Police surround Zimbabwe hotel (housing foreign journalists, may be detaining some reporters)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/3/08

[topher]

Even if United Nations troops were sent to Zimbabawe, and they abused the people (like in other countries), they would be quite welcome.

People have been living in HELL for a number of years now.

Basically, the people in power have been starving the people to death over the last 6 years.

I don't know if there are many white people left in the country because of how the blacks were treated.

This country was a prosperous country before Mugabe and his thugs seized power...

[topher]

The thugs who are the leaders of this country have been literanlly starving people to death over the past 6 years.

Reporters getting kille would be sad, but finally bring much needed attention to this situation... The media would make heroes out of their fallen comrades and demonize Mugabe and his thugs (which needs to happen)...

If one were to go to Zimbabawe with $10,000 US in hand, they coule pretty get $10 or $20 billion Zimbabawe currency for it.

The difference between Nazi Germany and this country is...

Hmmmm.... I don't know the answer to that one... At least Hitler did not use food as a weapon to starve people.

Maybe that is the one good things about Mugabe -- you find good things to say about Adolf Hitler when you compare the two...

[Girlene]

Mugabe’s security men launch raids on opposition

....."The prospects for a peaceful transition of power to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) diminished after a day in which security chiefs were reported to have told the ruling Zanu-PF party to refuse to accept a poll defeat"..........

....."A senior MDC official told The Independent this could be "a sign of things to come" if the opposition and regional leaders did not grant more concessions to Robert Mugabe's party in the negotiations going on behind closed doors following Saturday's poll. As news of the actions spread several senior opposition members denied going into hiding, but said they will "exercise greater caution". "..

....."A security source speaking on condition of anonymity said that air force personnel had been called in and told to prepare for violence. There was no confirmation about whether a similar call had been made to the police or army, but the so-called "war veterans" organisation, a paramilitary group often used for intimidating political opponents, was reported to have been called to muster.

Intense diplomatic efforts led by neighbouring countries continued in an attempt to avert violence.

Senior ruling party figures are due to attend an emergency meeting of their politburo this afternoon, which is expected to end the speculation over the run-off. One suggestion is that supporters of Mr Mugabe will try to extend the interim period before any second round of voting from three weeks to 90 days.

But another unconfirmed rumour suggested that the 84-year-old President would stand down ahead of a new presidential vote to be replaced by an alternative candidate from his party. ".......

......."For days analysts have been warning that the painfully slow announcement of results concealed an effort to "pad" the numbers in constituencies where Zanu-PF had won in order to manipulate the popular vote. In at least three constituencies the official turnout figure was 150 per cent of registered voters.

Patrick Chinamasa, one of seven cabinet ministers to lose his seat, appealed to colleagues to declare the election null and void and announce a re-run. Security chiefs who face the sack under a new administration have called on Mr Mugabe to fight on. Zimbabwe's neighbours, meanwhile, have pleaded with Mr Mugabe to make a "graceful exit". "