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Em Toronto The Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" ----- Original Message ----- From: "George B.N. Ayittey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dr. Valentine Ojo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Affiong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Evelyn Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Africare-Newpublications" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "AbujaNig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:02 AM Subject: Re: Zimbabwe Events in Washington > EM and Dr Val > > I find it very disturbing that EM in Toronto expresses disappointment at > Scott Morgan for advocating for > democracy in Zimbabwe. My problem with EM is he/she seems to be saying > that it is OK for Zimbabweans > to endure dictatorship, torture, victimisation, beatings, harrassment > poverty and man induced > famine simply because it may not be as bad as was the case in Congo, > Rwanda or Somalia. You attack > George and Scott simply because they are speaking on behalf of the > majority of black Zimbabweans. Yes, on > behalf of black Zimbabwean Africans. It is the black Africans in > Zimbabwe who are facing the wrath of > Mugabe's misrule. It is us black African Zimbabweans crying out to the > rest of the world because another > black African is maiming us and causing us untold suffering and pain. > Yet you insult us in our time of pain > by insinuating that some white racist agenda is at work behind the > scenes. World, Wake Up. Zimbabwe is > Dying whilst you,! our fellow black Africans rush to defend an 81 year > old tyrant, in power for 25 years who > is plunging us back to the stone ages. > > I am a very patriotic Zimbabwean black African and i am not an uncle Tom > as some of you may want to > conclude. Facts are we have been forced out of our homeland by the > actions of the Mugabe regime. There > are to 2.5-3.5 million (black Africans) out of an estimated population > of 11 million now living outside of > Zimbabwe. All of us will not be allowed to vote this thursday and those > at home are doing so in most unfree > and unfair conditions. The bulk of this flight has taken place in the > last 5 years. The reasons are state > sponsored political violence and a ruined economy. The violence visited > upon black Africans has remained > below the radar as EM says simply because it has been black on black and > it seems that EM is disappointed > that in Zimbabwe victims have not had their limbs cut off! All you > George and Scott bashers can live in your > imaginary world of conspiracy theories from your colonial hangovers as > much as you want. The number ! of > whites affected pales in comparison to the black Africans suffering > under Mugabe or because of Mugabe. > Wake up you'all. How dare you insult us by alluding that the pain we > feel now from injustice is someone > else's idea. Who then is the racist when you are implying that black > Zimbabweans could only be saying they > are denied democratic space because some obscure conspiracy between > Blair, Bush and the white farmers > exist. For us Zimbabweans fighting for survival, we say thank you to > George and Scott for supporting us in > our time of need. Finally EM, remember democracy is not an event on > election day, it is a process. In > zimbabwe the patern has been of food used as a political weapon, > imprisonment, torture and murder of > political opponents, arbitrary cancellations of opposition rallies and > meetings, intimidation of activists and > voters by the Mugabe militias (green bombers) muzzled press and stuffed > judiciary (AIPPA and POSA the > two legal instruments used to ! control free speech and association) and > the victims have been mostly black > African Zimbabweans. So my question to you is, whose side are you on? > > Andrew Mudzingwa BAAS, ATPI > MDC-Dallas Information and Publicity: 214 458 6066 > TEXAS > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. 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