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The title: Zimbabwe brands US ambassador 'a thug' as crackdown on dissent intensifies.
The quote: "Zimbabwe’s ruling party has threatened the US ambassador with expulsion, amid an intensifying crackdown on opposition and union activists ahead of planned anti-corruption demonstrations on Friday.
"Officials from the Zanu-PF called ambassador Brian Nichols “a thug” who was fomenting unrest by funding protest organisers.
"The accusation came as police published a “wanted list” of 14 prominent critics of the government including trade unionist Peter Mutasa, opposition legislator Job Sikhala and two former youth leaders of the ruling Zanu-PF party."
The link: Zimbabwe brands US ambassador 'a thug' as crackdown on dissent intensifies | Zimbabwe | The Guardian
The comment: I have followed the trajectory of Zimbabwe for many years. That mis-fortuned land, under a succession of strongmen, has seen great suffering of its people. Its government ranks as, arguably, one of the five most corrupt. I have some idea of the clandestine attempts the United States may have made to overthrow the present leader and his party. They are not worth the doing. The forces at work in Zimbabwe, with its deeply entrenched culture of graft and corruption, will simply serve up a do-alike replacement.
The quote: "Zimbabwe’s ruling party has threatened the US ambassador with expulsion, amid an intensifying crackdown on opposition and union activists ahead of planned anti-corruption demonstrations on Friday.
"Officials from the Zanu-PF called ambassador Brian Nichols “a thug” who was fomenting unrest by funding protest organisers.
"The accusation came as police published a “wanted list” of 14 prominent critics of the government including trade unionist Peter Mutasa, opposition legislator Job Sikhala and two former youth leaders of the ruling Zanu-PF party."
The link: Zimbabwe brands US ambassador 'a thug' as crackdown on dissent intensifies | Zimbabwe | The Guardian
The comment: I have followed the trajectory of Zimbabwe for many years. That mis-fortuned land, under a succession of strongmen, has seen great suffering of its people. Its government ranks as, arguably, one of the five most corrupt. I have some idea of the clandestine attempts the United States may have made to overthrow the present leader and his party. They are not worth the doing. The forces at work in Zimbabwe, with its deeply entrenched culture of graft and corruption, will simply serve up a do-alike replacement.