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Published Jul 18, 2007
Mugabe in His Own Words
Background on Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, is one of Africa's most notorious
leaders. His land reform project, which effectively evicted thousands of white
farmers from their lands only to leave black Zimbabweans without the proper
tools and knowledge to farm them, has lead the country into massive food
shortages, drought, and economic collapse.
Robert Mugabe on White Zimbabweans & Europeans
"Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our
real enemy!"
"It could never be a correct justification that, because the whites oppressed
us yesterday when they had power, that the blacks must oppress them
today because they have power"
"We don't mind having sanctions banning us from Europe.
We are not Europeans."
“Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play
cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen."
Editorial comment:
What's that he was saying about the bad ways of white Europeans?
Robert Mugabe on Zimbabwean Independence:
"If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a
member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the
membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go."
Mugabe's Unshakable Optimism:
"We have said we will never collapse, never ever. We may have our droughts,
our poverty, but as a people we shall never collapse, never ever."
"We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder ... We feel
that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards."
"Victory and defeat are quick to reconcile, quick to connect and cohabit in the
same national space for greater peace and togetherness."
Huh?
Robert Mugabe on Land Reform
"We will proceed with current land reform with or without sanctions, ... Let
that position be known here and abroad and let the commercial farmers tell
that to their constituency or constituencies overseas."
"Let those long distance philanthropists who want to romanticize shacks ...
Tell us why they don't allow them in their own land."
Robert Mugabe on Bush's "Axis of Evil"
"The voice of Mr. Bush and the voice of Mr. Blair can't decide who shall rule in
Zimbabwe, who shall rule in Africa, who shall rule in Asia, who shall rule in
Venezuela, who shall rule in Iran, who shall rule in Iraq."
China and India put together, plus other states there (in Asia), they amount
to the largest percentage part of the (world) population.
Countries such as the U.S. And Britain have taken it upon themselves to
decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic
affairs and to bring about what they call regime change.
Having restored land to the people... We have learn a host of lessons, all
pointing to the challenge of ensuring food security for the people.
I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of
armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the
democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement.
If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a
member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the
membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go.
In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we
deliberately declared a Look East policy.
Is it not obvious that Britain, under the regime of Tony Blair, has ceased to
respect the Charter of the United Nations?
It could never be a correct justification that, because the whites oppressed
us yesterday when they had power, that the blacks must oppress them
today because they have power
It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.
Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our real
enemy!
Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have,
shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote
should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the
people's guns are always inseparable twins.
People are free to campaign and they will be free to vote. There won't be any
soldiers, you know, at the queues. Anyone who has the right to vote is free
to go and cast his vote anywhere in his own area, in his own constituency.
So, Blair keep your England, and let me keep my Zimbabwe.
Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse.
Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on
national unity.
The land is ours. It's not European and we have taken it, we have given it to
the rightful people... Those of white extraction who happen to be in the
country and are farming are welcome to do so, but they must do so on the
basis of equality.
The only white man you can trust is a dead white man.
The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is
for Zimbabweans.
True, some land was bought by a few Cabinet Ministers. They bought the
land. No minister, to my knowledge acquired land which was meant for
resettlement.
Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were
uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but
also domestically.
We are no longer going to ask for the land, but we are going to take it
without negotiating.
We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be
choked. We have enough.
We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners.
And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this
will be openly done.
We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be
treated as lesser human beings than other races.
Mugabe in His Own Words
Background on Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, is one of Africa's most notorious
leaders. His land reform project, which effectively evicted thousands of white
farmers from their lands only to leave black Zimbabweans without the proper
tools and knowledge to farm them, has lead the country into massive food
shortages, drought, and economic collapse.
Robert Mugabe on White Zimbabweans & Europeans
"Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our
real enemy!"
"It could never be a correct justification that, because the whites oppressed
us yesterday when they had power, that the blacks must oppress them
today because they have power"
"We don't mind having sanctions banning us from Europe.
We are not Europeans."
“Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play
cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen."
Editorial comment:
What's that he was saying about the bad ways of white Europeans?
Robert Mugabe on Zimbabwean Independence:
"If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a
member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the
membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go."
Mugabe's Unshakable Optimism:
"We have said we will never collapse, never ever. We may have our droughts,
our poverty, but as a people we shall never collapse, never ever."
"We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder ... We feel
that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards."
"Victory and defeat are quick to reconcile, quick to connect and cohabit in the
same national space for greater peace and togetherness."
Huh?
Robert Mugabe on Land Reform
"We will proceed with current land reform with or without sanctions, ... Let
that position be known here and abroad and let the commercial farmers tell
that to their constituency or constituencies overseas."
"Let those long distance philanthropists who want to romanticize shacks ...
Tell us why they don't allow them in their own land."
Robert Mugabe on Bush's "Axis of Evil"
"The voice of Mr. Bush and the voice of Mr. Blair can't decide who shall rule in
Zimbabwe, who shall rule in Africa, who shall rule in Asia, who shall rule in
Venezuela, who shall rule in Iran, who shall rule in Iraq."
China and India put together, plus other states there (in Asia), they amount
to the largest percentage part of the (world) population.
Countries such as the U.S. And Britain have taken it upon themselves to
decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic
affairs and to bring about what they call regime change.
Having restored land to the people... We have learn a host of lessons, all
pointing to the challenge of ensuring food security for the people.
I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of
armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the
democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement.
If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a
member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the
membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go.
In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we
deliberately declared a Look East policy.
Is it not obvious that Britain, under the regime of Tony Blair, has ceased to
respect the Charter of the United Nations?
It could never be a correct justification that, because the whites oppressed
us yesterday when they had power, that the blacks must oppress them
today because they have power
It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.
Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our real
enemy!
Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have,
shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote
should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the
people's guns are always inseparable twins.
People are free to campaign and they will be free to vote. There won't be any
soldiers, you know, at the queues. Anyone who has the right to vote is free
to go and cast his vote anywhere in his own area, in his own constituency.
So, Blair keep your England, and let me keep my Zimbabwe.
Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse.
Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on
national unity.
The land is ours. It's not European and we have taken it, we have given it to
the rightful people... Those of white extraction who happen to be in the
country and are farming are welcome to do so, but they must do so on the
basis of equality.
The only white man you can trust is a dead white man.
The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is
for Zimbabweans.
True, some land was bought by a few Cabinet Ministers. They bought the
land. No minister, to my knowledge acquired land which was meant for
resettlement.
Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were
uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but
also domestically.
We are no longer going to ask for the land, but we are going to take it
without negotiating.
We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be
choked. We have enough.
We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners.
And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this
will be openly done.
We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be
treated as lesser human beings than other races.
"Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe"
http://worldnews.about.com/od/quotes/a/robert_mugabe.htm
http://worldnews.about.com/od/quotes/a/robert_mugabe.htm
Jean Honore Fragonard
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