Newsclipping summary:
Let Us Pray Our Government
Doesn't Notice This News Item!
FEAR-List Bulletin posted by Leon Felkins, 3/6/98
An Associated Press article of March 5, 1998 titled, "State moves to
take over 120 white-owned farms immediately" tells how Zimbabwe is in the
process of seizing white-owned farms and giving them to the poor blacks.
I quote:
"At least 120 white-owned farms will be immediately taken over and
given to black peasants who do not own land, the government announced Thursday.
The farms will be evenly distributed around Zimbabwe, as part of a government
plan to transfer about 1,500 farms, mostly owned by the descendants of
British and South African settlers, to landless peasants."
The article goes on to say:
"Critics say President Robert Mugabe is using land seizure to court
political support in rural areas at a time when his government is besieged
with protests over high taxes and soaring prices."
Hmm, sounds like politicians have the same motivation all over: a lot of
votes can be bought with a little seized property.