tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post6778403620077520900..comments2024-03-20T16:19:01.468+07:00Comments on The RAB Experience: ZimbabweRob Baitonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-15902073612259591662008-06-29T09:35:00.000+07:002008-06-29T09:35:00.000+07:00AB...These are things that the Zimbabweans are goi...AB...<BR/><BR/>These are things that the Zimbabweans are going to have to address themselves. Nevertheless, the outside world can put some pressure on Mugabe if they were so inclined to do so.<BR/><BR/>The UN is refusing to decalre teh election invalid. However, the US are lobbying for economic sanctions / embargo to be put in place. But for me the country's economy is so fundamentally damaged Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-21123236597342208882008-06-29T08:22:00.000+07:002008-06-29T08:22:00.000+07:00why don't the military coup d'etat him or the peop...why don't the military coup d'etat him or the people bomb his palace or even assasinate him so that zimbabwe has a brighter future? to my goodness, ten thousand dollar note? even the highest note in indonesia is 100 thousand.Bram Adimashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459241716976893242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-44864884384565909972008-06-25T12:16:00.000+07:002008-06-25T12:16:00.000+07:00Stump...I do not disagree with you as such. I was ...Stump...<BR/><BR/>I do not disagree with you as such. I was also not making comment on how teh US is responsible for "fixing" everything. All I was really saying was that there needs to be something done.<BR/><BR/>And, hence, the question about whether the lack of action has anything to do with the strategic importance of Zimbabwe or lack thereof.Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-19412088886169261522008-06-25T10:50:00.000+07:002008-06-25T10:50:00.000+07:00Mate..just seems that it always seems the US..(I d...Mate..just seems that it always seems the US..(I do personally find them annoying groups..grin) Of course, they act in their own self interest what nation does not..and the US self interest will be a lot more user friendly than say CHina or the new Russiaoigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158225677233340849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-81265889609521656162008-06-24T00:51:00.000+07:002008-06-24T00:51:00.000+07:00Polar...I notice you have written a piece on this ...Polar...<BR/><BR/>I notice you have written a piece on this as well...thnaks for the plug by the way!Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-81073657523356488482008-06-23T14:41:00.000+07:002008-06-23T14:41:00.000+07:00PB...I should add that I have no problem with the ...PB...<BR/><BR/>I should add that I have no problem with the former Rhodesia shedding the yoke of white colonial rule.<BR/><BR/>It is sad how shedding that yoke has turned out for the Zimbabwean people of the following almost 30 years.<BR/><BR/>This was my point. Is the world going to sit idly by and let things get worse, and they will get worse, or are "we" going to do something about it?<BR/><BRRob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-82661123431745907352008-06-23T14:36:00.000+07:002008-06-23T14:36:00.000+07:00Oigal...I don't think my point was that it had to ...Oigal...<BR/><BR/>I don't think my point was that it had to be the US. I note that the US is now making rumblings about going to the UN and trying to pressure Zimbabwe into change.<BR/><BR/>I don't suggest that the rest of the world is moral and the US is not. That is simply an over-simplification of my point.<BR/><BR/>China could exert influence in Darfur and it does not. The UN should not need Rob Baitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122219639222126602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-9811673477815145262008-06-23T10:40:00.000+07:002008-06-23T10:40:00.000+07:00I feel VERY bitter about Zimbabwe, and I am going ...I feel VERY bitter about Zimbabwe, and I am going to say something VERY politically incorrect. You can delete the comment if you wish Rob, but it comes from my heart.<BR/><BR/>Rhodesia, founded by Cecil Rhodes, has the potential to be one of the wealthiest nations in the world. It has coal, Gold, silver, lead, chrome copper and diamonds in abundance. It is one of the most fertile lands in all ofThe Weary Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552156768798694105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136987847943346639.post-12774925040388549652008-06-23T08:56:00.000+07:002008-06-23T08:56:00.000+07:00Ah come one mate, It's the US again? where is the ...Ah come one mate, <BR/><BR/>It's the US again? where is the rant agaisnt the UN, the Catholic Church (they even invited the Fker to the vactican), South Africa, China. <BR/><BR/>Although I agree it will be interesting when the US finally says "screw it" and packs its bags and goes home...Should be so much fun as moral countries like China, Russian..The UN ....(ooops sorry laughing too hard) stepoigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158225677233340849noreply@blogger.com