Hamjatta Absentee landlords hold the choicest agricultural land and commercial real estate in Zimbabwe some of who are in the Lords and Commons. I cannot see how the issue can be resolved peacefully without the active involvement of the British Government. Outright confiscation is not the way to go and I hope you will agree with me on this point. The question now is how can peaceful transfer be achieved. The Lancaster Agreement, as stated earlier, has a willing seller/willing buyer provision, which is a good starting point. Perhaps, I have faith in the Blaire Government because of the previous successor governments. What ever happened to Robin Cook’s ethical foreign policy? Is it dead? Sidi Sanneh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------