Zimbabwe -- Agency asks Zimbabwe to release stored food

New York Times via ZWNews ^ | January 23, 2004 | Sharon LaFraniere

[Clive]

Extract:

Publicly, aid officials offered no explanation of the Zimbabwean government's decision to stockpile food in a time of shortages. But President Robert G. Mugabe has long been accused of using food as a weapon of political control, drawing on government stocks to maintain political backing for his party

[Clive]

Although this story was picked up from ZWNews, it originated in the New York Times and I am uncertain as to whether the law suit settlement would catch such a posting.

Accordingly, I have reluctantly posted an extract only.

The story has to do with Zimbabwe stockpiling maize at a time when 7 million zimbabweans are short of food and when the UN agencies have had to cut the relief rations because of a shortage of donations.

[Clive]

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[KangarooJacqui]

There's a reason Zimbabwe was expelled from the Commonwealth. This Robert Mugabe character is a total maggot: corrupt to the core.

[cyborg]

I agree... good riddance to bad rubbish