there are certain things we do not have to blame President Mugabe most of the so called mdc elected mp are criminals who were simply picked up from the streets.you really need to find out their backgrounds and honestly you will be shocked.some of them are drunkards
Chiremba T London.

Chiremba, sherperds bush, England

Mugabe plans to assassinate the opposition party, what a surprise, even a blind man could have seen that one coming.
Enough discussion please do something, we have let down the Zimbabwean people as it is.

FIONA , birmingham, uk

I am not surprised at all. This is ZANU(PF) mark one, as it has always been from its formation 45 years ago. In fact I predicted this last week. UK and USA will have to get involved militarily, unless they want millions of asylum seekers camped outside their embassies.

Charan Muzaya, London, UK

As long as most Africans continue to remain at best indfferent and at worst in favour of Mugabe's unspeakable brutality to his compatriots why should we Europeans care. If we interevene we are neo-Colonialists, if we caution dialogue we are callously turning our backs on a suffering people.

Edmund Simpson, London, UK

The big irony is that instead of immediately interveneing into this genuine conflict, the big powers of our civilization have forced themselves into to tredding on eggshells, trying to find a perfect way or time to intervene without humiliating themselves due to the fiasco we call the Iraq war.

Alex Penn, London,

What a thoroughly decent man Mugabe is ! The vast majority of the western leaders welcomed him into power in 1980, all because Ian Smith and his reasonable "providing " balanced govt. was such an embarassment to them.
All Zimabweans were warned that the principle of " One man one vote" was forever

dean, Masvingo, Zim

if an MP is a rapist or instigator of violence, the he should walk freely becoz he's from the MDC? How naive. Anyway those are the Western tactics: they are rallying behind Odinga today becoz he criticised Mugabe, yet he incited violence that killed 1000s of Kenyans. The west is always blood-thirsty

rodrick, harare, zimbabwe

Botswana has good reasons to be worried about Mugabe's war rhetoric. The Zimbabwe economic melt down is Mugabe greatest problem and do anything to devert away by waging war on everybody. He is one of those Western Movie villian who, cornered, decides he has to go down with his guns blazing!

Wilbert Mukori, Stockport, UK

Mugabe is the perfect African leader. He represents the finest attributes that africans have to offer. What a blessing that the hated colonialist oppresors who made the continent thrive are gone. One man one vote. You westerners stop whining.

Lang, Vale, US

And Mr Mbeki believes Mugabe when he says he wants to negotiate with the MDC? What will it take to get him to drop quiet diplomacy and start taking a stronger stance on Zimbabwe?

Ruth, Dubai,

Oh Bobby, where did it all go wrong?

peter koeb, aljezur, portugal

Re; ''Americans there PDQ'' by HHF Leicester: If memory serves me correctly, I hve no doubts whatsoever that the Brits would be in there on the heels of th Americans, keen to save face after the disastrous Lancaster House Agreement fiasco. Ian Smith was a fine leader who ruled fairly. Sad he's gone

Jules, Perth, Scotland

Divide and Rule Policies is what the west has used in Africa for a very long time. Suggestions of leaked minutes is to drive wedges amongst the people, were trust, distrust, confusion takes root, except to start spilling beans of how the system works from the ruling party.

Thuthukani Mkhize, Harare, Zimbabwe

If this strategy is the course that Mugabe intends to adopt then the west is morally obliged to send a military force into Zimbabwe to rectify the situation in this country.

Geoff Martin, NSW, Australia

Uncle Rob, is an old fashion ;eader and should give way for younger and vibrant men who understands the economic ideas of globalization to handle the economy. The after effect of this situation will linger for years as zimbabweans no longer attends school. They will suffer from mental dimentia as ta

cris, glasgow, UK

Hats off to the brave Zimbabweans who are still resisting, the judges refusing to kowtow, all the opposition and their families!

Zimbabwe, the world is watching, our hearts in our mouths, whatever the result of the current crisis, we applaud you, and hope you will be free one day soon!

hmh, Argentat,

It is a pity that there is no oil in Zimbabwe. If there was, the Americans would be in there PDQ.
That would 'improve' the situation; at least to the level of Iraq,

HHF, Leicester, UK

I have seen no references to the speed (< two days) with which the result of the run-off Presidential election was announced. This was in total contrast to the original vote, details of which were still being discussed weeks later.
Was the result of this first contest ever formally announced?

Malcolm Williamson, Welwyn Garden City, UK

An excellent example of why citizens of all countries need to be armed to the teeth.

Scott, Durham, NC, USA

Opposition MP's should leave Zimbabwe while they still can. Zimbabwe is just another dictatorship now. It is delusional to cling to the hope that parliament or Opposition make any difference . Only a Western invasion would count for anything, and it won't happen. Save yourselves, MDC. It's over.

Paul Francis, Brisbane, Australia

Mugabe will get a very warm welcome form the devil himself when the 84 year old finally croaks it and his souls is eternally damned.

Its just a shame there'll be another to take his place.

Shame on the majority of African leaders for turning a blind eye.

Kat&LaneysDad, Wang, NZ

Where's the CIA when we need them?

RD, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

we shud let mugabe know, that if any of his thugs attack any mdc members of parliament, then he and zanu pf will be open to retribution from the rest of the world.
lets see how tough they are when they arent the one with the biggest gun

will, grimsby, uk

I raise this glass to toast the ability to make up our own myths. If one person has the power to control others, while another does not, I believe that this is our gods will. Deceit and self-interest: these are the qualities of gifted and good men. God bless the english-speaking majority.

Jay Skead, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Amazing that Mugabe, who has no clue on how to govern a country, sure is an expert in rigging elections, torturing opponents or those that oppose him, getting rid of white people, and filling his foreign bank accounts, etc.

No wonder that African leaders, especially Mbeki are so proud of him.

Gil, Funchal, Portugal

Tsvangirais party, despite his most strenuous and vehement arguments, is not the majority political party in parliament in Zimbabwe. MDC-T is under the Leadership of Morgan Tsvangirayi, there is also a break-away MDC headed by Arthur Mutambara

Here is how. In the House of Assembly, MDC-T has 100

Mercy Masenda, London, UK