I've been following the crisis in Zimbabwe since President Mugabe decided to redistribute the lands in. As expected the British in their typical arrogance decided to wage a propaganda war against the Mugabe regime, and this has led to the isolation of Zimbabwe by many of the world's international organisations. Needless to say, the British are advocating for regime change and it appears they will stop at nothing till they achieve their goal. Pictures of Zimbabwe's plight are being shown on British news channels on a daily basis, and president Mugabe is being accused of uncountable human rights violations.
Interestingly, while the West actively pursue a regime change in Zimbabwe, Mugabe continues to have a strong support among African leaders. South Africa's Thabo Mbeki has refused to openly criticise Mugabe, preferring what he called "quiet diplomacy". At the African Union summit in Portugal, the British prime minister Gordon Brown refused to attend the summit if Mugabe was allowed to attend. Unsurprisingly, the other African leader (John Kuffour among others) voiced their support for Mugabe to be present at the summit and the British PM did not attend as a result.
This led to accusations in some sections of the British media that African leaders see Mugabe as a hero in the struggle against White supremacy, hence his tremendous support among his colleagues.
Furthermore, Zimbabwe had their electrons weeks ago and the results are yet to be formally announced. As expected the British have been at the forefront at accusations of rigging and fraud by the Mugabe government. The opposition leader and so called "darling of the west" Morgan Tsvangirai has called for civil disobedience and nationwide strike, with little or no impact at all. It has also being reported that Morgan Tsvangirai is not as popular in Zimbabwe as they western media are portraying him to be. It appears majority of Zimbabweans do not trust him and there's the fear that he's being funded by the West in their desperate bid to restore White land ownership in Zimbabwe.
What do you guys think of the Zimbabwe crisis, and in particular Robert Mugabe?
I'll post my opinion of him later.