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Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kokupuff Here's an article on the situation in Zimbabwe from the Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0922/1224254988267.html A SECRET document presented to Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabes cabinet last month by the Zanu-PF-held land ministry recommends the government should take control of all the remaining white-owned farms in the country. The document, which has been seen by The Irish Times, was presented to cabinet on August 27th for approval and has coincided with a surge in land invasions against many of the countrys remaining 400 or so white farmers. Reports have been surfacing daily that many of the 78 farmers afforded the protection of the Southern African Development Community by the bodys tribunal late last year have been harassed, assaulted and subjected to arson attacks over the past few weeks by thugs loyal to Mr Mugabes allies. Hundreds of other white farmers are being dragged before the courts so the authorities can forcibly remove them from their land legally. The powersharing deal between Mr Mugabes Zanu-PF and the former Movement for Democratic Change opposition parties signed last February has the stated aims of stabilising Zimbabwes crippled economy and ensuring security of tenure for all landholders . . . irrespective of race. However, the document signed by minister of lands and rural settlements Herbert Murerwa appears to contradict the agreed terms that led to the formation of the transitional government. As well as stating the government should continue to acquire white-owned farms, the document recommends that no foreigner should be allowed to own rural agricultural land in Zimbabwe and that farm land should be excluded from future interstate investment protection agreements. It also advises that the prosecution of farmers resisting to move off the acquired land should be expedited, and that deserving Zimbabweans should continue to be offered confiscated land by government through the issue of offer letters. Zimbabwes Commercial Farmers Union president, Deon Theron, said the union was concerned about the implications of the document as it believed that, aside from dispossessing its members, it was likely to destabilise the government. Its absolutely ludicrous that the document recommends no foreigner should be allowed to own rural land in Zimbabwe, said Mr Theron. We believe that recommendations are now being implemented, as there has been a huge escalation of violence against our members. Last Saturday in the Herald [state-controlled newspaper], Mr Mugabe urged the youth to take the land. Its not for the youth to do that. It seems that we were mistaken to think the unity government would protect us, Mr Theron said, adding that he had just left court with his 79-year-old mother whose farm is in the process of being expropriated. In his speech to Zanu-PF youth, Mr Mugabe reportedly urged farmers to embrace land reform, and went on to state: Once people have offer letters and they are valid, thats it. The farm is not yours any more. Please dont resist. I am saying please, please, but that will stop. If we hear about any resistance, we will stop pleading. I will just send the police to drive them away. Also included in the document was a breakdown of the foreigners affected by Mr Mugabes land reform programme since it began taking white-owned farms in 2000. According to their statistics, citizens from 14 countries have had their farms taken. The dispossessed include 19 farms owned by South Africans, 61 owned by Mauritians, 43 by Germans, 41 by Dutch nationals, 28 by Swiss citizens, 26 by Italians, and five by Americans. The statistics also confirm that 6,214 farms, totalling 10.8 million hectares, have been seized by the state over the past nine years 70 per cent of the countrys rural farmland with most going to Mr Mugabes cronies.
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Mugabe is working for Vatican, wants to wipe out bible believing christans
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This is a real Aparthied. Only against White people. So Leftists idiots. Couldn't care less about it.!!
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I love it.. I want all those evil British MFs out of Africa
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the whites build Africa
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Zimbabwe is fucked they don't do any farming because they don't know how to farm. they have to import all the food
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America doesn't report this because they fear their Karma will come faster than expected
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What does the lack of a good educational system do to a country ? People live in the past which stirs up old hatred instead of working together for their well being (all races)... Next step, a communist system is installed and people can no longer speak out against the government ! Cheers to Zimbabwe !
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That´s a sample of what Brazil will become if our Hitlers (Lula - Luis Inácio da Silva and Dilma) manage to get the senate to approve their agricultural land policy reform...
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if your intentions were truly honourable then you would not be violent. but you are not and you seem to feel its ok to kill and rape men women and children.
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Well... Zimbabwe seems to be on the up and up now. It's making deals with China and the LAND is owned by its people. South Africa and other African countries should learn from this. We cannot continue to be exploited by people that invaded our homes, stole them and then claimed them as their own. Sometimes we need to fall before we rise.
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Lets hope its leaders will deliver reform??????Are you blind lady.This will never happen,you were told that.Come on girl,smell the roses...
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I hope the whites can rise up and recreate Rhodesia.
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Yes White farmers. Take your families and burn down your homes, destroy all of the crops, and destroy each and every piece of farm equipment before leaving the country.
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The white should leave and soon the country will fall apart and they will murder each other why would good people want to live in an evil country?
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History Repeat itself..
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Everywhere the white man has gone he has killed an oppressed the indigenous population. Drive the whites out of Africa before they take over like in America and Australia!!
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Africa for Aficans!!!!
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pretty soon it's kill whitey time!
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Whites Should Take All The Land And Houses away From The Blacks And Spaniards In the Americas And Give It Back To The Native Americans,Ship All The Blacks Of The World Back To CENTRAL AFRICA,The 100 Percent Pure Negroids The Pygmies Of Central Africa,Take Away All Our Cell Phones,Electricity,Motor Cars,Guns,Bullets,Planes,TV,RADIO,BOOM BOXES,Take Them Back To THERE LAND,CENTRAL DEEP DARK AFRICA !!!!!!!
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you are a sick delusional cracker do u really think you can convince us that Africa belongs to u? ....ha ha ha u are a joke. only a desparate lazy and delusional white psychopath can believe that parts of Africa belongs to them
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