Dumb Question Of The Day
By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in Authoritarianism | Contra Tyrannum | Dictatorship. Tyranny | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe — Comments (1) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
How many people actually believe that this was an coincidence?
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been robbed at gunpoint at his office in Johannesburg, police in South Africa said.
Neither Mr Tsvangirai nor two officials from his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) also present were harmed by the three armed thieves.
The robbers stole bags, laptops, mobile phones and money.
He was reportedly in South Africa to meet foreign journalists to discuss the 29 March presidential poll in Zimbabwe.
The incident occurred shortly after his arrival in Johannesburg's district of Bryanston, where the MDC has an office in exile.
Mr Tsvangirai declared at the weekend his intention to stand against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
...it may very well be a coincidence.
I am South African, and someone tried to rob me a couple years ago right outside the National Parliament, where I worked.
Thank God, I beat him up and made a citizen's arrest. He was later convicted of attempted robbery. But this stuff happens to everyone. Even President Mbeki's spokesman was hijacked.
The only party with the guts to stand up to the crime wave is the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance.
Joel Pollak
Guide to the Perplexed
http://guidetotheperplexed.blogspot.com.