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2006-02-06 Africa Subsaharan

Zimbabwe Suffering Worst Economic Crisis Ever

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Posted by bgrebel9 2006-02-06 00:36|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No it is not the worst ever. That will not be until just before they revolt and get rid of BOB and his thugs.

Posted by 3dc 2006-02-06 01:22|| 2006-02-06 01:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Remembering the good old days of British rule?

Why does the old Chinese saying "be careful what you wish for, you may get it" come to mind?

Posted by Snung Throsh9980 2006-02-06 05:22|| 2006-02-06 05:22|| Front Page Top

#3 and sales of home generators from China, heard rumbling in well-to-do suburbs and office compounds, already have surged.

And with shortages of fuel, just how long will this stop-gap work?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-02-06 08:49|| 2006-02-06 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Remembering the Good Old Days of Ian Smith, too.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-02-06 09:07|| 2006-02-06 09:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Strangely enough, generators are very popular in China as well, for the annual summer power outages.

In Zhejiang province, they just finished a brand-new power plant. Only problem is, it has no feedstock, as the pipeline to supply the plant is at least a year away from completion.

Posted by gromky">gromky 2006-02-06 10:07|| http://communistposters.com/]">[http://communistposters.com/] 2006-02-06 10:07|| Front Page Top

#6 The country goes down the toilet as bob and cronies sip $400 a bottle cognac and smoke Havana cured coronas. What are we supposed to say? The world wants us to mind our own business nowdays.

Posted by Shomosh Griper3082 2006-02-06 13:15|| 2006-02-06 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 You have the US and UK diplomatic community to thank for the Rhodesian disaster. You'll have the same community to thank for a similar endstate in SA.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-02-06 21:09|| 2006-02-06 21:09|| Front Page Top

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