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2003-12-12 Africa: Southern

Mugabe rails against colonialist Internet

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Posted by TS 2003-12-12 4:57:19 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 s'funny... Nigeria seems to be pretty well represented on the net, not to mention crawling with millionaire exiles looking for help.

Posted by BH 2003-12-12 5:25:32 PM|| 2003-12-12 5:25:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Translation:"They're telling our people the truth, and we can't stop them! Our propaganda gets laughed at!"

Posted by mojo 2003-12-12 5:37:07 PM|| 2003-12-12 5:37:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mugabe on Bush:

"That's a white man, with white problems." (Zeus, Die Hard with a Vengeance)

Posted by Raj 2003-12-12 5:37:29 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-12-12 5:37:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 ...despite controlling all broadcasting and press in Zimbabwe, the embattled and impoverished president simply doesnât have the resources to control the flow of electronic dissent.

So that is the source of the real beef with the "white racist bullies." Bob has all the resources, so he is going to have a little higher overhead stifling electronic dissent. Sorry,Bob, that's the cost of doing business as a dictator.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-12 5:39:36 PM|| 2003-12-12 5:39:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Can't think of a better endorsment for keeping the government out of control of the Internet.

Posted by raptor 2003-12-12 7:08:32 PM|| 2003-12-12 7:08:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Rantburg: just another example of The ManÂ© keeping us down.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-12 11:13:01 PM|| 2003-12-12 11:13:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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