Zimbabwe need us all
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The recent news reports of all of the political strife has cast a leery shadow over Zimbabwe. A country once rich in natural resources and the gem of the African continent has become a political hotbed for political corruption and human suffering. News of elections being riddled with illiberal activities makes this country very unstable. Where are the UN and its resources for policing this tragic downfall of a once great nation.
The political process has turned into a joke and very little can be done to reverse the trend that keeps this country in a never ending downward spiral. does anyone not forget that became of Somalia and its warlord death merchants seizing aid from all over the world? When will the nations of Africa finally stand together to give this country, Zimbabwe, a fighting chance at reliable and sustainable self-governance.
Mass rioting of elections and food shortages keep this potential hotbed of death and destruction on a constant simmer.
I can recall an almost exact duplicate of the problems going on in Zimbabwe this very day. I myself have traveled to Sierra Leone and Senegal to witness first hand the atrocities of greed and human suffering. As a member of a small contingent of US Army soldiers assigned to remove US citizens from Sierra Leone, I too witnessed the carnage and misappropriation of relief efforts to people whose only want in life is to survive another day.
The futility of being part of a larger organization to alleviate suffering and strife is overwhelmed by the bureaucracy of the NGO and sometimes the limits of your own devices for assistance. Zimbabwe must be able to be delivered to some form of democracy by allowing free and open elections.
These elections and protest that sometimes go hand in and are what make up the dynamic that is democracy. Please let us not witness another failed example of intercontinental democracy as has been seen in places like Somalia, Chad and Sudan.
Africa must be allowed to merge into a social dynamic that is the 21st century. The problems associated with dictatorships and one candidate elections should not be allowed to progress. I call on the entire world community to voice concern and demand assistance for the entire country of Zimbabwe as they undergo what appears to be electoral crime.
Written by a dear friend







