A Graceless coup

[Montegriffo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42004816

The Zimbabwean military's takeover of power and detention of President Robert Mugabe "seems like a coup", key regional bloc the African Union says.

Its head, Alpha Conde, said the AU demands an immediate return to constitutional order.

The military denies staging a coup, saying that Mr Mugabe is safe and that it was acting against "criminals" surrounding him.

Their move follows a power struggle over who might replace Mr Mugabe.

His vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa was fired last week, making Mr Mugabe's wife Grace the president's likely successor - but leaving top military officials feeling sidelined.

Maj Gen Moyo also said Mr Mugabe and his family were "safe and sound and their security is guaranteed". It is not clear who is leading the military action.

Since then, military vehicles have been out on the streets of Harare, while gunfire has been heard from northern suburbs where Mr Mugabe and a number of government officials live.

In a statement, the office of South African President Jacob Zuma, said: "President Zuma spoke to President Robert Mugabe earlier today who indicated that he was confined to his home but said that he was fine."

There has been no direct comment from President Mugabe, nor his wife Grace, whose whereabouts are unclear.

[TheReal_ND]

Saw that. Mugabe seems to be making have made all the wrong moves. It's not going to get better imo anyway this plays out.

[Montegriffo]

Ousting Mugabe is a bloody good start. His 40 year reign has impoverished a once great African nation. He took land away from white farmers who had spent generations building a successful agriculture and gave it to his civil war budies who wrecked it overnight.

[TheReal_ND]

Ousting Mugabe is a bloody good start

No argument from me. Dude is absolutely despotic. But all the people he radicalized, I just don't see a way out for the white farmers.

[Montegriffo]

Ousting Mugabe is a bloody good start

No argument from me. Dude is absolutely despotic. But all the people he radicalized, I just don't see a way out for the white farmers.

Not many left anymore. One of my old girlfriend's grandparents were rich Rhodesian farmers. They left with the clothes on their backs and as many diamonds as Grandma could get up her snatch. Not joking, she hid a bunch of jewels but they got nothing for their land or any of the money in their bank accounts.

[TheReal_ND]

Literally Jews

[Speaker to Animals]

Ousting Mugabe is a bloody good start

No argument from me. Dude is absolutely despotic. But all the people he radicalized, I just don't see a way out for the white farmers.

How many yet live?

[TheReal_ND]

>500 iirc

Almost all the food production

[Montegriffo]

Literally Jews

Nope, English aristocracy. Girlfriends Dad was a judge. This was the family home

Currently on the market for £1.4 million.

[TheReal_ND]

What you don't have holocaust conditioning at your school? That's what Jews had to do with their diamonds while fleeing Nazi Germany.