Zimbabwe to head CSD - Surely end of UN credibility?

[hugh]

There is no doubt that Mugabe is precisely that, Emdee. He is also, in all probability, paranoid, insane and totally incapable of making any
rational decision. These are the classic symptoms of the moribund fascist dictator whose country is disintegrating around him.
But surely it is beyond irony for Britain to claim to have had a beneficial influence in Zimbabwe's history? As for claiming to have any solutions
now, wouldn't that be a bit like creating a gaping wound and then offering an aspirin as solace? Why did you feel the need to put inverted commas
around the word "seizing"? Cecil Rhodes didn't go to Africa as part of a cultural exchange program.

[ionnsaigh]

It was a straightforward quote from the Zimbabwe Herald. If anything it provides some insight.
Personally I had a great deal of sympathy for the freedom fighters - the land issue - the liberation from the imperialistic Brits. Apparently former white landowners have recently been visiting farms on motorbikes - threatening the workers with violence - these incidents appear coordinated and managed - by who?.

Mugabe the freedom fighter and father of the nation - has it appears - become the antithesis. A classic example of one person with too much power. He presents paranoid - I wonder if he has been diagnosed with psychotic symptoms. Perhaps it's too easy to blame one person - for the woes of a country - I have family in Zambia - both black and white and in-between. All middle class however - and to some small degree sheltered - thankfully from the ravages of poverty - corruption however is another matter.