PRESIDENT MUGABE is said to be secretly planning his escape route out of Zimbabwe after his private polling predicted he could be defeated in next month’s elections. The ailing 78-year-old has been sounding out some of his African neighbours and his dwindling number of friends abroad about providing him with a safe haven. Fearing that his opponents might try to jail him before he had a chance to slip into exile, Mr Mugabe reluctantly agreed that overtures should be made to opposition rivals. He is said to have asked President Obasanjo of Nigeria to arrange a deal about his future at an extraordinary late-night meeting in Harare last month.
Went to compare notes with Savimbi, and suddenly no Savimbi?If things get nasty do we get the Marcos option, finding his way to a friendly country, or the Romanian lead poisoning option? If the true polls border on 70-30 against, he'll likely head for the exits.
If it's closer to 60-40, he'll try and fight it out and may even stay in power for a while until the forces against him get stronger.
Posted by Mark Byron [markbyron.blogspot.com] 2/25/2002 3:47:53 PM I'd go for the Romanian lead poisoning, if I was his opposition. Looks like he might have that in mind for his opponent.
Posted by Fred 2/25/2002 4:02:01 PM Maybe he can hang out in Saudi Arabia with fellow former Big Man Idi Amin.
Posted by eakawie 2/26/2002 11:20:38 AM |