Comments on: Zimbabwe on Edge

By: L. Jone

L. Jone — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:24:25 +0000

It really must be hard for someone to live there. I have grown up and been raised in Washinton State, and I know that I am so blessed. I can’t imagine living somewhere where I can’t get food, or can’t speak out. Not that I do that much anyway, but I’m doing it now so… anyway, America is so blessed. Such a land of opportunity. I saw a video of people with machetees, hurting their fellow Zimbabwaen’s. No one in America would do that, and if they did, they would go to jail and stay there for a long time. The man they were hurting was minding his own business, driving along, when he was surounded. There was a cut on his head. All of us watching collectivly gasped. I never could have imagined a scene in my worst nightmare, but I don’t have to because it’s real.
Everyone out there who has a voice, please, speak up. Martin Luther King Jr. said something to the effect of, “A person’s life ends when they do not speak up about things that matter.” If that is true, and I am most certainly sure it is, than almost everyone on this earth is dead. What has the world come to?

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:35:22 +0000

I am an American Citizen that married a woman from Zimbabwe and we lived in the U.S.A. until 1992 when we decided to return to her country of origin, Zimbabwe.
After only 6 months we returned to America because of Mugabe’s tyranical rule! And that was 16 years ago, so I can’t even imagine how bad it is now.
Zimbabwe, the BreadBasket of Africa can’t even feed itself now! By killing the white farmers and running all the whites out of Zimbabwe they were left with no one with the basic skills needed for even minor repairs on the water system, electrical grid and telephone service.
Mugabe is a tyrant and truly believes that he owns Zimbabwe! It is such ashame to watch the regular people starve and for this country to go so far down so fast.
I fear south Africa is heading in the same direction. But, whats even scarier to me is I see the U.S.A. headed the same direction as well!
How many must die before the people of the world with the power to help us all decide to act? I fear never because like Mugabe, they will never miss a meal or even care about anyone, but themselves!
GOD BLESS US ALL,
Allan

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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:55:16 +0000

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By: Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Politics of change or change of politics?

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By: MaE

MaE — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:27:35 +0000

i think it’s ironic this article mentions Barack Obama. because lest we forget history, it’s the politics of the left – Jimmy Carter specifically – that led Zimbabwe down this disastrous path. the politics of change often results in a change for the worst.

i hope for Zimbabwe’s sake, they do elect a “puppet of the west,” because the west has advanced in the last 28 years, and Zimbabwe has not. the west has a rule of law and follows it, the gov’t of Zimbabwe does not.

and it hasn’t escaped me that Jimmy Cater hasn’t mentioned anything about this election process.

By: Zimbabwe » Zimbabwe on Edge

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[...] Zimpundit wrote an interesting post today on Zimbabwe on EdgeHere’s a quick excerptZimbabwe is a nation desperate for change. The historic elections of March 29th have given the people hope that after 28 years of ruinous rule by Robert Mugabe, a new Zimbabwe will emerge with a government that attends to the needs of … [...]

By: scotchcart

scotchcart — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:42:35 +0000

People around the world are emailing and calling their representatives to convey to President Mwanawase and SADC their goodwill and support for a speedy resolution that is satisfactory to all Zimbabweans and her neighbours.

The full text from Sokwanele follows:
You might want to pass on the message from Sokwanele which I have pasted below. Remind people to be polite, brief and respectful. We don’t want to waste our efforts just to be binned. The email addresses and telephone numbers are below.

I would also suggest email Aus’s Foreign Affairs to ask them to pass on messages to their ambassadors/HC accredited to SADC and Zambia.

TAKE ACTION

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has called an emergency meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to discuss the Zimbabwean presidential poll delay. This is the first move by Zimbabwe’s regional neighbours to intervene since the elections on 29th March 2008. President Mwanawasa is the current Chairman of the 14-nation South African Development Community. This is what he said yesterday:

I wish to take this opportunity to commend the people of Zimbabwe for the calm and peaceful manner in which the elections were conducted.

Similarly, I appeal to them to maintain the same spirit of calmness which they exhibited during the elections as they await the results of the presidential elections.

However, given developments immediately following the elections, I have decided, as Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to call an extraordinary summit on Saturday 12th April, 2008 to discuss ways and means of assisting the people of Zimbabwe with the current impasse as well as adopt a co-ordinated approach to the situation in that country.

Both President Morgan Tsvangirai and opposition leader Robert Mugabe will be attending the emergency meeting.

Support our democratically elected leader and take action.

What YOU can do

You can voice your feelings and SHOUT OUT for FREEDOM. Communicate with key SADC people attending the meeting.

Tell them that Zimbabweans have the right to live in a democratic, free and peaceful country. Tell them your personal experiences and why you want change. Make them understand what it is like to be in Zimbabwe today. Tell them we voted for change, we got change, and we want change now. Speak the TRUTH.

HOW you can do it

Email, fax or phone using the details provided below. Keep your messages real and honest but also short and to the point. Remember: thousands of us will be doing this so they will have a lot to read. Let’s make sure they can read and hear it all!

Be polite at all times. People don’t pay attention to angry messages (look at us: Mugabe has been angry with the people for many years now and we just ignored him and voted him out anyway). Anger does not work.

1. Call or fax or email the Zambian State House with a message for President Levy Mwanawasa:

* Tel: +260 1 266147 or 262094
* Fax: +260 1 266092

* Send an email to Mr John Musukuma, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations: johnmu@nkwazi.gov.zm

* Use the contact form on the Zambian State House website here to send an email:
http://www.statehouse.gov.zm/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=3
* Bonus email: we’re not sure if this is a direct contact for President Mwanawasa, but just in case it is, copy all the emails you send to: differmu@nkwazi.gov.zm

2. Call or fax a message to President Thabo Mbeki – President of South Africa

* Tel: +27 (0)12 300 5200 and +27 (0)21 464 2100
* Fax: +27 (0)12 323 8246 and +27 (0)21 462 2838

* Send an email to Mr Mukoni Ratshitanga Thabo Mbeki’s Presidential Spokesperson: mukoni@po.gov.za

3. Call or email Lieutenant Colonel Tanki Mothae – Director of Politics, Defence and Security Affairs at SADC

* Tel: +267 361 1001 or +267 397 2848
* E-mail: tmothae@sadc.int

4. Copy all your emails to this general SADC email address:

* Email: registry@sadc.int

5. If you want to attach images to your emails, you can download copies of the photographs at the top of this mailing from the Sokwanele flickr account here:

* http://www.flickr.com/photos/sokwanele/

6. Forward this email to everyone you know and ask them to take action too.

7. Be positive, stay strong, and never forget that we have won.