…. they’ll understand sign language!
Well now! What have we here? Another admission of failure by the zanupf government? Or another act of paranoia by bob?
‘What is it?” you may ask, and indeed, well you may.
These days, the zanupf government seems to alternate from shooting itself in the left foot, then the right, then the left…… ad nauseum!
Well, I’m talking about the latest news that Angola is supposedly going to be sending 3000 of their “ninja” police militia to Zimbabwe, and that, in fact , these guys are due here any minute now. So - is it true? Have bob’s thugs been busy behind closed doors, making careful strategic plans to rescue mugabe from the stewpot?
I really wonder if this is true, or just another figment of the propaganda monster’s well-fertilised imagination. I recall, over the past few months, huge business deals with the Russians and the Chinese that were reported by government ministers, only to have the so-called partners, denying it within days.
So - should we be shaking in our boots? Should we lock ourselves in our rooms at night? Should we underfeed the dog to make sure that he is extra hungry and ready to attack strangers on sight? I’m not so sure myself.
One problem I foresee is that the average rank and file militia man is neither well spoken in his own language, nor fluent in others. Are these portuguese-speaking demons, coming with their own translators, or have they all been issued with the Angolan militia’s standard Portuguese-to-English/English-to-Portuguese camouflage mini-dictionaries? I posed the question to my brother: “That’s easy to solve”, he replied, grinning, holding up his right hand in a familiar (and rather impolite) gesture. “I’m sure they’ll understand sign language!”
Another thought - I wonder how the National Youth service will feel about these guys – (lets not be too formal – lets call them the “ninnies”) having earned their title of “green bombers” (let’s call them the “greenies”) by unleashing well trained, drug and alcohol heightened assaults with blunt weapons on unarmed, untrained and unsuspecting civilians, whilst backed up by armed police and army (ooh – that takes a lot of bravery that does!).
Are they about to be knocked off their perch? Are they going to be upstaged? Beware the backlash bob!
Then what about you mr gideon gono – financial wizard and saviour of our bankrupted nation? Has bob told you that he is bringing these guys in? Has he told you what it will cost to feed and maintain them? You can bet your collection of silver teaspoons that Angola will not be sending them at their own expense.
Yes sir, the “greenies” get Z$1.2 million a month. What will the “ninnies” be paid, seeing as they will not be on home soil and will need danger pay? I’ll bet my collection of beer cans that they won’t want Angolan rupees (or whatever they use in that part of the world). Nope, I bet they’ll want US dollars. So remember! When you next trade your forex on the street - that buyer may well be gideon in disguise, buying up all your US dollars to pay the “ninnies”. Sorry, “greenies”, but you’re no longer going to be flavour of the day!
April 1st, 2007 12:17
I´ve been crying with laughter over your write up on the “Ninnies” & “Greenies”. That´s one thing Bob has not been able to take away, the Zimbabwean sense of humour! On a more serious note, I agree, how would the government possibly pay for the “Ninnies”. Lets hope it is, only the ramblings of a well oiled propaganda machine.