AWA...
Posted on 12/01/2008 5:18:00 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Play Video Video: Zimbabwe cholera death toll rises Reuters Play Video Video: Elders on Zimbabwe crisis BBC HARARE, Zimbabwe – Police wielding guns and riot sticks skirmished with unarmed soldiers in Zimbabwe's capital Monday, after frustration over unpaid wages touched off a riot.
Police took away one civilian hit by a bullet.
Trouble began when soldiers attacked money changers and stole cash after being unable to draw their wages at banks. Zimbabwe's dire financial situation has triggered a cash shortage, making it impossible for people to get access to enough money to survive.
Associated Press reporters watched as hundreds of people gathered, some lobbing stones while others cheered. Rioters broke windows in at least two shops, rushed in and grabbed groceries and clothing.
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It's almost Ceaucescu time.. and none too soon...
Wow. Wonder what caused the sudden surge in stability...
The implosion finally begins.
The hard old emperor had his laconic reply ready: "Pay the soldiers. The rest do not matter."
true his days are numbered, they ahve been since 1980, but it must be a high number.
They fought against the Rhodesian goverment who ‘oppressed’ them but not against the Mugabe goverment that kills them and starves them?
LOL.
AWA...
This is truly the beginning of the end for Mugabe. A government that can’t pay its military is done for.
You betcha!
Otherwise, the socialist festival of death will continue to its bitter end, with millions more dead.
Ah, socialism - bringing back the good old pre-capitalist customs of mass butchery and cannibalism.
Yes, Bob's wife Grace Mugabe deserves the same fate as Madame Ceaucescu.
It would be a "teaching moment" for the rest of Africa and the world if they were either shot Ceaucescu-style, or strung up like Mussolini and his mistress.
They just need to redistribute the wealth. Ask Obama. (Whoever has a million worthless Zimbabwe dollars should split it with whoever has none. Then they can both starve.)
Guess all the farms Mugabe stole from their White owners didn’t do the rank-and-file much good - especially since the new owners don’t have a clue about farming.
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