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Sophia Ba <[log in to unmask]>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jabou Joh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: The Order of the Empire is Out of Order!!


> In a message dated 12/6/03 10:51:27 AM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > Will they submit  to cohersion and sacrifice Mugabe, and continue the
> > perpetuation of the  under- development of Africa. Or shall they stand
firm
> > with courage to manifest mental liberation, cutting through the illusion
> > that west knows best. It is now time for Africans to take care of our
own
> > business, to use our own resources for our own interests. As our
ancestors
> > have demonstrated what they achieved, without interference from the
West.
>
> I have the flu but had to comment on this one.
> This above statement is the long and the short of it. I wonder how many of
> these African leaders who are "good boys" for those who are venting all
this
> rage on Zimbabwe just because they took land that belongs to them back
will be
> given the priviledge of having the choicest land in the UK or anywhere
else in
> the West.
> The anger over the lost priviledge of  illegal land ownership and the end
of
> illegal white rule in Zimbabwe is what is still driving this campaign to
back
> Zimbabwe into a corner Robert Mugabes' politics notwithstanding.
> However, this is possible only because our African leaders are still
> scrambbling to please their colonial masters wo have cunningly devised
organizations
> that will still enable them to pull the strings under the guise of
> international cooperation. It is amazing that our leaders still fall for
these tricks.
> Funny that Obasanjo is chiding Abdoulaye Wade in public for being a
colonial
> relic and then turns around and dis-invites Mugabe from attending the
Commonwealth
> summit.
> Are our leaders not confused?
> One wonders when we will form our own organizations that will lobby with
one
> voice for each other's interests. I am sure that Obasanjo and the rest of
the
> "good boys" are quite pleased that the Queen and Blair are attending to
> oversee the meeting so that the subjects are kept in line.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
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