Why hasn't Mugabe been arrested?

[AndrewW-G]

Willie Dee said:

jimothy said:

I wonder if that slavery was as bad as the muslim slavery before hand, or the black slavery...

I also wonder how many people realise that the biggest slavers were the blacks, tribe would fight tribe, enslave the losers and sell them to the whites.

There is nothing like a good white imperialist apologist to set the tone for PH

What a pathetic post, another dim-witted lefty idiot trying to change history, slaves did not jump onto the boats by themselves, somebody enslaved them in the first place . . . . . and frequently it wasn’t the "imperialists"

[pugwash4x4]

try asking any Zulu Rhodesians what happened to the Shona- ethnic cleansing at its best- they slaughtered a whole people, and can't even blame it on the "white imperialist oppressor".

The probelm with people like Mugabe is that they are racist of the worst sort- a horrible horrible man. Threr are very good reasons for him to be charged with Genocide.

[Liokault]

Legacywr said:

Because he hasn't got much oil!

No, because he has local support. In the same way as we couldn't go into Libya until Gaddafi lost any possible local support.

[stackmonkey]

mybrainhurts said:

He'll snuff it soon...

I think they're waiting for this; why spend the time, effort and money to arrest him, keep him locked up and fed, while giving his supporters lots of free publicity, when you can just leave him to die?

[madala]

mybrainhurts said:

He'll snuff it soon...

....please God.....piece of utter filth.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Liokault said:

No, because he has local support. In the same way as we couldn't go into Libya until Gaddafi lost any possible local support.

Remember, this is not regime change.....

[robm3]

AndrewW-G said:

Willie Dee said:

jimothy said:

I wonder if that slavery was as bad as the muslim slavery before hand, or the black slavery...

I also wonder how many people realise that the biggest slavers were the blacks, tribe would fight tribe, enslave the losers and sell them to the whites.

There is nothing like a good white imperialist apologist to set the tone for PH

What a pathetic post, another dim-witted lefty idiot trying to change history, slaves did not jump onto the boats by themselves, somebody enslaved them in the first place . . . . . and frequently it wasn’t the "imperialists"

Correct and slavery has been occuring for 1,000's of years in human history. This is difference between enslavery and slave trading, one needs to occur before the other. The 'imperialists' by which I assume European Seafaring nations, were predominantly slave traders.

To reference Geoffrey Blainey & Fernand Braudel: "Since 1500, more African slaves have been sold to Islamic Lands than to Christian Lands, and Muslims have been the main slave traders in Africa. Presumably there was an active slave trade in Africa long before Islam arrived"

Anyhow, a little O/T, doesn't change the fact that in Mugabe's case - Power Corrupts

[JMGS4]

Victor McDade said:

The bigger issue is not why he hasn't been arrested but wtf are those idiots at the Vatican doing inviting him in the first place?
Last time I checked, I think murder, rigging elections, violence, rape and intimidation were probably things Jesus, their saviour, would disapprove of.

I think you'll find that historically the Catholic Church is as guilty of all those crimes and many many more besides, add for example institutional paedophilia and antisemitism, genocide, the inquisition, supporting terrorists (amongst others the IRA), and a good few more heinous crimes..... Mugabe must feel at home there!!!

[james_tigerwoods]

JMGS4 said:

I think you'll find that historically the Catholic Church is as guilty of all those crimes and many many more besides, add for example institutional paedophilia and antisemitism, genocide, the inquisition, supporting terrorists (amongst others the IRA), and a good few more heinous crimes..... Mugabe must feel at home there!!!

No, no - they've got a bloke in a pointy hat to absolve them from all sin...

[rs1952]

pugwash4x4 said:

try asking any Zulu Rhodesians what happened to the Shona- ethnic cleansing at its best- they slaughtered a whole people, and can't even blame it on the "white imperialist oppressor".

IIRC it was the Matabeles more than the Zulus, who were in what is now South Africa.

And whoever it was, they missed one - Mugabe is a Shona

[arguti]

rs1952 said:

pugwash4x4 said:

try asking any Zulu Rhodesians what happened to the Shona- ethnic cleansing at its best- they slaughtered a whole people, and can't even blame it on the "white imperialist oppressor".

IIRC it was the Matabeles more than the Zulus, who were in what is now South Africa.

And whoever it was, they missed one - Mugabe is a Shona

Mugabe is Shona, Joshua Nkomo was top bod for the Matabele tribe before Mugabe effectively ethnically cleansed the Matabele from Zimbabwe.

[unrepentant]

F93 said:

It's a sensitive issue... Britain or America will be the countries to do something, therefore Italy won't do anything. But if Britain or America do anything, the whole of Africa will rise up and spout on about neo-colonialism, because Mugabe has become some sort of anti-Imperialist martyr for Africans.

I agree up to a point. America has no interest in Zimbabwe so no chance there. I'm sure CMD (and Bliar before him) would love to remove Mugabe but Britain cannot be seen to interfere in Africa for the reasons you state. The person who should have moved to remove Mugabe and had the ability to do so was Mbeki and he chose not to.