Jabou,

There you go...Imperialism is finally on the defensive and they know it. All
over the world people are standing up to them and in some places like Irak
and Afghanistan, they are being dealt heavy blows that they may never
recover from.

We too need land, we too need food, we too need schools for our children and
hospitals to care for our sick. The racketeering and extortion that has gone
on since slavery, then colonialism and finally neocolonialism cannot
continue if we are to afford these. With all they have seized from us and
made us work free in their plantations abroad and at home, all the natural
resources that they grabbed and whisked away to create better lives for
themselves, we still spend a bigger chunk of our GDP for "debt" repayment
than what goes to education and health care combined; and the story is the
same all over the continent, Libya being the only exception.

Is it any wonder that that young able bodied Africans, men and women, are
risking their lives at sea in Cayucos in order to escape to Europe?
Everywhere you look the story is the same; only a couple of days ago I read
somewhere about hundreds of Somalians perishing in the Red Sea trying to
escape to Yemen.

How is Africa to come out of this vicious circle? The "addu kalpeh"
mentality of imperialism must be challenged, what is left of our resources
after their big plunder and pillage party must be used to build a foundation
that will enable our people to live dignified lives and not continue to be
the "almudi" of the world. "Talube nge sarakh rer" can be understood when
"talube" has no other means.

But to sit back and watch others grab your resources with impunity, only to
come back and beg for food from them? Never made sense to me.

Yesterday, after all their speculative journalism, political punditry and
lies, ZANU-PF endorsed Mugabe once again as their candidate for the next
presidential elections, dealing them another slap in the face.

At this rate, sooner or later they will have to tell their children the
truth: We managed to live so fat in the past because we could easily exploit
other people else where, confiscate their resources and build our societies
whiles they lived in misery...

One thing that did not escape me either is how all this time they've been
calling on everyone to condemn Mugabe they did not include Mandela in their
bullshit. Old Pa is not known to mince his words when addressing the powers
that be. His condemnation may of Mugabe or ZANU-PF would definitely have
carried more moral weight than clowns like Tutu.

When I read the other day the article he co-authored with Madelene Albright,
highlighting as best they could all the symptoms whiles discretely ignoring
the cause of what is going on in Zimbabwe, I could only shake my head in
disbelief and sadness. A man of his statue allowing himself to be used by
the west as a "useful idiot" is something that did not come as a total
surprise though.

But whatever their machinations, the land issue is Zimbabwe and indeed in
the whole sub region is not going to go away. Sooner or later the anger
simmering below the surface due to centuries old exploitation is going to
erupt and if the leaders fails to feel the vibes and march in tact with the
people they will be swept away together with all the vultures that have made
it a way of life to scavenge on the poor.

Regards,

Kabir.


On 3/31/07, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Kabir,
>
> Another panic driving this propaganda campaign to bring the Zimbabwean
> people to their knees is the fact that if land reforns succeeds in Zimbabwe,
> South Africa and Namibia will naturally be the next places where those
> governments will return the land to their rightful owners.
>
> Rgds,
> Jabou
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 2:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Zimbabwe
>
> Jabou,
>
> This was the boldest move these leaders have made in a long time if ever;
> a
> slap on the face of neocolonialism and its runnning dogs. The resolution
> from the Tanzania meeting cannot leave anyone in doubt, calling on Britain
> to honour it's pledge and fund the Land Reform Program as agreed in 1979
> and
> stop the progapanda and lies. These guys really made my day yesterday.
>
> You can already read it all over their media outlets, lying shamelessly
> about about the nature of the conflict in Zimbabwe and some "useful
> idiots,"
> traitors against their own, trying outdo eachother in sucking up.
>
> I have observed Desmond Tutu, among others, during the past few weeks
> playing the role of Uncle Tom and making a fool of himself in the western
> media. I used to have some respect for the man but now I say: He can go
> hang
> too! Like the caption on the poster of Malcolm X hanging in my sitting
> room
> reads: "No compromise, No sellout!"
>
> Yes, I have observed how Thabo never abandoned Zimbabwe, for this is first
> and foremost about Zimbabwe and not about Mugabe as they want us to
> believe.
> I hope M'beki wags a finger at Tsvangarai and tell him to stop monkeying
> around, playing the poster boy of the west and put the interests of the
> poor
> and long suffering people of Zimbabwe first.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kabir.
>
>
> On 3/30/07, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Kabir,
> >
> > Thanks for this forward. I was waiting to see just what the SADC leaders
> > will say and it is about time. It is to be noted that South Africa has
> never
> > abandoned Zimbabwe and have never bought into the propaganda bandwagon
> > disguised as "concern for the people of Zimbabwe" Their experience under
> > years of brutal apartheid has seen to that.
> >
> > The people of Zimbabwe may have their differences, but after decades of
> > apartheid under the old Rhodesian invaders, if the people of Zimbabwee
> fail
> > to recognize that what is driving this machine disguised as caring for
> their
> > welfare is a drive to stop the return of the land to it's legitimate
> owners
> > and the reinstatement of the old domination order, they have not learned
> > anything.
> >
> > As is to be expected, the news was reported here in the U.S with a twist
> > to misinform but the message in the interview given by one of the South
> > African officials could not be disguised even with the spin.
> >
> > Perhaps a lightbulb has finally come on in the heads of at least some of
> > our leaders and it is about time because the project to recolonize us is
> in
> > full force and this time around, it is bathed in perfume to fool the
> people
> > and the sad part is that there are always some Africans who are ready to
> > sell their people and their own souls for a measely price until they
> outlive
> > their usefulness as puppets because that day always comes.
> >
> > Jabou Joh
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 5:25 PM
> > Subject: Zimbabwe
> >
> > *...If you get down and quarrel every day*
> > *You're saying prayers to the devil, I say*
> > *Why not help one another on the way*
> > *Make it much easier*
> > *Say you just can't live that negative way*
> > *You know what I mean...*
> >
> > I can't remember ever being so proud of African leaders; hell, I can't
> > even
> > remember ever being proud of African leaders at all, but today, the
> > leaders
> > of the member nations of The SADC made me proud!
> >
> > This is a day that I will always remember! - like it says in the lyrics
> of
> > "Papa was a rolling stone" - not because "it was the day that Papa died"
> > but
> > because it was the day, probably the first time that African leaders
> spoke
> > with one resonating voice, rallying around a worthy cause, and for the
> > interests of the long suffering people of Zimbabwe and Africa.
> >
> > Though coined in diplomatic jargon, they told the West and Britain in
> > particular, to keep their blood-soak hands off Zimbabwe, mildly
> resonating
> > Mugabe's invitation for them - The West - to go hang!
> >
> > Not only did they show solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, they
> > ignored
> > all dictates and demands for from the neo-colonialists to condemn
> Comrade
> > Mugabe. On the contrary they urged the West, Britain in particular, to
> > lift
> > the illegally and unjustly imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe.
> >
> > The economic terrorism that has been waged against the peace-loving
> > people of Zimbabwe is nothing other than a deliberate attempt to black
> > mail
> > Mugabe into abandoning his Land Reform Program upon which he embarked
> > almost
> > a decade ago.
> >
> > Today African leaders echoed Bob Marley in the lyrics of "Zimbabwe" :
> >
> > *...No more internal power struggle*
> > *We come together, to overcome*
> > *The little trouble*
> > *Soon we will find out*
> > *Who is the real revolutionary*
> > *'Cause I don't want my people *
> > *To be contrary...*
> > **
> > *...We'll have to fight, we gonna fight*
> > *We'll have to fight, fighting for our rights*
> > *Mash it up ina Zimbabwe*
> > *Natty trash it ina Zimbabwe*
> > *Africans a liberate Zimbabwe*
> > *I and I a liberate...*
> > **
> > *...To divide and rule*
> > *Could only tear us apart*
> > *In everyman chest*
> > *There beats a heat*
> > *Soon we'll find out...*
> >
> > Every intellectually honest and informed person knows that the crisis in
> > Zimbabwe is not about democracy or lack of, neither is it about good
> > governance or lack of; the issue at the core of the crisis in Zimbabwe
> is
> > the Land Issue. Period!
> >
> > All other problems that Zimbabwe suffer from that other African
> countries
> > have been spared from are a direct result of the economic terrorism
> waged
> > against the heroic people of Zimbabwe under the leadership of Mugabe.
> >
> > When the People of Zimbabwe took up weapons to wage a seven-year armed
> > struggle, they did not do it to live out their video game fantasies,
> > instead
> > they mobilised their youth to fight for genuine liberation from the
> system
> > that allowed among other injustices, less than than one percent of the
> > population - whites - to "own" eighty percent of the arable land of
> their
> > ancestors. Land that was robbed at gun-point and the owners forced to
> > slave
> > for the thief.
> >
> > These were not adventurists seeking a revolutionary kick because they
> had
> > nothing better to do, and they made this point loud and clear at the
> > difficult talks at Lancaster House in 1979: Land! Land! Land!
> >
> > For many years there has been a concerted western media campaign to
> > demonise
> > Mugabe, led by notable the BBC and CNN and many Africans let themselves
> > fall
> > for the elaborately orchestrated scam. Shouts of "democray," "human
> rights
> > violations," "regime change," "Tsvangarai!" was all a smoke screen
> created
> > in order to allow their agent to assume power thru the back door and
> undo
> > all the revolutionary gains that the people of the Zimbabwe achieved
> thru
> > blood, sweat and tears.
> >
> > Since when did Britain care about the suffering of Africans? They still
> > believe we wash our faces bottom-up... Since when did Britain believe
> that
> > sanctions work? Did they not argue to the contrary all those many years
> > the
> > suffering people of South Africa were resisting worse atrocities against
> > apartheid? What changed since then? Ah! Now the "natives" are in power.
> > They
> > are trying to roll back white "gains".
> >
> > At Lancaster House they agreed to and signed an agreement on Land
> Reform.
> > Britain pledged to finance the land reallocation program enabling the
> > government of Zimbabwe to "buy back" the stolen land. ZANU-PF did not
> care
> > as long as the money to "buy back" the stolen land came from somebody
> > else's
> > pocket and not from the pockets of those who have been disinherited,
> > exploited, abused.
> >
> > Ten years, they said, give the white farmers ten years and then the land
> > reallocation program can begin. OK, agreed Mugabe and his fellow
> > delegates,
> > ten years...
> >
> > And they kept their side of the bargain, respected both the letter and
> > spirit of the agreement and waited out ten years and when it was time to
> > collect what do we hear? The nerve of Tony Blair... The man man, like
> many
> > of his compatriots is suffering from colonial hang over, still obsessed
> > with
> > that Rule Britannia Rule shit!
> >
> > Now Tony has enough on his plate, so does Bush, with Irak and now Iran
> and
> > the SADC showing them that they can no longer go around bullying poor
> and
> > defenseless people, seizing their resources and living fat off their
> > backs.
> >
> > The SADC leaders bid their time and ignored all the garbage spewed by
> > imperialist media outlets in the name of news and journalism and after
> > their
> > deliberation they asked Thabo to have a brotherly chat with Mugabe and
> the
> > opposition. They could not have made a better choice.
> >
> > Thabo is a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, learning the trade
> > under
> > the tutelage of the dedicated Oliver Thambo who kept the ANC united and
> > functional from exile thru long and difficult years. I'm not worried
> > because
> > Thabo understands what it's all about, so they can jump and shout all
> they
> > want about about him not condemning Mugabe.
> >
> > He's not one to retort: How high sir? when master wannabe says jump,
> > neither the one to ask: How strongly, Sir? when master wannabe says
> > condemn
> > Mugabe! Robert and Thabo speak the same language, they know and
> understand
> > the machinations of imperialism. They know too that "independence" and
> > "democracy" are meaningless jargon in the absence of land rights.
> >
> > Thabo knows too that sooner or later the same issue, land will become
> the
> > political hot potato, not only in South Africa but in Namibia and Kenya,
> > places where a tiny layer of blood suckers "own" sizable chunks of land
> > robbed off blacks.
> >
> > Having had their lies and intrigues thrown back in their face they are
> > already re-grouping, spinning and scheming as is already evident from
> > BBC's<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6505391.stm>programs barely an
> > hour after the African leaders emerged from their
> > brotherly chat, expressing solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe.
> >
> > Let Thabo make it clear to Tsvangarai that the Land Issue is not
> > negotiable!
> > That Britain and the US are not funding his party for nothing if he
> cannot
> > get that into his thick skull. Let him understand that Zimbabweans are
> not
> > ready to give up what their brothers spilled their blood in the battle
> > field
> > for and which is both morally and legally theirs. I bet when Britain and
> > her
> > allies understand these givens the vampires will turn their straws into
> > the
> > blood system of some other weak people, but not here, no more!
> >
> > Earlier today, a couple of hours after I wrote the text below on BBC's
> > website, a lady called and said they've been going thru the different
> > messages posted and my message had caught their eye. She wondered if I
> > would
> > mind having them call me back to to elaborate on my views in "Have your
> > say"
> > radio version between 19:00 and 20:00 CET.
> >
> > Oh yes, I'll be honoured to be be availed the opportunity to get a
> couple
> > of
> > points off my chest...
> >
> > In the mean time news came in about the outcome of the Daresalam talks
> and
> > was I thrilled? I could hardly believe what was coming thru the radio!
> >
> > "Have Your Say:
> >
> > Added: Thursday, 29 March, 2007, 10:17 GMT 11:17 UK:
> >
> > What the SADC should do is champion African interests, that is they
> should
> > all rally behind the Zimbabwean people and address the issue that is at
> > the
> > core of this whole crisis:The Land Issue. Why did Mugabe only become a
> > monster when he began to demand stolen land? The status quo cannot
> stand.
> > Zimbabweans did not take up arms to fight for their freedom so that they
> > would continue to be wretched in their own country. Stop the
> > disinformation
> > and address the real issue! "
> >
> > Anyway, I did not hear any more from the charming lady who had called on
> > my
> > cell phone earlier inviting me to "have my say". It was as well because
> a
> > caller from Kampala virtually spoke for me, taking the words right out
> of
> > my
> > mouth!
> >
> > And when he was done I chorused:
> > *...They say what we know*
> > *Is just what they teach us*
> > *We so ignorant*
> > *Everytime they can reach us*
> > *Thru political strategy...*
> > **
> > *Long Live The People of Zimbabwe!*
> > **
> > Regards,
> >
> > Kabir
> >
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