from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- Hitler on the Zambezi This Land is My Land Mugabe steals the last of the land from white farmers. SCORES of white farmers in Zimbabwe were yesterday accosted by squatters and ordered to leave their properties while President Robert Mugabe fixed today as "D-day", marking the "final phase" of his land grab. Under pressure to reward the squatters, who became the shock troops of his Zanu-PF party by mounting a brutal onslaught against the opposition during last month's election campaign which claimed 37 lives, Mr Mugabe has listed 804 farms for "compulsory acquisition". The government promised this week that the first 160 would be handed out "immediately". Addressing mourners in Harare yesterday at the funeral of a leading veteran of the war against white rule, Mr Mugabe said: "Tomorrow is D-day. The call still rings, 'Give us our land' and we say to them, 'The land is coming tomorrow'." He vowed to defy "any impediments" and hailed "the final phase as we launch the final acquisition of our land". At Woodlands farm, near Shamva, 70 miles north-east of Harare, 32 invaders were yesterday massed at the gates. Their leader, who was incoherently drunk and wore a large knife at his waist, had given Keith Butler and his brother, Mark, three days to leave. Comrade Kangenoni, the ringleader, lounged on a chair beside the farmhouse, watched over by henchmen wearing T-shirts emblazoned with Mr Mugabe's face and toting axes. "I am the boss here; I am in charge," he said in a drunken slur. Despite repeated threats, both brothers were grimly determined to stay, knowing that even an hour's absence would see the squatters breaking into the homestead and preventing the Butlers from ever returning. One squatter, who had a club slung over his shoulder, pointed at the house and said: "I am waiting for my room in there." Mark Butler has evacuated his wife and child but has no intention of moving. Close to tears and visibly exhausted, he said: "I have nowhere else to go. I'm a third generation Zimbabwean and this is my home." Incensed by the presence of white faces, Comrade Kagenoni gathered his men and ordered us to leave. He said: "You journalists should go back to your country. I don't want to see you here." As we left, both brothers locked their gates and retreated inside. Like most of the occupied farms, Woodlands has never been listed for acquistion. The Commercial Farmers' Union expects 160 farmers to receive "occupation orders", which declare their land to be state property, during the next few days. Resettlement can legally begin immediately and compensation will be assessed later. Nothing will be paid for the land itself; only "improvements" like roads or buildings will be covered. But squatters on farms that have not been listed may fail to be awarded land. A CFU spokesman said: "This process is going to create a lot of dissatisfied customers and their reaction could be violent." London Telegraph, July 15, 2000 ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
