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Zimbabwe Under Mugabe
Zimbabwe has become an economic and social catastrophe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe. Now even the veneer of democracy is gone with the Opposition Leader pulling out of the election.

The world has watched, seemingly powerless to stop the atrocities and injustices - HIV infection is epedemic and starvation is widespread. If you feel moved to help, the International Crisis Group website has a list of organisations running projects to help the people of Zimbabwe.
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Archbishop Cuts Up His Dog-Collar in Mugabe Protest
10 dec  |  "As far as I'm concerned, from now on I'm not going to wear a dog collar until Mugabe is gone," says Archbishop of York John Sentamu in one of the most startling protests by a Church leader ever seen in Britain. Robert Mugabe's barbaric dictatorship of Zimbabwe is widely condemned, but little action has been taken to help the people. . . read more
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The Pakistan Elections - From Imran Khan
20 feb  |  Number one, they are certainly not free and fair. Because the greatest pre-poll rigging ever in our history was done, where the whole State administration was pushing the pro-government, pro-Musharaff candidates... Secondly, it is the lowest ever voter turn out. In fact, I would say that 75% of the people have rejected the electoral process. They did not feel that if your Constitution is suspended, if 60% of your judges have been unconstitutionally sacked, your Chief Justice is under house arrest, then you cannot have free and fair election when the pre-conditions are not there. So, basically, people have rejected the election. If the people have come out to vote, then it is against pro-Musharaff candidates...

Musharaff has sold the idea to the Americans - he has sold the myth that he is the only one who can fight the U.S. "war on terror" and he is indispensable. Therefore, the Bush Administration is blindly backing Musharaff, and as a result, you see the situation where Musharaff is completely unpopular in Pakistan. Everyone wants him out...

Now, thanks to the way Musharaff has participated in the U.S. war on terror, where Pakistan is killing its own people through helicopters, gun ships and bombing villages in the tribal areas - there is a backlash. And that backlash is what's making Pakistan a dangerous place. The moment we have a genuine, democratic government, and they start talking to people and they start negotiating with people and holding dialogue rather than talking with these bullets and bombs, we will again go back to a normal country.

From interview by WAJAHAT ALI on Counterpunch . . read more

The King is Dead. Long live the King?
5 feb  |  By Sean Maguire

One of the most interesting things about the popular rebellions in Egypt and Tunisia is thinking about what will happen next. Leaders have been toppled or are close to being toppled but it doesn't seem that anyone is jumping at the bit to fill the void that's been created.

In Tunisia this is most obvious as the incoming government of who-knows-what remains leaderless, while in Egypt the oppressed Opposition and the Muslim Brotherhood will fight it out for factional dominance.

I know with this incredibly electric movement of democracy and hope that I wouldn't want to step up to the mantle- it will only take one dip in the economy or a feeling that nothing is moving forward for protests and chaos to reign once more.    . . read more

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