Dr David Lingiah
In 2005 I was awarded the Doctorate in Science(Health Psychology) from Ansted University in Paris following the UNESCO Education Forum,and made honorary advisory council member of AU.; received Fellow and Diplomate status of the American Board of medical and psychodiagnostiticians as well.
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The West could not stand Sadam for the atrocities against his people. Or should I say the Western nations were planning how to get at his oil wells? Powerful forces fought and removed Sadam from power, leaving the country in a terrible state. They are engaged in rebuilding it now with more deaths all around.
What can USA and UK do now to remove the despot from Zimbabwe? He seems to be a law unto himself. Mugabe needs to be challenged and removed from office; his entourage also must be disarmed. The citizens of that country must be saved from this terrorist. Desperate action is now needed from civilized countries.
According to The Times (June 25,2008) (International condemnation of President Mugabe and his regime intensified yesterday when the UN Security Council issued a statement condemning the “campaign of violence against the political opposition ahead of the second round of presidential elections”). But mining and tobacco companies are pressing ahead to conduct business as usual there. Pressure on companies to withdraw from there is falling on deaf ears. Reason is not prevailing there.
The Independent(25/6/2008) “yet, no matter how dire the situation, there is just no appetite in Africa for an Iraqi-style foreign invasion to rid the country of Robert Mugabe. Western intervention on this scale is a non-starter. First, African countries – even those who implacably oppose Mugabe – would see foreign forces on African soil as an affront to their dignity, especially if it involves one from Britain, the former colonial master of Zimbabwe. Second, although African countries have this week finally started to put pressure on Mugabe, they have always been opposed to using peacekeeping troops to resolve conflicts within the continent”.
The Zambian president, Patrick Mwanawasa, has appealed to Mugabe, thus: " Elections must be postponed to a later stage to allow for the establishment of conditions suitable for holding genuine, free and fair elections and in accordance with Zimbabwean laws as well as SADC principles. This has become even more necessary following announcement by one of the candidates that he was pulling out. There is no need to be ashamed of postponing the elections."
Mauritius had sent observers to monitor the elections there. Sunil Dowarkasing on his return reported to Le Mauricien (3/7/2008) : J'ai vu des cadavres déchiquetés…and they returned earlier as " Nous étions menacés de mort. The paper said: “Durant sa présence de deux semaines dans ce pays, il affirme avoir vu des cadavres déchiquetés dans des mares de sang, des partisans de l'opposition avec de profondes blessures,..”
The Mauritian branch of Amnesty International has raised its voice against the Zimbabwe situation. After the elections president Mugabe had the cheek to attend an all African Summit in Egypt which did next to nothing to him. Mugabe was among those who had similar background to himself in ruling over their people. In his absence would it have been possible to depose him from office and restore peace there with the help of some European forces?
