Robert Mugabe Stays On. And No One Says A Word Against Him
October 2, 2009
Is it not remarkable how everyone seems to have forgotten about President Robert Mugabe? You know, the Zimbabwean dictator, the man who turned his once propserous country into a total mess. When was it last time that Western leaders were expressing their concern about the situation in Zimbabwe and accusing President Mugabe and his supporters of brutality and murder? And when was it that the West was threatening the dictator with tough sanctions and isolation? If you remember when it was still fashionable to condemn Mugabe a couple of years ago some Western governments were even calling for him to be brought before the International Criminal Court in the Hague for war crimes. But now everyone has forgotten about Zimbabwe. Mugabe continues to do as he pleases and the way things are going he might...
Tony Blair Is Back. As The Saviour Of Zimbabwe This Time
July 24, 2009
Adam Lovejoy writes: It’s that man again. Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister, is back, reminding the world that he is still alive and kicking. And ready to take on some big political job. Like, for example, become the President of the European Union, a post that might become reality in the foreseeable future, once the Lisbon treaty that would turn the EU into a superstate is finally ratified by everyone.But to stay in the running for the yet inexistent post Blair needs to stick his head out of the political retirement swamp and make noises. So in an interview with the German magazine, Stern, he declared that if he were still in power, he would topple the Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe. Blair actually said that Mugabe should be made to pay for the crimes against his country...
China Runs Into Trouble In Africa
April 10, 2009
Martin McCauley writes: As China expands its presence in Africa it gets entangled in some of the local conflicts over there. Attacks on Chinese citizens and property have been on the rise, including the growing number of kidnappings of Chinese workers. In a sense China is facing similar problems to those that have been encountered by Western states for years. The greatest loss of Chinese life occurred in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia in 2007. Nine Chinese workers, exploring gas fields, were killed and others were seized. China immediately abandoned the project. Chinese oil facilities in the Darfur region have been attacked on numerous occasions. In October 2008 nine Chinese were kidnapped and four were subsequently killed. Rebel groups have warned the Chinese to stay out of the Niger Delta....
President Robert Mugabe Has Turned 85 Last Week. The Nation And The Whole World Rejoice
February 26, 2009
R.F.Wilson writes: That favourite politician of ours, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, has turned 85 last week. We even held a party at StirringTroubleInternationally to mark the big occasion. No expense was spared. Donations were accepted to help Mr Mugabe continue his struggle against colonial powers and reach that milestone – 30 years in power next year, first as Prime Minister in 1980-1987 and then as President. We even had a banner hanging across the room with the words on it: ‘Come on Mr Mugabe, we know you can do it!’ Say what you will, but President Mugabe looks great for his age. Smooth skinned, with not a wrinkle on his face, very articulate, strong physically, if you consider the way he held on to power despite all attempts to unseat him. We were informed by his...
President Robert Mugabe Is Still In Charge In Zimbabwe. Just As We Have Been Predicting
February 3, 2009
How ironic that despite all the so-called ‘international indignation’ and all the tough talk on the part of Western leaders, lasting for the whole of the last year and the year before, President Robert Mugabe is still running Zimbabwe and no one seems to be able to do anything about it. The latest news coming from Harare is that Mugabe has struck a ‘powersharing deal’ with the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangari, which allows the latter to become prime minister in a government of national unity. The deal was initially hailed as a sign of progress and there was even talk that at last the days of Mugabe could be coming to an end. But here is the catch: Mugabe can sack Tsvangari at a moment’s notice, if he deems him to be incompetent. That sort of makes the future prime...
It’s Amazing How StirringTrouble Predicts Things! How About Another Prediction?
December 24, 2008
Has anyone in the serious media, or any other media for that matter, predicted correctly ten months ago what would happen in Zimbabwe by the end of this year? That President Robert Mugabe would stay in power, keep the opposition at bay and ignore international calls to step down? Well, let me first remind you about an article that we had posted on our website in April. Here it is, including the original heading: Zimbabwe: The Future Is Not Looking Good ‘So what is going to happen now in Zimbabwe?’ I asked a man recently who knows the situation in that country very well, having just returned from there. ‘What will Robert Mugabe do now?’ I don’t want to name my source because he travels back and forth to Zimbabwe all the time and would not feel safe if his details were...
Elections In Zimbabwe: Mugabe Should Have Learnt From The Professionals
May 2, 2008
Finally, after more than a month of counting and recounting, the results of the presidential election in Zimbabwe are now known. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has received 47 per cent of the vote and president Robert Mugabe 43 per cent. We are now told that as none of the candidates have managed to cross the 50 per cent barrier a second round of voting is going to take place. The problem is, of course, that if these figures were correct they would have been released a long time ago because they would have allowed Mr Mugabe to demand a second round of elections anyway. But now, after weeks of delays, nobody is going to treat these results seriously. And I suspect that even Mugabe’s closest allies are now wondering how on earth they could have messed up a perfectly simple thing like...
Zimbabwe: The Future Is Not Looking Good
April 6, 2008
‘So what is going to happen now in Zimbabwe?’ I asked a man recently who knows the situation in that country very well, having just returned from there. ‘What will Robert Mugabe do now?’I don’t want to name my source because he travels back and forth to Zimbabwe all the time and would not feel safe if his details were revealed to the world. I can only say that he is a political analyst and an expert on systems of government in Africa. And he is a Zimbabwean citizen. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘the most likely scenario is this: Robert Mugabe would take part in the run-off election, win it, rule the country for another year or two and then select a successor and step down, and possibly even run things from behind the scenes. Similar to what is happening now in Russia. You...
Advertisements
We present a parody on life behind the Kremlin walls
Make sure you read everything...
Please make sure that you read all of our back catalogue of articles!
Recommended Sites
Previous posts
- As The British Press Sells Its Soul To The Devil, We Go Behind The Scenes Of One Newspaper
- From Now On The Met Office Will Express Doubt About Its Own Forecasts
- Pearls Of Wisdom. From The Stirring Trouble Team
- Live Coverage Of The Oscars Proves A Huge Hit. With Dozens Of People
- More Breaking News. From The Stirring Trouble Team
- Mossad Is Thinking Of Going Public. As A Plc
- Who Cares About Elvis Or Who Killed John Kennedy? Aliens Are Running Things Here
- TV Debates Between Party Leaders Will Include Product Placements
- Band Aid: Sir Bob And Friends Do Some Soul Searching
- More Breaking News. From The StirringTrouble Team
- President Zuma: The Man With The Plan
- The New Rich Have No Style, No Class, No Taste. No Anything
- Pearls Of Wisdom: From The Sirring Trouble Team
- About One Pine Tree. And Global Warming Written All Over It
- More Breaking News Items. From The Stirring Trouble Team
- BBC Cuts Costs: It’s Taking The Piss, But Not As We Know It
- A Case Of One Madman Blowing All The Money
- More Breaking News. From The Stirring Trouble Team
- Climate Change Myth Is Causing Panic. Even Among Climate Change Biggest Fans
- Political Correctness Is Dangerous For Your Health, Study Shows
- Binge Drinking: Who Says It Ain’t Cool?
- Political Weather Forecasts. A New Rage In Britain?
- White House Looks For A Quick Fix. And Finds It
- More Breaking News. From The Stirring Trouble Team
- Kim Jong Il Finds A Solution To North Korea’s Problems
- Gordon Brown Will Face Tough Questions When He Appears Before The Chilcot Inquiry
- What Tiger Could Have Said To The World. But Didn’t
- Imagine Turkey Reviving The Ottoman Empire
- How Come Superheroes Are So Useless? Not To Mention Dumb And Satanic Looking
- What On Earth Happened To Good Old Inequality?
Categories
Archives
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- January 2008