----- Original Message -----
From: "Ochieno, Joseph" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "'celiba'" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 7:53 PM
Subject: RE: Zimbabwe 'seizes US cargo plane'


> Charles,
>
> This story is seemingly very nearly true! These guys are desparate,
because
> they know economically, things were turning round in Zimbabwe and given
only
> ten months, the NRA supported MDC would be no more.
>
>
> Ochieno
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: celiba [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 08 March 2004 17:12
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Zimbabwe 'seizes US cargo plane'
>
>
>
> If this BBC report below is true, could it be that the imperialist are now
> doing everything to provoke Mugabe so that they can come up a ploy for
> invading Zimbabwe.
>
> Charles Eliba
>
> Zimbabwe 'seizes US cargo plane'
>
>
>       The cargo plane was impounded at Harare airport
> A US-registered cargo plane with 64 suspected mercenaries on board has
been
> impounded in Harare, Zimbabwe's Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi has
said.
> The Boeing 727-100 was held on Sunday after it had "made a false
declaration
> of its cargo and crew," Mr Mohadi said.
>
> He said the plane was carrying mercenaries of differing nationalities and
> "military material".
>
> A spokeswoman from the US embassy in the Zimbabwean capital could not
> confirm or deny the reports.
>
> Mr Mohadi told a news conference that the plane was detained at 1930 local
> time (1730GMT) at Harare International Airport.
>
> He said the plane was carrying "64 suspected mercenaries of various
> nationalities". and "military material".
>
> Inquiry
>
> The minister said an investigation was under way to establish the men's
> identities and their "ultimate mission".
>
>
> Journalists were not able to see the plane as Mr Mohadi said it had been
> moved to a military base.
>
> It was also not immediately clear what has happened to those on board the
> plane.
>
> The BBC is banned from entering Zimbabwe and so its correspondents were
not
> at the news conference.
>
> Alistair Leithead, reporting from South Africa, said there was no
> independent verification of the government's claims.
>
> The US embassy in Harare said the Zimbabwean Government had not
communicated
> with them about the plane.
>
> Our correspondent said the incident was "intriguing", given that
Zimbabwean
> President Robert Mugabe has repeatedly accused the US and Britain of
> plotting to overthrow him.
>
>
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