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Originally Posted by Weigh-Man
The bit that got me was the election committee saying he had Won by a Landslide.
Well Duh!
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Yeah! If you didn't vote for him, you wound up in a landslide. It was an election worthy of Saddam Hussein. Still, some 300,000 people total either voted for Tsvingarai or defaced their ballots. To me, the biggest enabler is Thabo Mbeki. All South Africa has to do is cut off transport links and electrical power to Zimbabwe and Mugabe would have no income other than what he can beat out of his peasants. He may have been the guiding force in the liberation struggle but anyone who had followed his career could have called this end from his first statements after being elected President 30 years ago.
To me there is no greater contrast than comparing Uncle Bob Mugabe to his counterpart in struggle, Nelson Mandela, after watching the 46664 concert from London and how fortunate South Africa was to have someone of iron integrity like Mandela.
Because, let's face it. We are ALL the Scatterlings of Africa:
Here's Johnny Clegg's take on Uncle Bob called "The Revolution Will Eat It's Children":