Friday, July 4, 2008

ZIMBABWE: GO TO THE SOURCE

As we celebrate the July 4th holidays,it crossed my mind what would have happened and where we would be today if after defeating the British Army on the battle field, George Washington, father of the nation, had allowed the Agents of King George to remain in control of the colonies. Patriots would have died for nothing. And that is exactly what the world is asking President Robert Mugabe and the people of Zimbabwe to do vis a vis the British land grabbers in Zimbabwe. And, where is former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, who pressured and convinced Robert Mugabe to accept appeals from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher not to expel the colonizers right after the War of Independence in 1979? And why no African leader has the gall to defend the actions of President Mugabe which are reactions to repudiation of all undertakings made by the British under the Lancaster House Agreement to assist Zimbabwe with land reforms by pledging SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLION POUNDS for a period of ten years (1980 to 1990)? Having secured the non-expulsion of the defeated white settlers from Zimbabwe, Britain with encouragement from the United States of America, proceeded to renege on commitments to provide funding to repurchase - repeat repurchase - the land that was stolen from the citizens of Zimbabwe by British Settler Community. To add insult to injury, the same people who closed their markets to Zimbabwean exports and thereby creating economic hardship for the people of Zimbabwe, are offended by the plight of the people. WE CALL THAT CROCODILE TEARS.
Instead of every one demonising Robert Mugabe, the United Nations and the African Union should face the truth squarely and put pressure on the British to honor their obligations rather than working underhandedly for regime change to put sycophants into office to sell out their people