Millions affected by Zimbabwe slum crackdown

rikitz · #1 (**permalink**) 07-28-2005, 11:20 AM

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8743154/
Millions affected by Zimbabwe slum crackdown
‘Drive Out Trash’ campaign continues, leaving 700,000 homeless or jobless

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's government on Thursday announced the completion of a crackdown on slums and street traders that left some 700,000 people without homes or livelihoods. But the opposition said demolitions continued.

The campaign has sparked domestic and international criticism, with a U.N. envoy last week presenting a report condemning the crackdown and calling for urgent assistance to help those who have lost their homes and jobs. The envoy said another 2.4 million people have been affected by the crackdown.

On Thursday, state radio broadcast statements from Vice President Joyce Mujuru that "Operation Murambatsvina (Drive Out Trash) is now complete," and from Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga, promising compensation for those affected by the crackdown who "followed legal channels."

to all the people who say war in Iraq was not about oil or for Israel, i ask: why USA doesnt do anything about this? are these people african crackwhores?

prosecution rests.

JP5 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-28-2005, 11:27 AM

Where's some of the other countries? Where's France? Where's Germany? Where's the UN?

Let them all step up to the plate once in a while.

BTW, rikitz.....would you please tell me when we get our Iraqi oil???

rikitz · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JP5";p=&quot

Where's some of the other countries? Where's France? Where's Germany? Where's the UN?

Let them all step up to the plate once in a while.

BTW, rikitz.....would you please tell me when we get our Iraqi oil???

when u win the war.... but don't hold your breath, because this isn't Americas war...

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Where's some of the other countries? Where's France? Where's Germany? Where's the UN?

i thought according to Bushists they were in it (being for saddam against US invasion) FOR OIL? don't you know there is no oil in Zimbabwe?

USA on the other hand is NOT in it for the oil according to you.

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