MDC Calls for Mbeki to step down
Posted: April 18, 2008 at 7:46 am
I suppose you aren’t the organisation that overthrows an evil dictator for nothing: ZImbabwe’s opposition MDC (although many believe they should already be in power by now) have called for South African State President Thabo Mbeki to step down as mediator of the Zimbabwe Crisis. I couldn’t agree more, Mbeki has been ineffectual and criminally negligent in his wishy washy approach to resolving the vast humanitarian, economic and political crisis which is likely to boil over in Zimbabwe at any moment.
With Mbeki out of the picture, two vital things will happen:
- The REAL leaders of the region will have a free hand to deal with the Mugabe Regime as they have wanted to for a long time, whilst being told to wait and being placated by Mbeki and his “quiet diplomacy” (aka Do Nothing)
- South Africa, my country, will no longer have to have its good name dragged through the mud by our President who clearly, despite his supposed struggle credentials, doesn’t have the guts to stand up against undemocratic despots, and even worse funds them and gives them grain and fuel life lines while his own country suffers under massive internal problems.
The time for Mbeki’s failure is over. Now its time for real mediators and real men of power to step in and oust this terrible regime.
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