Mugabe: 'How can a pen fight a gun?'
He ain't gonna give up power, and if the opposition wins, there will be war. The terror campaign against opposition supporters and politicians is already in full swing. This is MugabeScums most definitive statement yet:-
"Robert Mugabe gave warning yesterday that he would not cede power if he loses next week’s election to the Opposition in his most explicit statement yet of his refusal to respect the result.
State-controlled media reported his comments to supporters at an election rally, the latest in a series of increasingly menacing threats as Zimbabwe counts down to the June 27 presidential run-off poll. Mr Mugabe’s military-backed regime has been carrying out a campaign of violence aimed at wiping out the opposition vote.
“We fought for this country, and a lot of blood was shed,” Mr Mugabe told his supporters. “We are not going to give up our country because of a mere X. How can a ballpoint fight with a gun?”
The warning came a day after he declared: “We are ready to go to war.” Evidence, say observers, of mounting concerns that he may not have done enough to secure the vote.
Mr Mugabe’s threat coincided with a sudden worsening in violence in the townships around Harare, as mobs of hundreds of Zanu (PF) youths marched through the streets at night, chanting war songs, dragging people out of their homes and beating them up with sticks, iron rods and axes. Until then the terror campaign had been confined largely to rural areas where security forces and militia groups have conspired to create “no-go zones”, banning aid organisations and all outsiders to prevent them witnessing the intimidation.
The level of violence has increased dramatically in the past two weeks, moving from beatings and torture to mutilation and killing, with several victims burnt alive and others shot.
The run-off vote was triggered after Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change candidate, beat Mr Mugabe in March’s presidential elections but, according to the widely discredited official results, fell short of the 50 per cent needed for outright victory.
... Zimbabwe has barred monitors from Western countries, allowing in only those from the African Union and the Southern African Development Community. Neither of those organisations has ever given Zimbabwe a negative verdict on its elections, despite widespread fraud since 2002.
... Some have speculated that the Government might call off the election at the last minute if it is not confident of winning but that victory by any means remains their goal. "
Robert Mugabe warns Zimbabwe's voters: 'How can a pen fight a gun?' - Times Online
I think it's time for the international community to get some troops on standby- the only people these scum will listen to are those with a bigger stick. ;)