ZIMBABWE

The western world these days are hard of hearing. With all the conflict around the globe and the vast human and financial resources invested in the Middle East crisis both the British and American political machinery find it more and more difficult to constructively ease the plight of some 12 million Zimbabweans that are groaning under the 27 years of tyrannical rule of the dictator Robert Mugabe.

Time and again it has been pointed out that the state is using torture and starvation tactics on members of the opposition. Eviction from their properties which are then bulldozed and destroyed. In the thousands they are taken out to the countryside and left to starve. Men and women are rounded up in groups and brutally beaten, many are left for dead. Children are taken from their parents and sent to indoctrination camps in the bush veldt areas. Many of the young children are never seen again.

President Mugabe seized the most productive farms in Zimbabwe (some 4800 farms) and gave them to his top supporters in the Zanu PF party. The farmers were forced off their land with violence, some brutally beaten to death. Many labourers were first herded into their houses, then these houses were doused with petrol and set alight and burnt to the ground with them still inside.

Now vast tracts of prime agriculture land lay barren.  Where once there were hundreds of miles of maize fields now there is nothing the soil lies barren the new landlords have no skill or interest in farming. This is a country that during the 1970’s and 1980’s become the breadbasket of the region and was very proud of the fact. Exporting up to 70% of its national crop and still fed those within its borders. Now a national disaster beggaring description has unfurled, the unthinkable has happened Zimbabwe is unable to feed itself and has to import food.

The official opposition party the MDC are continuously badgered by arrest and torture. Trumped up charges are laid against them, imprisonment and often death awaits those that dare voice any descent. Their leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been often arrested, charged under the capital act of treason, yet the courts have dared to set him free with dire consequences to the presiding legal arbitrator. He is dogged by constant harassment and his party members fear for his life.

The aptly named Presidential predator, Robert Mugabe, is constantly on the prowl looking for whom he may devourer next through his political power and absolute dictatorial rule. Pontificating from his new £6 million pound palace he has built which is heavily guarded whilst his people starve, and the country is shrivelling away. Hungry millions hear how his wife, once a month hires a 747 Jet to fly her and her entourage overseas on a shopping binge whilst the country's coffers are empty.

How can this man be stopped? 

When will the cry of the masses be heard and the outstretched cupped hands that beg for help be satisfied with meaningfull international intervention and aide?

What will make the west sit up and take note of the continuous real life horror story called Zimbabwe?

What is required is intenational poltical pressure. To get this requires our MPs and MEPs to know about the problem and know how they can act. From the bottom of their hearts Robert MacDonald and the people of Zimbabwe beg you to click here to download a sample letter and send it to your MP and MEP.