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Zimbabwe prisoners in 'hell on earth' die from disease and hunger
Times Online ^
| Apr 1, 2009
| Jonathan Clayton
Posted on 04/29/2009 4:58:11 PM PDT by decimon
A horrifying investigative film, shot undercover in Zimbabwe, has exposed how prisons under President Mugabe have become death camps for thousands of inmates who are deprived of food and medical care.
The documentary, shown last night on South Africa's state broadcaster SABC, documented the living hell for prisoners across 55 state institutions. The result, Hell Hole, was a grim account of a crisis in which dozens of inmates die each day.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dehydration; euphoria; starvation
From April 1 but I don't see it yet posted.
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posted on
04/29/2009 4:58:11 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Sickening, to be sure.
Does zerO know about this? /sarc
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posted on
04/29/2009 4:59:47 PM PDT
by
Landru
(Arghh, Liberals are trapped in my colon like spackle or paste.)
To: Landru
Know about it? He’s counting on it.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:00:49 PM PDT
by
jdsteel
(CONGRESS: Take it again in twenty ten.)
To: decimon
When will this tyrant give Obama a book and a hug?
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:03:45 PM PDT
by
Kansas58
To: decimon; wagglebee
This is so wrong. I don’t understand how some people can fail to see that.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:34:05 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: decimon
But Mugabe is a progressive socialist, doncha know?
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:36:12 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
To: BykrBayb
This is so wrong. I dont understand how some people can fail to see that.They are to occupied in anguishing over water boarding.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:38:38 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
To - two - too. One of those.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:41:19 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Don’t people get wet during water boarding? I’m sure that has to be way worse than being starved and dehydrated to death. /s
I have no patience for morons.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:42:25 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: decimon
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:43:24 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
To: popdonnelly
But Mugabe is a progressive socialist, doncha know?Progressively eliminating his own people.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:43:39 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: BykrBayb
This is the natural outcome of totalitarianism.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:46:47 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: decimon
I submitted it to Drudge.
Don’t know what to do, other than that. It’s not like we can send them money or give them food.
That would be too simple.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:48:18 PM PDT
by
keats5
(Not all of us are hypnotized.)
To: decimon
And we accuse our military of torture. Bring them to club gitmo...
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:49:51 PM PDT
by
EBH
(May God Save the Republic!)
To: keats5
I submitted it to Drudge.Good thought. If the video is available then it deserves publicity.
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posted on
04/29/2009 5:55:20 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Don’t worry, the UN will handle this. I’m sure 0 will increase our contribution.
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posted on
04/29/2009 6:21:40 PM PDT
by
JmyBryan
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