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Photographer says Mugabe's wife attacked him

Jan 18, 2009 19:52

By MIN LEE, Associated Press Writer Min Lee, Associated Press Writer Sun Jan 18, 7:23 am ET
HONG KONG - A British photographer said Sunday that the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe punched him repeatedly in the face after he tried ( Read more... )

robert mugabe, zimbabwe

Comments 11

layweed January 19 2009, 02:24:35 UTC

Like husband like wife yeah? Nice to hear she can afford to not only go on vacation but wear diamond encrusted rings while they're printing notes so fricken big to combat hyperinflation my head is spinning.

Nice to hear she can afford to not only go on vacation evildevil January 19 2009, 06:05:57 UTC

DIdnt you know? they Print their 0wn moneyz to fight inflaztion!!

but seriously, I wish someone would just kick them both out of the country...

bestdaywelived January 19 2009, 02:42:47 UTC

The Mugabes are disgusting, horrible people - granted, I have a bias because I really liked Lumumba (person, not the movie, although that's good too) and he murdered the dude.

Not only are average citizens not able to buy pretty much anything, their farmland has been destroyed by forced planting from the government that makes it impossible for them to feed their families.

escherichiacola January 19 2009, 02:51:28 UTC

This is obviously the fault of western imperialism.

leprofessional January 19 2009, 04:11:26 UTC

Nope. Zimbabwe wasn't formerly part of a nation called Rhodesia after a racist megalomaniac. The country was not practically ruled by an extremely small white minority until the 1980s, before Mugabe (who also turned out to be a corrupt megalomaniac) took over with a promise of soveriegnty from imperialism but instead ruled the country with an Iron fist. The Zimbabweans clearly had a chance to create a prosperous democracy, and it wasn’t at all like 30 years ago they were stuck between a rock and a hard place. It's clearly their fault and has nothing to do with the historical context of their country ( ... )

escherichiacola January 19 2009, 04:43:47 UTC

That was a lot of words for a sarcasm post.

leprofessional January 19 2009, 04:48:31 UTC

sry bb.

i'll go get my overdue sleep.

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leprofessional January 19 2009, 04:12:51 UTC

She and her encrusted blood diamonds need to GTFOE. :/

gretchystretchy January 19 2009, 04:41:54 UTC

If only they could just finish each other off somehow.