The picture of the white farmer given in the article is labeled Some farmers are now trying to work with Mugabe and shows a man who has seen death staring him in the face & is desperate to avoid it.
The "offer" really comes as no surprise, does it? For the past several months there have been news reports of government-supported black Zimbabweans savagely attacking & killing white farmers & taking over the farms--even down to hacking the farm dogs to death. The farmers, in their desperation, have also offered more than $1 million to help blacks resettle the farms.
Crowning irony: Zimbabwe's Vice-President Joseph Msika said: "Government welcomes the fact that some white commercial farmers appear to have turned a new leaf in their attitude towards the government's land reform programme."
posted on September 5, 2001 03:12:34 PM newThe "offer" really comes as no surprise, does it?
CBS had a report on the attacks a couple weeks ago. The farmers are nuts to stay, it looked really hairy. I suppose it is hard to just walk away from everything you own, but I don't see them with much alternative.
