Wed, 22 Jun 2005

Zimbabwe destroying urban vegetable gardens

You know, if the US truly wants to play "world policeman", I can think of few places more deserving of "regime change" than Rhodesia Zimbabwe. Perhaps we could find room in Saddam's cell block for old Bob Mugabe.

Oh, wait a second, they don't have any oil. They're not threatening Israel. They don't have a strategic location. They're not Muslim, and have no obvious connection to terrorism (unless it's local). Forget I ever mentioned it ...

Zimbabwe police have extended a demolition campaign targeting the homes and livelihoods of the urban poor to the vegetable gardens they rely on for food, saying the crops planted on vacant lots are damaging the environment.

(link) [CNN]

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