Comments on: Some background information on the soldier riots this week http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/2766 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: paul canning http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/2766/comment-page-1#comment-272577 paul canning Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:12:59 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=2766#comment-272577 Hi, Robb Ellis is reporting the following

“The embattled Zimbabwean strongman, Robert Mugabe ordered the chilling execution of 16 rioting soldiers in a cold blood murder carried out by members of the Presidential Guard death squads at its PG HQ Base in Dzivarasekwa, North West of the Capital. Three others died during torture, our confirmed source can reveal.

Last night, a fast track military court Marshal at Army Head Quarters’ KG6 Barracks was presided over by the retired High court judge Major General George Chiweshe, sitting with three other assessors, two Majors and a Captain. They passed death sentences to the 16 soldiers and it was signed by Robert Mugabe just before midnight and executions were carried out around 4 am in the presents of a military Doctor and the victim’s bodies were taken to unknown destination.”

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]]> By: Ziziharinanyanga http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/2766/comment-page-1#comment-272553 Ziziharinanyanga Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:53:36 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=2766#comment-272553 When the house burns, the weakest parts fall first before the centre that holds things together. Now it looks the centre starts to fall and things will definately fall apart.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('272553','Ziziharinanyanga'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('272553','Ziziharinanyanga','When the house burns, the weakest parts fall first before the centre that holds things together.\r\n\r\nNow it looks the centre starts to fall and things will definately fall apart.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> When the house burns, the weakest parts fall first before the centre that holds things together.

Now it looks the centre starts to fall and things will definately fall apart.

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]]> By: a Duoist http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/2766/comment-page-1#comment-272534 a Duoist Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:40:29 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=2766#comment-272534 If the divide between the smaller upper ranks and the larger lower ranks in the Army continues, how can the Army not collapse? If the Army collapses, what then becomes of Mr. Mugabe? The key is the police. Totalitarianism is not built upon an army; it is built upon a police force. If Zimbabweans can preserve their Army, it can become the defenders of their future freedom. When the police begin to defend Zimbabweans, your freedom is at hand.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('272534','a Duoist'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('272534','a Duoist','If the divide between the smaller upper ranks and the larger lower ranks in the Army continues, how can the Army not collapse?\r\nIf the Army collapses, what then becomes of Mr. Mugabe?\r\n\r\nThe key is the police. Totalitarianism is not built upon an army; it is built upon a police force. If Zimbabweans can preserve their Army, it can become the defenders of their future freedom. When the police begin to defend Zimbabweans, your freedom is at hand.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> If the divide between the smaller upper ranks and the larger lower ranks in the Army continues, how can the Army not collapse?
If the Army collapses, what then becomes of Mr. Mugabe?

The key is the police. Totalitarianism is not built upon an army; it is built upon a police force. If Zimbabweans can preserve their Army, it can become the defenders of their future freedom. When the police begin to defend Zimbabweans, your freedom is at hand.

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