Zimbabwe Legit

Mother Jones has an interview with American journalist Andrew Meldrum who covered Zimbabwe for over a decade until he was expelled by the Zimbabwean government:

MJ: Ever since the Matabeleland massacres, there's been a pattern of Mugabe singling out groups as scapegoats - first the Ndebele, then gays and lesbians, white farmers, journalists, the opposition. That seems like his standard M.O.

AM: He's a divisive politician who thrives on pointing at outside groups and saying, "They are the cause of our problems." Very rarely do you see him saying, "Let's all group together and become part of the solution." He did that briefly at independence, but the way he's operated since then has been very divisive. I think part of it comes from his period as a guerilla leader. If you weren't in the guerilla camp, why then, you were part of the enemy. ...[motherjones]

Reminds me of Bush's you're either with us or with the terrorist comment. What's with these megalomaniacal rulers these days? It's almost like they're reading from the same playbook. It has been some time since I've posting anything on Zimbabwe. My last (and only) Zimbabwe post was on 05/31/04 to be exact. Not that there hasn't been things going on. Unfortunately some issues get neglected. In my pre-blogging days I was what you could call a zimbabophile. I absorbed whatever meager info I could find about that country. This goes back to my high school days. There were books, documentaries, and encyclopedias. I don't devote as much time as I once did to Zimbabwe, but I still have great hopes for that nation. From most accounts it appears that if Zimbabwe is to achieve it's true potential the first change has to be at the top. Bob must go!