How Mugabe is sinking the Zimbabwe deal

Posted: October 9th, 2008 | By Ray Hartley | Posted in General
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It should not come as a surprise. Mugabe has followed the same strategy throughout his presidency: Take it to the brink, pull back, take it to the brink, pull back … and through it all, hold on to power.
It is no different now. He took it to the brink with his rigged election, then pulled back with mediation. Now he’s taking it to the brink again.
Thabo Mbeki was useful during the mediation. He is not useful now that the mediation is being undermined, so, in one of the most incredible political flip-flops of all time, Mugabe doesn’t want him to mediate in the impasse over who is going to get which Cabinet post in a power-sharing government. He will push it as far over the edge as he can before he does that. Then, like suckers, we will all hail the return of mediation … and so the game will go on.
The world needs to short-circut this right now. Mugabe must be condemned, isolated and given the pariah status he deserves.

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DGC

October 9, 2008 at 8:00 am

> Mugabe must be condemned, isolated and given
> the pariah status he deserves.

Sigh. We all know he will be praised, congratulated and hailed as a great leader.

Interesting that Jacob Zuma seems to have turned 180 degrees and now appears to taking Robert Mugabe’s side on the impasse.

 

Albert Albert

October 9, 2008 at 8:34 am

You’ve hit the nail on the head. The man is not reliable.He plays the game of stretching you, buying time for himself, until you give in; like what the MDCT has done. The MDCT acknowledges that they have had to compromise on some demands; really? What are those worthles demands you could do without? I would advise the MDCT not to tire or compromise for genuine democracy. Match the man to his antics and unmask them.Soon he is the one to give in.You have to be patient.

The AU & SADC should show character. Its not too late for them to unmask the charade that Mugabe’ government is. African leaders must just insist on the right thing to happen.
1.Reject the shame June 2008 one man election
2.Accept Tsvangirayi’s March 2008 election victory and allow him to form the government.
The AU & SADC will have to be the authority to ensure that this happens. I’m sure they can handle a small country like zimbabwe.Assistance can be secured from the UN if the task is beyond their depth.

 

Linda

October 9, 2008 at 9:32 am

The first comment is right you hit the nail on the head. Mugabe is the most selfish man that this world has known. It is only about him and what he want’s for himself.
He blameds everyone else for what he has done. Mogan must stand up for the people as he his their voice in this deal.

 

MaiChibwe

October 9, 2008 at 11:38 pm

You are all just making small talk. Mugabe will be in power till the day he dies. Condemning him just makes him more determined to outwit anyone who challenges him. I must say that Morgan Tsvangirai surprised many by signing the document before the small print was written on it.

Mutambara was planted in MDC by ZANU PF to split it so he was always expected to sign. There is no solution to mugabe unless the army revolt and the police follow. This will not happen as long as he keeps paying them with worthless bits of paper.

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    I am Ray Hartley, the editor of The Times, South Africa, a daily newspaper which was launched in June 2007 under the Sunday Times umbrella. I'm also the editor of Times LIVE.

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