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Editorial Last Updated: May 7, 2008 - 2:25:42 PM


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When You Have Oil You Don’t Need Democracy
There is no better contrast between what the “international community” says and what it believes than the way in which two African elections have been reported and addressed. There is outrage and calls for intervention in Zimbabwe as a result of an election in which a sitting President lost contrasted to an election in which the sitting President of Equatorial Guinea (‘Caliban’s Island’) won, with 100% of the votes.
May 6, 2008 - 12:08:43 PM

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When a Drum Begins to Play a Higher Pitch it's About to Break
As the old Shona proverb suggests, if the MDC drum plays at this pitch any longer it will certainly break. The cracks are already appearing in the structure. Today the MDC leadership announced that it still hadn’t decided to participate in the Presidential election runoff as is its Constitutional obligation. This has been the fundamental problem all along.
May 5, 2008 - 8:03:47 AM

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The Zimbabwe Weapons Ship Saga
A lot of people are embarassed and someone will have to pay.
Apr 23, 2008 - 9:49:51 AM

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A Master Class in Hypocrisy
Look who's criticising Zimbabwe's election delay.
Apr 16, 2008 - 11:55:32 AM

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Three Wolves and a Sheep
What next for Zimbabwe?
Apr 9, 2008 - 2:51:56 PM

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