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| Zimbabwe opposition vows to "bury" Mugabe in vote |
| 2008-05-19 |
| Zimbabwe's main opposition vowed on Sunday to 'bury' President Robert Mugabe at next month's second-round election, and called for the process of checking the poll results to be open to the media. The Movement for Democratic Change launched its campaign ahead of the June 27 election in the absence of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who delayed his return from abroad after the party said it had discovered a plot to kill him. MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe told about 10,000 supporters in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo that the opposition would win by an even bigger margin after official results from the March 29 first round vote showed Tsvangirai did not secure sufficient votes to avoid a run-off. The MDC insists Tsvangirai won outright the first time. "We decided to participate in the run-off to give the people of Zimbabwe a second chance to kick out the dictatorship. We have now declared a zero vote for Robert Mugabe," Khupe told supporters on Sunday. "We need to give Mugabe a final blow. On June 27 we will be having a ZANU-PF funeral. We are going to make sure we bury them so that they will not resurrect again." The MDC has alleged electoral fraud in the March election, and Khupe said verification of results in next month's vote should be open to the media and observers and recorded on camera "so that ZANU-PF will not cheat." Earlier, police set up a security checkpoint on the main road leading to the stadium where the rally was held, stopping and searching vehicles for weapons. At a nearby police camp, four water canons were on standby. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Further to the above. please take into account the huge hand-wringing over 'Natural Selection' from natural disasters, ala 3rd/non-WOT world. I would mention too the PR value of a Party slogan on the humble aid box How much does a Tommahawk cost? |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2008-05-19 17:59 |
| #1 well, maybe face is lost..bitch slap to chi-coms after Bob gets his 5 second start down the 9mill range. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2008-05-19 17:17 |