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Africa Subsaharan
Zimbabwe Leader: Dissent to Be Crushed
2006-12-21
And we get the punchline, the fundy diff that sets apart Thugocracies, right up front.
Zimbabwe's President Says He Will Not Tolerate Dissent Under 'Guise' of Freedom of Expression
And the rest is just filler.
HARARE, Zimbabwe Dec 20, 2006 (AP)— President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday his government will not tolerate dissent created "under the guise of freedom of expression."

Mugabe, in his annual state of the nation address to parliament, said law enforcement agencies will continue to crush dissent in the troubled southern African nation. He said government opponents were bent on creating anarchy and pushing what he has described as a British attempt to topple his government.

In September, police thwarted a march by the main labor federation in Harare protesting deepening poverty. At least 16 labor leaders were assaulted by police, several of them suffering bone fractures and other injuries, according to independent doctors and human rights organizations.
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#10  Dissent? Dissent got nuthin to do with me bitchin about ain't no whiteys fa my plantin, do it?
Be cool, Bob. I just askin. Doan be crushin ma ass..
Posted by: Farmin B. Hard   2006-12-21 14:43  

#9  Any D-9's ordered must be paid for in advance; C.O.D.s not accepted- St. Pancake, Africa division
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2006-12-21 14:38  

#8  Tourism to Zimbabwe from Asia increased this year, showing the nation was a safe and attractive destination "despite the hostile media" in the West, he said.

Wonder how many of the PLA guards were counted as tourists.
Posted by: RWV   2006-12-21 13:00  

#7  ...by his JOLLY BOOTS of DOOM!
Posted by: mojo   2006-12-21 10:07  

#6  Crushed into mealy meal. Then at least someone in ZimBob will get to eat.
Posted by: ed   2006-12-21 09:35  

#5  I thought Bush and Cheney were the only ones allowed to do this? Oh, and Ashcroft...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-12-21 08:53  

#4  "How crushed?"
"Really crushed!"
Posted by: Steve White   2006-12-21 08:37  

#3  Or orders of magnitude...

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-12-21 08:34  

#2  will continue to crush dissent

Man, they'd have to bring it up several roders of magnitude just to crush it any further.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-12-21 08:34  

#1  What crushed even more?
Posted by: Uleanter Ebbinenter1449   2006-12-21 08:18  

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