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| Zimbabwe Military Arrests Boy-Scout Trainers |
| 2009-01-11 |
| Zimbabwean air force, military, police and intelligence officials raided a boy-scout camp and arrested three white farmers on charges of training insurgents, the Zimbabwe Independent said, citing people it didn't identify. The adventure camp, known as Kudu Creek, was suspected of being used as a base to train bandits who plan to topple President Robert Mugabe, the Harare-based newspaper reported. The site provides outdoor activities and leadership training for schoolchildren, it said. The raid was described by one observer as a full-scale military exercise, the Independent said. Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena didn't answer calls to his office and mobile phones today when Bloomberg News tried to contact him for comment. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #4 I assume forfeiture of of your land would be customary in cases like this? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-11 21:38 |
| #3 "Your son, he is a member of an elite paramilitary organization: 'Eagle Scouts.'" |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-01-11 18:36 |
| #2 A highly placed police source told the Zimbabwe Times that the operation was led by Air Vice Marshals Henry Muchena of the Air Force of Zimbabwe and Army Chief of Staff, Martin Chedondo, who arrived at the place aboard the AFZ helicopter. Robert will be so very proud. Forget the merit badges, Sprockets with "V" device for these high ranking crime fighters. It's been 30 years on, but you never know when those evil white colonial Selous Scouts will attack again! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-11 15:14 |
| #1 It has been quite a while since I was a Boy Scout, and although I can conceive of a merit badge for cholera prevention, I would be most surprised if there was one for overthrowing punk-ass kleptocrat dictators. Sorry, I mean senior African statesmen. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-11 15:05 |