ONE campaign blog.

The One Campaign-

After years of silence on the crisis in Zimbabwe, last night former South African leader Nelson Mandela condemned the political violence that is gripping the country and criticized the government of Robert Mugabe.