April 19, 2008

More news about Zimbabwe - good this time

It's a good thing that Zimbabwe is landlocked and that some longshoremen in Durban, South Africa have a pair. From the UK Daily Mail:
Mugabe orders partial recount as boat containing regime's 77 tonnes of Chinese arms is marooned off South African coast
A huge cargo of Chinese guns and ammunition sits marooned aboard a ship off South Africa.

It would have been used to arm the tyrant Robert Mugabe's thugs in Zimbabwe.

But dockers in South African port of Durban won't unload the 77 tons of mortars, ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons.

The cargo revelation comes as Zimbabwe began a partial recount of votes from the March 29 elections, despite opposition efforts to block it and widespread fears political stalemate could erupt into violence.
Good on them for not unloading this ship. Bad on China for sending the arms. The sooner Mugabe is out of there (preferably at room temperature), the better off for everyone. Posted by DaveH at April 19, 2008 9:40 PM
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