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		<title>By: scotchcart</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-201617</link>
		<dc:creator>scotchcart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This tickled my sense of humor.
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/concerns-deepen-over-zimbabwe-ships-plans/20017525853.htm

The last paragraph reminds us that the German bank who tried to claim the An Yue Jiang is able to claim any cargo headed for Zimbabwe.  I am not a shipper,so my question is it true?

 And what of planes carrying cargo to Zimbabwe.  They have to refuel somewhere and they have to overfly somewhere.  Can their cargo or even the plane itself be attached?

And why isn&#039;t the bank attaching the Zimbabwean embassies?  Commercial people - do you know?  I remember when the Sherif of the High Court attached the whole of UZ because the University owed the workers some money.  There wasn&#039;t even beer in the staff pub!!!

Yes money talks!  

Nothing like a banker or insurer scorned.  This is the way to win a war!&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;201617&#039;,&#039;scotchcart&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;201617&#039;,&#039;scotchcart&#039;,&#039;This tickled my sense of humor.\r\nhttp:\/\/www.lloydslist.com\/ll\/news\/concerns-deepen-over-zimbabwe-ships-plans\/20017525853.htm\r\n\r\nThe last paragraph reminds us that the German bank who tried to claim the An Yue Jiang is able to claim any cargo headed for Zimbabwe.  I am not a shipper,so my question is it true?\r\n\r\n And what of planes carrying cargo to Zimbabwe.  They have to refuel somewhere and they have to overfly somewhere.  Can their cargo or even the plane itself be attached?\r\n\r\nAnd why isn\&#039;t the bank attaching the Zimbabwean embassies?  Commercial people - do you know?  I remember when the Sherif of the High Court attached the whole of UZ because the University owed the workers some money.  There wasn\&#039;t even beer in the staff pub!!!\r\n\r\nYes money talks!  \r\n\r\nNothing like a banker or insurer scorned.  This is the way to win a war!&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This tickled my sense of humor.<br />
<a href="http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/concerns-deepen-over-zimbabwe-ships-plans/20017525853.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/concerns-deepen-over-zimbabwe-ships-plans/20017525853.htm</a></p>
<p>The last paragraph reminds us that the German bank who tried to claim the An Yue Jiang is able to claim any cargo headed for Zimbabwe.  I am not a shipper,so my question is it true?</p>
<p> And what of planes carrying cargo to Zimbabwe.  They have to refuel somewhere and they have to overfly somewhere.  Can their cargo or even the plane itself be attached?</p>
<p>And why isn&#8217;t the bank attaching the Zimbabwean embassies?  Commercial people &#8211; do you know?  I remember when the Sherif of the High Court attached the whole of UZ because the University owed the workers some money.  There wasn&#8217;t even beer in the staff pub!!!</p>
<p>Yes money talks!  </p>
<p>Nothing like a banker or insurer scorned.  This is the way to win a war!
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('201617','scotchcart'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('201617','scotchcart','This tickled my sense of humor.\r\nhttp:\/\/www.lloydslist.com\/ll\/news\/concerns-deepen-over-zimbabwe-ships-plans\/20017525853.htm\r\n\r\nThe last paragraph reminds us that the German bank who tried to claim the An Yue Jiang is able to claim any cargo headed for Zimbabwe.  I am not a shipper,so my question is it true?\r\n\r\n And what of planes carrying cargo to Zimbabwe.  They have to refuel somewhere and they have to overfly somewhere.  Can their cargo or even the plane itself be attached?\r\n\r\nAnd why isn\'t the bank attaching the Zimbabwean embassies?  Commercial people - do you know?  I remember when the Sherif of the High Court attached the whole of UZ because the University owed the workers some money.  There wasn\'t even beer in the staff pub!!!\r\n\r\nYes money talks!  \r\n\r\nNothing like a banker or insurer scorned.  This is the way to win a war!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Miko</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-200751</link>
		<dc:creator>Miko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh dear, I do fear I may have violated the codes and propriety of this blog, and I do apologize. I apologize first to Bob for exposing the medical condition that keeps the dance in his pants. 

I apologize to so-called war vets who need not dietary nor pharmaceutical inducement to murder innocent people. 

I apologize to the millions of responsible Viagra users everywhere and sufferers of Erectile Dysfunction (ED), for conflating randi-ness and bloodlust by confabulating Bob&#039;s crimes against humanity with a simple boost of self-confidence through a boost of blood pressure. 

To the makers of Viagra Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Treatment, Pfizer, Inc, I withdraw any statements about Bob&#039;s medical condition that may be interpreted as libelous to the reputation and effectiveness of Pfizer&#039;s ED treatment.  Pfizer is NOT responsible for Bob&#039;s crimes against Zimbabwe and humanity.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200751&#039;,&#039;Miko&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200751&#039;,&#039;Miko&#039;,&#039;Oh dear, I do fear I may have violated the codes and propriety of this blog, and I do apologize. I apologize first to Bob for exposing the medical condition that keeps the dance in his pants. \r\n\r\nI apologize to so-called war vets who need not dietary nor pharmaceutical inducement to murder innocent people. \r\n\r\nI apologize to the millions of responsible Viagra users everywhere and sufferers of Erectile Dysfunction (ED), for conflating randi-ness and bloodlust by confabulating Bob\&#039;s crimes against humanity with a simple boost of self-confidence through a boost of blood pressure. \r\n\r\nTo the makers of Viagra Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Treatment, Pfizer, Inc, I withdraw any statements about Bob\&#039;s medical condition that may be interpreted as libelous to the reputation and effectiveness of Pfizer\&#039;s ED treatment.  Pfizer is NOT responsible for Bob\&#039;s crimes against Zimbabwe and humanity.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh dear, I do fear I may have violated the codes and propriety of this blog, and I do apologize. I apologize first to Bob for exposing the medical condition that keeps the dance in his pants. </p>
<p>I apologize to so-called war vets who need not dietary nor pharmaceutical inducement to murder innocent people. </p>
<p>I apologize to the millions of responsible Viagra users everywhere and sufferers of Erectile Dysfunction (ED), for conflating randi-ness and bloodlust by confabulating Bob&#8217;s crimes against humanity with a simple boost of self-confidence through a boost of blood pressure. </p>
<p>To the makers of Viagra Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Treatment, Pfizer, Inc, I withdraw any statements about Bob&#8217;s medical condition that may be interpreted as libelous to the reputation and effectiveness of Pfizer&#8217;s ED treatment.  Pfizer is NOT responsible for Bob&#8217;s crimes against Zimbabwe and humanity.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200751','Miko'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200751','Miko','Oh dear, I do fear I may have violated the codes and propriety of this blog, and I do apologize. I apologize first to Bob for exposing the medical condition that keeps the dance in his pants. \r\n\r\nI apologize to so-called war vets who need not dietary nor pharmaceutical inducement to murder innocent people. \r\n\r\nI apologize to the millions of responsible Viagra users everywhere and sufferers of Erectile Dysfunction (ED), for conflating randi-ness and bloodlust by confabulating Bob\'s crimes against humanity with a simple boost of self-confidence through a boost of blood pressure. \r\n\r\nTo the makers of Viagra Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Treatment, Pfizer, Inc, I withdraw any statements about Bob\'s medical condition that may be interpreted as libelous to the reputation and effectiveness of Pfizer\'s ED treatment.  Pfizer is NOT responsible for Bob\'s crimes against Zimbabwe and humanity.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Miko</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-200584</link>
		<dc:creator>Miko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interdict the next container of Viagra to deflate Bob&#039;s &quot;inflated sense of importance&quot; and give him a &quot;deflated sense of impotence.&quot;

They put Viagra in the sadza of the the so-called war vets, giving them painful erections as they attack and torture innocent people. Sexually frustrated people taking out hteir impotence on others. Shame! DEFLATE BOB&#039;S BIG DICKS! Rigger Robber Gabrection Mugabe must be stopped.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200584&#039;,&#039;Miko&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200584&#039;,&#039;Miko&#039;,&#039;Interdict the next container of Viagra to deflate Bob\&#039;s \&quot;inflated sense of importance\&quot; and give him a \&quot;deflated sense of impotence.\&quot;\r\n\r\nThey put Viagra in the sadza of the the so-called war vets, giving them painful erections as they attack and torture innocent people. Sexually frustrated people taking out hteir impotence on others. Shame! DEFLATE BOB\&#039;S BIG DICKS! Rigger Robber Gabrection Mugabe must be stopped.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interdict the next container of Viagra to deflate Bob&#8217;s &#8220;inflated sense of importance&#8221; and give him a &#8220;deflated sense of impotence.&#8221;</p>
<p>They put Viagra in the sadza of the the so-called war vets, giving them painful erections as they attack and torture innocent people. Sexually frustrated people taking out hteir impotence on others. Shame! DEFLATE BOB&#8217;S BIG DICKS! Rigger Robber Gabrection Mugabe must be stopped.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200584','Miko'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200584','Miko','Interdict the next container of Viagra to deflate Bob\'s \&quot;inflated sense of importance\&quot; and give him a \&quot;deflated sense of impotence.\&quot;\r\n\r\nThey put Viagra in the sadza of the the so-called war vets, giving them painful erections as they attack and torture innocent people. Sexually frustrated people taking out hteir impotence on others. Shame! DEFLATE BOB\'S BIG DICKS! Rigger Robber Gabrection Mugabe must be stopped.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Miko</title>
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		<dc:creator>Miko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Scotchcart, you are quite brilliant and informed on these issues. Keep up the great work. As ideas and suggestions fly, somebody with more knowledge than most, like you, can help give direction and sense. Than you and keep it up. 

To all commenters -- the amount of data generated and quality of ideas brainstorm are incredible. Keep it up, keep a bead on teh ship, prevent its offloading, prevent airplanes arriving somehow, and defang puppy bob so he can bark but not bite. 

it might be an exaggeration to say he plans genocide, so it better to not hit that note, to not overstate. yet, it is possible that your actions are working to prevent what could spin into an attempt at genocide, perhaps the first time we can see citizens defanging a maniac.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200582&#039;,&#039;Miko&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200582&#039;,&#039;Miko&#039;,&#039;Scotchcart, you are quite brilliant and informed on these issues. Keep up the great work. As ideas and suggestions fly, somebody with more knowledge than most, like you, can help give direction and sense. Than you and keep it up. \r\n\r\nTo all commenters -- the amount of data generated and quality of ideas brainstorm are incredible. Keep it up, keep a bead on teh ship, prevent its offloading, prevent airplanes arriving somehow, and defang puppy bob so he can bark but not bite. \r\n\r\nit might be an exaggeration to say he plans genocide, so it better to not hit that note, to not overstate. yet, it is possible that your actions are working to prevent what could spin into an attempt at genocide, perhaps the first time we can see citizens defanging a maniac.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scotchcart, you are quite brilliant and informed on these issues. Keep up the great work. As ideas and suggestions fly, somebody with more knowledge than most, like you, can help give direction and sense. Than you and keep it up. </p>
<p>To all commenters &#8212; the amount of data generated and quality of ideas brainstorm are incredible. Keep it up, keep a bead on teh ship, prevent its offloading, prevent airplanes arriving somehow, and defang puppy bob so he can bark but not bite. </p>
<p>it might be an exaggeration to say he plans genocide, so it better to not hit that note, to not overstate. yet, it is possible that your actions are working to prevent what could spin into an attempt at genocide, perhaps the first time we can see citizens defanging a maniac.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200582','Miko'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200582','Miko','Scotchcart, you are quite brilliant and informed on these issues. Keep up the great work. As ideas and suggestions fly, somebody with more knowledge than most, like you, can help give direction and sense. Than you and keep it up. \r\n\r\nTo all commenters -- the amount of data generated and quality of ideas brainstorm are incredible. Keep it up, keep a bead on teh ship, prevent its offloading, prevent airplanes arriving somehow, and defang puppy bob so he can bark but not bite. \r\n\r\nit might be an exaggeration to say he plans genocide, so it better to not hit that note, to not overstate. yet, it is possible that your actions are working to prevent what could spin into an attempt at genocide, perhaps the first time we can see citizens defanging a maniac.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: kim</title>
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		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i got an email update from llyods about an yue jiang position et cetera an hour ago and you can read the full thing on my site here
http://propagandapress.org/2008/04/22/an-yue-jiang-latest-info-lloyds-marine-intelligence-unit/
pass it on&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200531&#039;,&#039;kim&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200531&#039;,&#039;kim&#039;,&#039;i got an email update from llyods about an yue jiang position et cetera an hour ago and you can read the full thing on my site here\r\nhttp:\/\/propagandapress.org\/2008\/04\/22\/an-yue-jiang-latest-info-lloyds-marine-intelligence-unit\/\r\npass it on&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i got an email update from llyods about an yue jiang position et cetera an hour ago and you can read the full thing on my site here<br />
<a href="http://propagandapress.org/2008/04/22/an-yue-jiang-latest-info-lloyds-marine-intelligence-unit/" rel="nofollow">http://propagandapress.org/2008/04/22/an-yue-jiang-latest-info-lloyds-marine-intelligence-unit/</a><br />
pass it on
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200531','kim'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200531','kim','i got an email update from llyods about an yue jiang position et cetera an hour ago and you can read the full thing on my site here\r\nhttp:\/\/propagandapress.org\/2008\/04\/22\/an-yue-jiang-latest-info-lloyds-marine-intelligence-unit\/\r\npass it on'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was worried this may happen. Are we sure about the use of airfreight? It is very expensive. My estimate is that the extra cost of airfreight versus sea freight is an additional USD 500,000. Zim is very short of USD so lets try &amp; verify the airfreight info.

Re the sea cargo i am still trying all my contacts but nothing new. 

Usually Zim buys weapons from its neighbours. In the past Angola and Zambia + others. I think they may resort to this route, so we need to watch for it. Alert SADC that weapons must not be supplied. In fact SADC should not let weapons pass through any of their territories onward to Zim. 

So everyone keep searching for info, and Email SADC and Chinese Embassies.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200348&#039;,&#039;Anon&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200348&#039;,&#039;Anon&#039;,&#039;I was worried this may happen. Are we sure about the use of airfreight? It is very expensive. My estimate is that the extra cost of airfreight versus sea freight is an additional USD 500,000. Zim is very short of USD so lets try &amp; verify the airfreight info.\r\n\r\nRe the sea cargo i am still trying all my contacts but nothing new. \r\n\r\nUsually Zim buys weapons from its neighbours. In the past Angola and Zambia + others. I think they may resort to this route, so we need to watch for it. Alert SADC that weapons must not be supplied. In fact SADC should not let weapons pass through any of their territories onward to Zim. \r\n\r\nSo everyone keep searching for info, and Email SADC and Chinese Embassies.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was worried this may happen. Are we sure about the use of airfreight? It is very expensive. My estimate is that the extra cost of airfreight versus sea freight is an additional USD 500,000. Zim is very short of USD so lets try &amp; verify the airfreight info.</p>
<p>Re the sea cargo i am still trying all my contacts but nothing new. </p>
<p>Usually Zim buys weapons from its neighbours. In the past Angola and Zambia + others. I think they may resort to this route, so we need to watch for it. Alert SADC that weapons must not be supplied. In fact SADC should not let weapons pass through any of their territories onward to Zim. </p>
<p>So everyone keep searching for info, and Email SADC and Chinese Embassies.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200348','Anon'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200348','Anon','I was worried this may happen. Are we sure about the use of airfreight? It is very expensive. My estimate is that the extra cost of airfreight versus sea freight is an additional USD 500,000. Zim is very short of USD so lets try &amp;amp; verify the airfreight info.\r\n\r\nRe the sea cargo i am still trying all my contacts but nothing new. \r\n\r\nUsually Zim buys weapons from its neighbours. In the past Angola and Zambia + others. I think they may resort to this route, so we need to watch for it. Alert SADC that weapons must not be supplied. In fact SADC should not let weapons pass through any of their territories onward to Zim. \r\n\r\nSo everyone keep searching for info, and Email SADC and Chinese Embassies.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Tammi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tammi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is from the Wikipedia write up about Poly:
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Poly has established business relations with hundreds of enterprises and governmental organizations of nearly 100 countries and regions, including many world famous multinational corporations such as Boeing of the United States, Bombardier, Inc. of Canada, Chevron - Texaco of the United States, Benz of Germany, Ferrari of Italy, State Corporation &#039;Rosoboronexport&#039; and Japanese Sagawa Logistic Co., Ltd. It has also established cooperative relations with domestic government departments and many noted companies.
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I suggest we start contacting these multi-million dollar enterprises who deal with this company and let them know what their &#039;supplier&#039; is up to.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200271&#039;,&#039;Tammi&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200271&#039;,&#039;Tammi&#039;,&#039;This is from the Wikipedia write up about Poly:\r\n___________\r\nPoly has established business relations with hundreds of enterprises and governmental organizations of nearly 100 countries and regions, including many world famous multinational corporations such as Boeing of the United States, Bombardier, Inc. of Canada, Chevron - Texaco of the United States, Benz of Germany, Ferrari of Italy, State Corporation \&#039;Rosoboronexport\&#039; and Japanese Sagawa Logistic Co., Ltd. It has also established cooperative relations with domestic government departments and many noted companies.\r\n________________\r\nI suggest we start contacting these multi-million dollar enterprises who deal with this company and let them know what their \&#039;supplier\&#039; is up to.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is from the Wikipedia write up about Poly:<br />
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Poly has established business relations with hundreds of enterprises and governmental organizations of nearly 100 countries and regions, including many world famous multinational corporations such as Boeing of the United States, Bombardier, Inc. of Canada, Chevron &#8211; Texaco of the United States, Benz of Germany, Ferrari of Italy, State Corporation &#8216;Rosoboronexport&#8217; and Japanese Sagawa Logistic Co., Ltd. It has also established cooperative relations with domestic government departments and many noted companies.<br />
________________<br />
I suggest we start contacting these multi-million dollar enterprises who deal with this company and let them know what their &#8217;supplier&#8217; is up to.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200271','Tammi'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200271','Tammi','This is from the Wikipedia write up about Poly:\r\n___________\r\nPoly has established business relations with hundreds of enterprises and governmental organizations of nearly 100 countries and regions, including many world famous multinational corporations such as Boeing of the United States, Bombardier, Inc. of Canada, Chevron - Texaco of the United States, Benz of Germany, Ferrari of Italy, State Corporation \'Rosoboronexport\' and Japanese Sagawa Logistic Co., Ltd. It has also established cooperative relations with domestic government departments and many noted companies.\r\n________________\r\nI suggest we start contacting these multi-million dollar enterprises who deal with this company and let them know what their \'supplier\' is up to.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Nyasha</title>
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		<description>It would be brilliant for Zimbabweans write and thank SADC,AU governments,the EU,US and general civic Society etc for their contributions in this struggle for peace as soon as news comes out of any concrete efforts they have madeor and help rendered to the peace process.

Some more news:

Zim arms ship due in Walvis Bay today 
The Namibian

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - Web posted at 7:37:08 GMT

CHRISTOF MALETSKY
A CHINESE ship carrying six containers of ammunition for Zimbabwe has 
applied to take on fuel at Walvis Bay this morning.

The An Yue Jiang is carrying three million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 
1 500 rocket-propelled grenades and more than 3 000 mortar rounds and mortar 
tubes.

Attempts to get comment from Government yesterday were unsuccessful.

Messages were left for Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda, but he 
had not returned them by the time of going to press.

Yesterday, the Legal Assistance Centre said it would approach the High 
Court to stop the ship from entering Namibia at Walvis Bay.

Interviewed on One Africa TV News last night, Kaapanda said he didn&#039;t 
know anything about the ship.

He said if it docked at Walvis Bay, Government would consider &quot;any 
appropriate measures&quot;, but did not elaborate.

The Minister said he wondered why such a big deal was being made about 
the ship.

The vessel is carrying a lethal cargo.

He noted that Zimbabwe was a landlocked country and often used Walvis 
Bay.

&quot;I don&#039;t understand why this ship is so special,&quot; he said.

The LAC called on all concerned citizens in Namibia to raise their 
voice against the An Yue Jiang docking in a Namibian harbour.

The ship left the South African port of Durban last week after 
dockworkers refused to unload the shipment and the Durban High Court barred 
its cargo from being transported to landlocked Zimbabwe.

The LAC&#039;s partners in South Africa - the Southern African Litigation 
Centre and the International Action Network on Small Arms - obtained a court 
order that the weapons could not be transported through South Africa.

The vessel is now reported to be heading to either Walvis Bay or 
Luanda in Angola.

&quot;Our concern is that Zimbabwe is a nation that has been in an 
escalating state of crisis,&quot; said Norman Tjombe, Director of the LAC.

&quot;To allow more weapons to enter Zimbabwe will only fuel more violence, 
with the serious consequence of more deaths and suffering.&quot;

The escalating violation and suppression of human rights in Zimbabwe 
was exacerbated by last month&#039;s disputed elections, of which the results 
have yet to be announced, he said.

&quot;Namibia, and its institutions, such as the Namibia Ports Authority, 
has obligations under national and international law to foster international 
peace and the peaceful resolutions of disputes, and the responsibility and 
accountability in the regulation and control of the trade in conventional 
arms,&quot; said Tjombe.

He said in terms of the Namibian Constitution, the Namibian State is 
obligated to promote international co-operation, peace and security and 
foster respect for international law and treaty obligations.

Namibia was also a signatory to several other international treaties, 
such as SADC Firearms Protocol, Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security, 
and the UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light 
Weapons in All Its Aspects, which would all be violated if it allowed arms 
to enter Zimbabwe, he said.

&quot;In the light of these obligations, it will be prudent for the Namibia 
Ports Authority not to allow the offloading of the deadly cargo of the An 
Yue Jiang vessel if and when the vessel calls on any port in Namibia,&quot; 
Tjombe said.

If the ship was allowed to offload and transport overland in Namibia, 
he said, the LAC would approach the courts.

&quot;We nonetheless trust that Namibia would adhere to its obligations 
under the Constitution and international law, without the need for us to 
approach the High Court of Namibia,&quot; Tjombe said.

Transport workers in Africa were also called on to help prevent the 
shipment from reaching Zimbabwe.

The International Transport Workers Federation said its member trade 
unions and the International Trade Union Confederation must stop what it 
calls the &quot;dangerous and destabilising shipment.&quot;

The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) has also 
appealed to the governments of SADC, especially Namibia, Angola and 
Mozambique, to prevent the arms cargo from reaching its destination.

Trade unionists in the South African transport industry also announced 
a boycott of the cargo.

IANSA wants the weaponry detained until Zimbabwe can prove it will not 
be misused to suppress the Zimbabwean people.

&quot;We remind all southern African countries, including neighbouring 
Namibia and Mozambique, that they have ratified the Southern African 
Development Community 2004 Firearms Protocol,&quot; said IANSA communications 
officer, Louise Rimmer.

&quot;The Protocol explicitly states that all Southern African states 
should harmonise their arms control laws to prevent conflict in the region 
and destabilising accumulations of arms.

South African and international law has been used to prevent the 
transportation of these arms to Zimbabwe across South Africa, so other SADC 
authorities must stop it too.&quot;

Opponents claim that it is highly likely that the weapons will be used 
to fuel violence, killings and intimidation in Zimbabwe&#039;s growing political 
crisis.

The six containers were initially shipped to Durban by the Chinese 
government-controlled conglomerate Poly Technologies for onward transport to 
Harare.

It is now trying to find another dock to unload its weapons and 
transport them to landlocked Zimbabwe.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has also called on 
African governments and port authorities to deny entry to the vessel.

&quot;This is just the beginning of the campaign; the fight is however not 
yet over, as the ship heads in the direction of Angola.

Cosatu is doing everything possible to alert African transport workers 
in both the maritime and road freight industries not to allow the vessel to 
dock nor to handle or transport its cargo,&quot; Cosatu National Spokesperson 
Patrick Craven told a press conference in Johannesburg yesterday.

Craven said Africa governments and international trade union movements 
should know the danger to the workers of Zimbabwe if the cargo was allowed 
to be unloaded and delivered to Mugabe&#039;s forces.

Cosatu reiterated that Africa could not be seen to be facilitating the 
flow of weapons to Zimbabwe which is in the grip of a tense electoral 
dispute.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200251&#039;,&#039;Nyasha&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200251&#039;,&#039;Nyasha&#039;,&#039;It would be brilliant for Zimbabweans write and thank SADC,AU governments,the EU,US and general civic Society etc for their contributions in this struggle for peace as soon as news comes out of any concrete efforts they have madeor and help rendered to the peace process.\r\n\r\nSome more news:\r\n\r\nZim arms ship due in Walvis Bay today \r\nThe Namibian\r\n\r\nTuesday, April 22, 2008 - Web posted at 7:37:08 GMT\r\n\r\nCHRISTOF MALETSKY\r\nA CHINESE ship carrying six containers of ammunition for Zimbabwe has \r\napplied to take on fuel at Walvis Bay this morning.\r\n\r\nThe An Yue Jiang is carrying three million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, \r\n1 500 rocket-propelled grenades and more than 3 000 mortar rounds and mortar \r\ntubes.\r\n\r\nAttempts to get comment from Government yesterday were unsuccessful.\r\n\r\nMessages were left for Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda, but he \r\nhad not returned them by the time of going to press.\r\n\r\nYesterday, the Legal Assistance Centre said it would approach the High \r\nCourt to stop the ship from entering Namibia at Walvis Bay.\r\n\r\nInterviewed on One Africa TV News last night, Kaapanda said he didn\&#039;t \r\nknow anything about the ship.\r\n\r\nHe said if it docked at Walvis Bay, Government would consider \&quot;any \r\nappropriate measures\&quot;, but did not elaborate.\r\n\r\nThe Minister said he wondered why such a big deal was being made about \r\nthe ship.\r\n\r\nThe vessel is carrying a lethal cargo.\r\n\r\nHe noted that Zimbabwe was a landlocked country and often used Walvis \r\nBay.\r\n\r\n\&quot;I don\&#039;t understand why this ship is so special,\&quot; he said.\r\n\r\nThe LAC called on all concerned citizens in Namibia to raise their \r\nvoice against the An Yue Jiang docking in a Namibian harbour.\r\n\r\nThe ship left the South African port of Durban last week after \r\ndockworkers refused to unload the shipment and the Durban High Court barred \r\nits cargo from being transported to landlocked Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe LAC\&#039;s partners in South Africa - the Southern African Litigation \r\nCentre and the International Action Network on Small Arms - obtained a court \r\norder that the weapons could not be transported through South Africa.\r\n\r\nThe vessel is now reported to be heading to either Walvis Bay or \r\nLuanda in Angola.\r\n\r\n\&quot;Our concern is that Zimbabwe is a nation that has been in an \r\nescalating state of crisis,\&quot; said Norman Tjombe, Director of the LAC.\r\n\r\n\&quot;To allow more weapons to enter Zimbabwe will only fuel more violence, \r\nwith the serious consequence of more deaths and suffering.\&quot;\r\n\r\nThe escalating violation and suppression of human rights in Zimbabwe \r\nwas exacerbated by last month\&#039;s disputed elections, of which the results \r\nhave yet to be announced, he said.\r\n\r\n\&quot;Namibia, and its institutions, such as the Namibia Ports Authority, \r\nhas obligations under national and international law to foster international \r\npeace and the peaceful resolutions of disputes, and the responsibility and \r\naccountability in the regulation and control of the trade in conventional \r\narms,\&quot; said Tjombe.\r\n\r\nHe said in terms of the Namibian Constitution, the Namibian State is \r\nobligated to promote international co-operation, peace and security and \r\nfoster respect for international law and treaty obligations.\r\n\r\nNamibia was also a signatory to several other international treaties, \r\nsuch as SADC Firearms Protocol, Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security, \r\nand the UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light \r\nWeapons in All Its Aspects, which would all be violated if it allowed arms \r\nto enter Zimbabwe, he said.\r\n\r\n\&quot;In the light of these obligations, it will be prudent for the Namibia \r\nPorts Authority not to allow the offloading of the deadly cargo of the An \r\nYue Jiang vessel if and when the vessel calls on any port in Namibia,\&quot; \r\nTjombe said.\r\n\r\nIf the ship was allowed to offload and transport overland in Namibia, \r\nhe said, the LAC would approach the courts.\r\n\r\n\&quot;We nonetheless trust that Namibia would adhere to its obligations \r\nunder the Constitution and international law, without the need for us to \r\napproach the High Court of Namibia,\&quot; Tjombe said.\r\n\r\nTransport workers in Africa were also called on to help prevent the \r\nshipment from reaching Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe International Transport Workers Federation said its member trade \r\nunions and the International Trade Union Confederation must stop what it \r\ncalls the \&quot;dangerous and destabilising shipment.\&quot;\r\n\r\nThe International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) has also \r\nappealed to the governments of SADC, especially Namibia, Angola and \r\nMozambique, to prevent the arms cargo from reaching its destination.\r\n\r\nTrade unionists in the South African transport industry also announced \r\na boycott of the cargo.\r\n\r\nIANSA wants the weaponry detained until Zimbabwe can prove it will not \r\nbe misused to suppress the Zimbabwean people.\r\n\r\n\&quot;We remind all southern African countries, including neighbouring \r\nNamibia and Mozambique, that they have ratified the Southern African \r\nDevelopment Community 2004 Firearms Protocol,\&quot; said IANSA communications \r\nofficer, Louise Rimmer.\r\n\r\n\&quot;The Protocol explicitly states that all Southern African states \r\nshould harmonise their arms control laws to prevent conflict in the region \r\nand destabilising accumulations of arms.\r\n\r\nSouth African and international law has been used to prevent the \r\ntransportation of these arms to Zimbabwe across South Africa, so other SADC \r\nauthorities must stop it too.\&quot;\r\n\r\nOpponents claim that it is highly likely that the weapons will be used \r\nto fuel violence, killings and intimidation in Zimbabwe\&#039;s growing political \r\ncrisis.\r\n\r\nThe six containers were initially shipped to Durban by the Chinese \r\ngovernment-controlled conglomerate Poly Technologies for onward transport to \r\nHarare.\r\n\r\nIt is now trying to find another dock to unload its weapons and \r\ntransport them to landlocked Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has also called on \r\nAfrican governments and port authorities to deny entry to the vessel.\r\n\r\n\&quot;This is just the beginning of the campaign; the fight is however not \r\nyet over, as the ship heads in the direction of Angola.\r\n\r\nCosatu is doing everything possible to alert African transport workers \r\nin both the maritime and road freight industries not to allow the vessel to \r\ndock nor to handle or transport its cargo,\&quot; Cosatu National Spokesperson \r\nPatrick Craven told a press conference in Johannesburg yesterday.\r\n\r\nCraven said Africa governments and international trade union movements \r\nshould know the danger to the workers of Zimbabwe if the cargo was allowed \r\nto be unloaded and delivered to Mugabe\&#039;s forces.\r\n\r\nCosatu reiterated that Africa could not be seen to be facilitating the \r\nflow of weapons to Zimbabwe which is in the grip of a tense electoral \r\ndispute.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would be brilliant for Zimbabweans write and thank SADC,AU governments,the EU,US and general civic Society etc for their contributions in this struggle for peace as soon as news comes out of any concrete efforts they have madeor and help rendered to the peace process.</p>
<p>Some more news:</p>
<p>Zim arms ship due in Walvis Bay today<br />
The Namibian</p>
<p>Tuesday, April 22, 2008 &#8211; Web posted at 7:37:08 GMT</p>
<p>CHRISTOF MALETSKY<br />
A CHINESE ship carrying six containers of ammunition for Zimbabwe has<br />
applied to take on fuel at Walvis Bay this morning.</p>
<p>The An Yue Jiang is carrying three million rounds of AK-47 ammunition,<br />
1 500 rocket-propelled grenades and more than 3 000 mortar rounds and mortar<br />
tubes.</p>
<p>Attempts to get comment from Government yesterday were unsuccessful.</p>
<p>Messages were left for Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda, but he<br />
had not returned them by the time of going to press.</p>
<p>Yesterday, the Legal Assistance Centre said it would approach the High<br />
Court to stop the ship from entering Namibia at Walvis Bay.</p>
<p>Interviewed on One Africa TV News last night, Kaapanda said he didn&#8217;t<br />
know anything about the ship.</p>
<p>He said if it docked at Walvis Bay, Government would consider &#8220;any<br />
appropriate measures&#8221;, but did not elaborate.</p>
<p>The Minister said he wondered why such a big deal was being made about<br />
the ship.</p>
<p>The vessel is carrying a lethal cargo.</p>
<p>He noted that Zimbabwe was a landlocked country and often used Walvis<br />
Bay.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t understand why this ship is so special,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The LAC called on all concerned citizens in Namibia to raise their<br />
voice against the An Yue Jiang docking in a Namibian harbour.</p>
<p>The ship left the South African port of Durban last week after<br />
dockworkers refused to unload the shipment and the Durban High Court barred<br />
its cargo from being transported to landlocked Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>The LAC&#8217;s partners in South Africa &#8211; the Southern African Litigation<br />
Centre and the International Action Network on Small Arms &#8211; obtained a court<br />
order that the weapons could not be transported through South Africa.</p>
<p>The vessel is now reported to be heading to either Walvis Bay or<br />
Luanda in Angola.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our concern is that Zimbabwe is a nation that has been in an<br />
escalating state of crisis,&#8221; said Norman Tjombe, Director of the LAC.</p>
<p>&#8220;To allow more weapons to enter Zimbabwe will only fuel more violence,<br />
with the serious consequence of more deaths and suffering.&#8221;</p>
<p>The escalating violation and suppression of human rights in Zimbabwe<br />
was exacerbated by last month&#8217;s disputed elections, of which the results<br />
have yet to be announced, he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Namibia, and its institutions, such as the Namibia Ports Authority,<br />
has obligations under national and international law to foster international<br />
peace and the peaceful resolutions of disputes, and the responsibility and<br />
accountability in the regulation and control of the trade in conventional<br />
arms,&#8221; said Tjombe.</p>
<p>He said in terms of the Namibian Constitution, the Namibian State is<br />
obligated to promote international co-operation, peace and security and<br />
foster respect for international law and treaty obligations.</p>
<p>Namibia was also a signatory to several other international treaties,<br />
such as SADC Firearms Protocol, Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security,<br />
and the UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light<br />
Weapons in All Its Aspects, which would all be violated if it allowed arms<br />
to enter Zimbabwe, he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;In the light of these obligations, it will be prudent for the Namibia<br />
Ports Authority not to allow the offloading of the deadly cargo of the An<br />
Yue Jiang vessel if and when the vessel calls on any port in Namibia,&#8221;<br />
Tjombe said.</p>
<p>If the ship was allowed to offload and transport overland in Namibia,<br />
he said, the LAC would approach the courts.</p>
<p>&#8220;We nonetheless trust that Namibia would adhere to its obligations<br />
under the Constitution and international law, without the need for us to<br />
approach the High Court of Namibia,&#8221; Tjombe said.</p>
<p>Transport workers in Africa were also called on to help prevent the<br />
shipment from reaching Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>The International Transport Workers Federation said its member trade<br />
unions and the International Trade Union Confederation must stop what it<br />
calls the &#8220;dangerous and destabilising shipment.&#8221;</p>
<p>The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) has also<br />
appealed to the governments of SADC, especially Namibia, Angola and<br />
Mozambique, to prevent the arms cargo from reaching its destination.</p>
<p>Trade unionists in the South African transport industry also announced<br />
a boycott of the cargo.</p>
<p>IANSA wants the weaponry detained until Zimbabwe can prove it will not<br />
be misused to suppress the Zimbabwean people.</p>
<p>&#8220;We remind all southern African countries, including neighbouring<br />
Namibia and Mozambique, that they have ratified the Southern African<br />
Development Community 2004 Firearms Protocol,&#8221; said IANSA communications<br />
officer, Louise Rimmer.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Protocol explicitly states that all Southern African states<br />
should harmonise their arms control laws to prevent conflict in the region<br />
and destabilising accumulations of arms.</p>
<p>South African and international law has been used to prevent the<br />
transportation of these arms to Zimbabwe across South Africa, so other SADC<br />
authorities must stop it too.&#8221;</p>
<p>Opponents claim that it is highly likely that the weapons will be used<br />
to fuel violence, killings and intimidation in Zimbabwe&#8217;s growing political<br />
crisis.</p>
<p>The six containers were initially shipped to Durban by the Chinese<br />
government-controlled conglomerate Poly Technologies for onward transport to<br />
Harare.</p>
<p>It is now trying to find another dock to unload its weapons and<br />
transport them to landlocked Zimbabwe.</p>
<p>The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has also called on<br />
African governments and port authorities to deny entry to the vessel.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is just the beginning of the campaign; the fight is however not<br />
yet over, as the ship heads in the direction of Angola.</p>
<p>Cosatu is doing everything possible to alert African transport workers<br />
in both the maritime and road freight industries not to allow the vessel to<br />
dock nor to handle or transport its cargo,&#8221; Cosatu National Spokesperson<br />
Patrick Craven told a press conference in Johannesburg yesterday.</p>
<p>Craven said Africa governments and international trade union movements<br />
should know the danger to the workers of Zimbabwe if the cargo was allowed<br />
to be unloaded and delivered to Mugabe&#8217;s forces.</p>
<p>Cosatu reiterated that Africa could not be seen to be facilitating the<br />
flow of weapons to Zimbabwe which is in the grip of a tense electoral<br />
dispute.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200251','Nyasha'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200251','Nyasha','It would be brilliant for Zimbabweans write and thank SADC,AU governments,the EU,US and general civic Society etc for their contributions in this struggle for peace as soon as news comes out of any concrete efforts they have madeor and help rendered to the peace process.\r\n\r\nSome more news:\r\n\r\nZim arms ship due in Walvis Bay today \r\nThe Namibian\r\n\r\nTuesday, April 22, 2008 - Web posted at 7:37:08 GMT\r\n\r\nCHRISTOF MALETSKY\r\nA CHINESE ship carrying six containers of ammunition for Zimbabwe has \r\napplied to take on fuel at Walvis Bay this morning.\r\n\r\nThe An Yue Jiang is carrying three million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, \r\n1 500 rocket-propelled grenades and more than 3 000 mortar rounds and mortar \r\ntubes.\r\n\r\nAttempts to get comment from Government yesterday were unsuccessful.\r\n\r\nMessages were left for Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda, but he \r\nhad not returned them by the time of going to press.\r\n\r\nYesterday, the Legal Assistance Centre said it would approach the High \r\nCourt to stop the ship from entering Namibia at Walvis Bay.\r\n\r\nInterviewed on One Africa TV News last night, Kaapanda said he didn\'t \r\nknow anything about the ship.\r\n\r\nHe said if it docked at Walvis Bay, Government would consider \&quot;any \r\nappropriate measures\&quot;, but did not elaborate.\r\n\r\nThe Minister said he wondered why such a big deal was being made about \r\nthe ship.\r\n\r\nThe vessel is carrying a lethal cargo.\r\n\r\nHe noted that Zimbabwe was a landlocked country and often used Walvis \r\nBay.\r\n\r\n\&quot;I don\'t understand why this ship is so special,\&quot; he said.\r\n\r\nThe LAC called on all concerned citizens in Namibia to raise their \r\nvoice against the An Yue Jiang docking in a Namibian harbour.\r\n\r\nThe ship left the South African port of Durban last week after \r\ndockworkers refused to unload the shipment and the Durban High Court barred \r\nits cargo from being transported to landlocked Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe LAC\'s partners in South Africa - the Southern African Litigation \r\nCentre and the International Action Network on Small Arms - obtained a court \r\norder that the weapons could not be transported through South Africa.\r\n\r\nThe vessel is now reported to be heading to either Walvis Bay or \r\nLuanda in Angola.\r\n\r\n\&quot;Our concern is that Zimbabwe is a nation that has been in an \r\nescalating state of crisis,\&quot; said Norman Tjombe, Director of the LAC.\r\n\r\n\&quot;To allow more weapons to enter Zimbabwe will only fuel more violence, \r\nwith the serious consequence of more deaths and suffering.\&quot;\r\n\r\nThe escalating violation and suppression of human rights in Zimbabwe \r\nwas exacerbated by last month\'s disputed elections, of which the results \r\nhave yet to be announced, he said.\r\n\r\n\&quot;Namibia, and its institutions, such as the Namibia Ports Authority, \r\nhas obligations under national and international law to foster international \r\npeace and the peaceful resolutions of disputes, and the responsibility and \r\naccountability in the regulation and control of the trade in conventional \r\narms,\&quot; said Tjombe.\r\n\r\nHe said in terms of the Namibian Constitution, the Namibian State is \r\nobligated to promote international co-operation, peace and security and \r\nfoster respect for international law and treaty obligations.\r\n\r\nNamibia was also a signatory to several other international treaties, \r\nsuch as SADC Firearms Protocol, Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security, \r\nand the UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light \r\nWeapons in All Its Aspects, which would all be violated if it allowed arms \r\nto enter Zimbabwe, he said.\r\n\r\n\&quot;In the light of these obligations, it will be prudent for the Namibia \r\nPorts Authority not to allow the offloading of the deadly cargo of the An \r\nYue Jiang vessel if and when the vessel calls on any port in Namibia,\&quot; \r\nTjombe said.\r\n\r\nIf the ship was allowed to offload and transport overland in Namibia, \r\nhe said, the LAC would approach the courts.\r\n\r\n\&quot;We nonetheless trust that Namibia would adhere to its obligations \r\nunder the Constitution and international law, without the need for us to \r\napproach the High Court of Namibia,\&quot; Tjombe said.\r\n\r\nTransport workers in Africa were also called on to help prevent the \r\nshipment from reaching Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe International Transport Workers Federation said its member trade \r\nunions and the International Trade Union Confederation must stop what it \r\ncalls the \&quot;dangerous and destabilising shipment.\&quot;\r\n\r\nThe International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) has also \r\nappealed to the governments of SADC, especially Namibia, Angola and \r\nMozambique, to prevent the arms cargo from reaching its destination.\r\n\r\nTrade unionists in the South African transport industry also announced \r\na boycott of the cargo.\r\n\r\nIANSA wants the weaponry detained until Zimbabwe can prove it will not \r\nbe misused to suppress the Zimbabwean people.\r\n\r\n\&quot;We remind all southern African countries, including neighbouring \r\nNamibia and Mozambique, that they have ratified the Southern African \r\nDevelopment Community 2004 Firearms Protocol,\&quot; said IANSA communications \r\nofficer, Louise Rimmer.\r\n\r\n\&quot;The Protocol explicitly states that all Southern African states \r\nshould harmonise their arms control laws to prevent conflict in the region \r\nand destabilising accumulations of arms.\r\n\r\nSouth African and international law has been used to prevent the \r\ntransportation of these arms to Zimbabwe across South Africa, so other SADC \r\nauthorities must stop it too.\&quot;\r\n\r\nOpponents claim that it is highly likely that the weapons will be used \r\nto fuel violence, killings and intimidation in Zimbabwe\'s growing political \r\ncrisis.\r\n\r\nThe six containers were initially shipped to Durban by the Chinese \r\ngovernment-controlled conglomerate Poly Technologies for onward transport to \r\nHarare.\r\n\r\nIt is now trying to find another dock to unload its weapons and \r\ntransport them to landlocked Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has also called on \r\nAfrican governments and port authorities to deny entry to the vessel.\r\n\r\n\&quot;This is just the beginning of the campaign; the fight is however not \r\nyet over, as the ship heads in the direction of Angola.\r\n\r\nCosatu is doing everything possible to alert African transport workers \r\nin both the maritime and road freight industries not to allow the vessel to \r\ndock nor to handle or transport its cargo,\&quot; Cosatu National Spokesperson \r\nPatrick Craven told a press conference in Johannesburg yesterday.\r\n\r\nCraven said Africa governments and international trade union movements \r\nshould know the danger to the workers of Zimbabwe if the cargo was allowed \r\nto be unloaded and delivered to Mugabe\'s forces.\r\n\r\nCosatu reiterated that Africa could not be seen to be facilitating the \r\nflow of weapons to Zimbabwe which is in the grip of a tense electoral \r\ndispute.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Tara</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-200158</link>
		<dc:creator>Tara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Found this: E-mail Chinese Embassy in London

http://actsa.org/page-1339-StopweaponsreachingZimbabwe.html

We cannot allow this shipment to reach Zimbabwe and be used to continue the violence and human rights violations against the Zimbabwean people. Join ACTSA and civil society organisations from across southern Africa to call on the Chinese government to recall the shipment. Click here to protest to the Chinese Embassy in London&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;200158&#039;,&#039;Tara&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;200158&#039;,&#039;Tara&#039;,&#039;Found this: E-mail Chinese Embassy in London\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/actsa.org\/page-1339-StopweaponsreachingZimbabwe.html\r\n\r\nWe cannot allow this shipment to reach Zimbabwe and be used to continue the violence and human rights violations against the Zimbabwean people. Join ACTSA and civil society organisations from across southern Africa to call on the Chinese government to recall the shipment. Click here to protest to the Chinese Embassy in London&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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<p><a href="http://actsa.org/page-1339-StopweaponsreachingZimbabwe.html" rel="nofollow">http://actsa.org/page-1339-StopweaponsreachingZimbabwe.html</a></p>
<p>We cannot allow this shipment to reach Zimbabwe and be used to continue the violence and human rights violations against the Zimbabwean people. Join ACTSA and civil society organisations from across southern Africa to call on the Chinese government to recall the shipment. Click here to protest to the Chinese Embassy in London
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('200158','Tara'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('200158','Tara','Found this: E-mail Chinese Embassy in London\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/actsa.org\/page-1339-StopweaponsreachingZimbabwe.html\r\n\r\nWe cannot allow this shipment to reach Zimbabwe and be used to continue the violence and human rights violations against the Zimbabwean people. Join ACTSA and civil society organisations from across southern Africa to call on the Chinese government to recall the shipment. Click here to protest to the Chinese Embassy in London'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: BM</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199900</link>
		<dc:creator>BM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>another Human Rights Organisation:

in&#102;o&#64;f&#111;&#114;&#117;&#109;&#45;a&#115;&#105;&#97;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;199900&#039;,&#039;BM&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;199900&#039;,&#039;BM&#039;,&#039;another Human Rights Organisation:\r\n\r\ni&#110;fo&#64;&#102;&#111;&#114;&#117;&#109;-&#97;s&#105;a&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>another Human Rights Organisation:</p>
<p><a href="&#109;a&#105;lt&#111;:info&#64;fo&#114;um-&#97;s&#105;a&#46;o&#114;&#103;">&#105;&#110;&#102;o&#64;&#102;oru&#109;-asia.&#111;&#114;g</a>
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('199900','BM'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('199900','BM','another Human Rights Organisation:\r\n\r\n&#105;&#110;f&#111;&#64;fo&#114;u&#109;-asia.&#111;r&#103;'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: BM</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199870</link>
		<dc:creator>BM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anyone in the US? Could you phone Human rights in China:

HRIC Head Office
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3311
New York, NY 10118 USA
Tel: +1 212-239-4495
Fax: +1 212-239-2561
&#104;&#114;&#105;&#99;hi&#110;a&#64;&#104;&#114;ic&#104;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#46;o&#114;g&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;199870&#039;,&#039;BM&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;199870&#039;,&#039;BM&#039;,&#039;Anyone in the US? Could you phone Human rights in China:\r\n\r\nHRIC Head Office\r\n350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3311\r\nNew York, NY 10118 USA\r\nTel: +1 212-239-4495\r\nFax: +1 212-239-2561\r\&#110;&#104;&#114;&#105;chi&#110;&#97;&#64;hric&#104;in&#97;.&#111;&#114;&#103;&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone in the US? Could you phone Human rights in China:</p>
<p>HRIC Head Office<br />
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3311<br />
New York, NY 10118 USA<br />
Tel: +1 212-239-4495<br />
Fax: +1 212-239-2561<br />
<a href="&#109;ailt&#111;:&#104;&#114;ich&#105;&#110;a&#64;hr&#105;chin&#97;&#46;&#111;&#114;g">h&#114;&#105;&#99;&#104;&#105;&#110;a&#64;&#104;&#114;&#105;&#99;&#104;ina&#46;&#111;r&#103;</a>
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('199870','BM'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('199870','BM','Anyone in the US? Could you phone Human rights in China:\r\n\r\nHRIC Head Office\r\n350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3311\r\nNew York, NY 10118 USA\r\nTel: +1 212-239-4495\r\nFax: +1 212-239-2561\r\nh&#114;&#105;&#99;h&#105;n&#97;&#64;h&#114;ic&#104;&#105;na.&#111;&#114;g'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: BM</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199868</link>
		<dc:creator>BM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Email addresses for Human Rights organisations that have China campaigns: Human rights Watch, amnesty and Human Rights in China:

h&#114;&#119;&#110;y&#99;&#64;hr&#119;&#46;org, hrw&#117;&#107;&#64;&#104;rw.org, h&#114;&#119;p&#114;&#101;ss&#64;&#104;&#114;w&#46;o&#114;&#103;, &#97;c&#116;&#105;&#118;ism&#64;&#97;&#109;&#110;e&#115;t&#121;.&#111;rg&#46;&#117;&#107;, h&#114;&#105;c&#104;i&#110;&#97;&#64;&#104;&#114;ich&#105;na&#46;org, &#104;ri&#99;h&#107;&#64;h&#114;&#105;c&#104;&#105;n&#97;&#46;&#111;&#114;g, &#104;&#114;&#105;c&#101;u&#64;h&#114;&#105;c&#104;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#46;&#111;&#114;g,&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;199868&#039;,&#039;BM&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;199868&#039;,&#039;BM&#039;,&#039;Email addresses for Human Rights organisations that have China campaigns: Human rights Watch, amnesty and Human Rights in China:\r\n\r\&#110;&#104;r&#119;n&#121;&#99;&#64;&#104;&#114;&#119;.&#111;r&#103;, &#104;&#114;wu&#107;&#64;&#104;rw&#46;o&#114;&#103;, h&#114;w&#112;&#114;e&#115;s&#64;h&#114;&#119;.org, &#97;c&#116;i&#118;i&#115;m&#64;a&#109;n&#101;s&#116;&#121;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;.u&#107;, &#104;&#114;ic&#104;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#64;&#104;&#114;&#105;&#99;hi&#110;&#97;.or&#103;, h&#114;ic&#104;k&#64;hric&#104;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#46;&#111;r&#103;, hr&#105;&#99;e&#117;&#64;&#104;&#114;i&#99;h&#105;&#110;a&#46;&#111;rg,&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Email addresses for Human Rights organisations that have China campaigns: Human rights Watch, amnesty and Human Rights in China:</p>
<p><a href="mai&#108;t&#111;&#58;&#104;rw&#110;&#121;&#99;&#64;h&#114;&#119;.&#111;&#114;&#103;">&#104;r&#119;&#110;&#121;&#99;&#64;&#104;&#114;w&#46;o&#114;&#103;</a>, <a href="&#109;&#97;i&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#104;&#114;&#119;u&#107;&#64;hrw.&#111;&#114;&#103;">&#104;&#114;w&#117;&#107;&#64;&#104;rw.org</a>, <a href="&#109;&#97;ilt&#111;&#58;&#104;r&#119;&#112;re&#115;s&#64;&#104;&#114;w&#46;o&#114;g">h&#114;w&#112;&#114;&#101;ss&#64;hrw.org</a>, <a href="ma&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#97;ct&#105;&#118;&#105;s&#109;&#64;&#97;mnest&#121;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;&#46;&#117;k">ac&#116;iv&#105;&#115;&#109;&#64;a&#109;&#110;&#101;&#115;&#116;y.o&#114;&#103;.&#117;k</a>, <a href="ma&#105;l&#116;&#111;&#58;&#104;r&#105;&#99;hin&#97;&#64;h&#114;ich&#105;&#110;a&#46;or&#103;">&#104;ri&#99;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#64;hr&#105;chi&#110;&#97;&#46;o&#114;g</a>, <a href="m&#97;ilt&#111;&#58;&#104;&#114;&#105;&#99;hk&#64;h&#114;&#105;ch&#105;na.&#111;&#114;g">&#104;ric&#104;&#107;&#64;&#104;&#114;i&#99;h&#105;&#110;a.&#111;rg</a>, <a href="m&#97;i&#108;t&#111;:&#104;ric&#101;&#117;&#64;&#104;&#114;ich&#105;&#110;a&#46;&#111;r&#103;">&#104;&#114;i&#99;eu&#64;hr&#105;&#99;&#104;&#105;na.or&#103;</a>,
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('199868','BM'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('199868','BM','Email addresses for Human Rights organisations that have China campaigns: Human rights Watch, amnesty and Human Rights in China:\r\n\r\n&#104;rw&#110;yc&#64;h&#114;&#119;.org, <a href="mailto:h&#114;&#119;&#117;&#107;&#64;&#104;&#114;&#119;.org">h&#114;w&#117;&#107;&#64;hr&#119;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;</a>, <a href="m&#97;ilt&#111;:h&#114;&#119;pr&#101;ss&#64;&#104;r&#119;&#46;or&#103;">&#104;&#114;&#119;&#112;&#114;es&#115;&#64;hr&#119;&#46;&#111;rg</a>, <a href="&#109;ail&#116;o&#58;&#97;c&#116;&#105;v&#105;&#115;m&#64;&#97;&#109;&#110;esty.or&#103;.u&#107;">&#97;&#99;t&#105;&#118;i&#115;&#109;&#64;am&#110;es&#116;y&#46;&#111;r&#103;&#46;u&#107;</a>, <a href="mail&#116;o:hr&#105;c&#104;in&#97;&#64;&#104;&#114;i&#99;h&#105;&#110;a&#46;o&#114;&#103;">h&#114;&#105;&#99;&#104;&#105;&#110;a&#64;hric&#104;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#46;&#111;&#114;g</a>, <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;lto:hr&#105;chk&#64;hr&#105;&#99;hi&#110;&#97;.&#111;r&#103;">&#104;&#114;&#105;chk&#64;&#104;r&#105;&#99;&#104;&#105;&#110;a.&#111;rg</a>, <a href="ma&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:&#104;&#114;&#105;&#99;e&#117;&#64;hri&#99;hina&#46;or&#103;">hric&#101;u&#64;&#104;&#114;i&#99;&#104;&#105;&#110;a.&#111;rg</a>,&#8217;); return false;&#8221;>Quote from this comment</div>
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		<title>By: Saidia</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199477</link>
		<dc:creator>Saidia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So the pressure to try and find the ship has made Bob consider air has it? Well there are some long haul air freighters Russian built that easily flew to Uganda and back to supply the rebels in the north.

It is time for the oppresed Zims people to take some action. As Sctchcart suggests the Chinese military in Zim need food, clothes etc right! So get your ears to the ground and potion in their meals. It is hard to make good decisions when you have to spend all day on the toilet Eh!

Let&#039;s try and make contact with the bush pilots they often pick up good news. I know that Tanzania has refueled miltary planes before for Bob&#039;s tin pot army.

Keep up the pressure and email the world everyone, I am sure something will come out of this bad sitation with God&#039;s help.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;199477&#039;,&#039;Saidia&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;199477&#039;,&#039;Saidia&#039;,&#039;So the pressure to try and find the ship has made Bob consider air has it? Well there are some long haul air freighters Russian built that easily flew to Uganda and back to supply the rebels in the north.\r\n\r\nIt is time for the oppresed Zims people to take some action. As Sctchcart suggests the Chinese military in Zim need food, clothes etc right! So get your ears to the ground and potion in their meals. It is hard to make good decisions when you have to spend all day on the toilet Eh!\r\n\r\nLet\&#039;s try and make contact with the bush pilots they often pick up good news. I know that Tanzania has refueled miltary planes before for Bob\&#039;s tin pot army.\r\n\r\nKeep up the pressure and email the world everyone, I am sure something will come out of this bad sitation with God\&#039;s help.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So the pressure to try and find the ship has made Bob consider air has it? Well there are some long haul air freighters Russian built that easily flew to Uganda and back to supply the rebels in the north.</p>
<p>It is time for the oppresed Zims people to take some action. As Sctchcart suggests the Chinese military in Zim need food, clothes etc right! So get your ears to the ground and potion in their meals. It is hard to make good decisions when you have to spend all day on the toilet Eh!</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s try and make contact with the bush pilots they often pick up good news. I know that Tanzania has refueled miltary planes before for Bob&#8217;s tin pot army.</p>
<p>Keep up the pressure and email the world everyone, I am sure something will come out of this bad sitation with God&#8217;s help.
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('199477','Saidia'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('199477','Saidia','So the pressure to try and find the ship has made Bob consider air has it? Well there are some long haul air freighters Russian built that easily flew to Uganda and back to supply the rebels in the north.\r\n\r\nIt is time for the oppresed Zims people to take some action. As Sctchcart suggests the Chinese military in Zim need food, clothes etc right! So get your ears to the ground and potion in their meals. It is hard to make good decisions when you have to spend all day on the toilet Eh!\r\n\r\nLet\'s try and make contact with the bush pilots they often pick up good news. I know that Tanzania has refueled miltary planes before for Bob\'s tin pot army.\r\n\r\nKeep up the pressure and email the world everyone, I am sure something will come out of this bad sitation with God\'s help.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: Mwanawasa and the US speak up about the An Yue Jiang &#171; Scotch Cart in Harare North</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199324</link>
		<dc:creator>Mwanawasa and the US speak up about the An Yue Jiang &#171; Scotch Cart in Harare North</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Rumors from Harare is that there will now be an attempt to air freight weapons from China to Zimbabwe.Ã‚Â  Will aviators join shippers and longshoremen to stop the shipment? [...]
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('199324','Mwanawasa and the US speak up about the An Yue Jiang &amp;laquo; Scotch Cart in Harare North'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('199324','Mwanawasa and the US speak up about the An Yue Jiang &amp;laquo; Scotch Cart in Harare North','&amp;#91;...&amp;#93; Rumors from Harare is that there will now be an attempt to air freight weapons from China to Zimbabwe.&Atilde;‚&Acirc;&nbsp; Will aviators join shippers and longshoremen to stop the shipment? &amp;#91;...&amp;#93;'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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		<title>By: The Acorn &#187; More Chinese guns for Mugabe</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199295</link>
		<dc:creator>The Acorn &#187; More Chinese guns for Mugabe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The Bush administration intends to send a special envoy to the region this week. There are reports that a new consignment of arms will now be delivered by air [...]&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;199295&#039;,&#039;The Acorn &raquo; More Chinese guns for Mugabe&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;199295&#039;,&#039;The Acorn &raquo; More Chinese guns for Mugabe&#039;,&#039;&#91;...&#93; The Bush administration intends to send a special envoy to the region this week. There are reports that a new consignment of arms will now be delivered by air &#91;...&#93;&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The Bush administration intends to send a special envoy to the region this week. There are reports that a new consignment of arms will now be delivered by air [...]
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		<title>By: &#187; Zimbabwe: Arms By Air Blogula Rasa: Reality-based in spite of my best efforts</title>
		<link>http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/894/comment-page-1#comment-199243</link>
		<dc:creator>&#187; Zimbabwe: Arms By Air Blogula Rasa: Reality-based in spite of my best efforts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] This is Zimbabwe Ã‚Â» Blog Archive Ã‚Â» New consignment of arms to be flown in; apparently due to arrive&#8230; [...]
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What did McGiver say?  Every action has an opposite and equal reaction.

We act, they react.  They react, we act!

While the shippers are finding the An Yue Jiang, we need to find the aviators.  

Flying arms to Zimbabwe takes planes.  Planes have to fly through national airspace and they need to refuel.  It is unlikely a transport plane can fly non-stop from Beijing to Harare.  After all Air Zim stops at Singapore on the way to Beijing.

Aviation specialists - we need you!  And this is something Zim is good at.  All these long haul companies we have that fly in-and-out of the roughest corners of the world.  How will China fly weapons to Harare?  How can we make that a real loss-making proposition?

And military guys, would any one else sell weapons to Mugabe?

Bankers - how is all this being paid for?  Who is processing these payments?

And PS Chinese Military Advisers inside Zimbabwe need food. They have their clothes washed.  Zimbabweans are getting close to them every day.  Find out what you can! They will talk in front of you without thinking.  I know they speak Mandarin but get their names, who likes whom, who they meet, how they pay their bills, and so on and so on.  God is in the details!&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;198921&#039;,&#039;scotchcart&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt; --- &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;198921&#039;,&#039;scotchcart&#039;,&#039;What did McGiver say?  Every action has an opposite and equal reaction.\r\n\r\nWe act, they react.  They react, we act!\r\n\r\nWhile the shippers are finding the An Yue Jiang, we need to find the aviators.  \r\n\r\nFlying arms to Zimbabwe takes planes.  Planes have to fly through national airspace and they need to refuel.  It is unlikely a transport plane can fly non-stop from Beijing to Harare.  After all Air Zim stops at Singapore on the way to Beijing.\r\n\r\nAviation specialists - we need you!  And this is something Zim is good at.  All these long haul companies we have that fly in-and-out of the roughest corners of the world.  How will China fly weapons to Harare?  How can we make that a real loss-making proposition?\r\n\r\nAnd military guys, would any one else sell weapons to Mugabe?\r\n\r\nBankers - how is all this being paid for?  Who is processing these payments?\r\n\r\nAnd PS Chinese Military Advisers inside Zimbabwe need food. They have their clothes washed.  Zimbabweans are getting close to them every day.  Find out what you can! They will talk in front of you without thinking.  I know they speak Mandarin but get their names, who likes whom, who they meet, how they pay their bills, and so on and so on.  God is in the details!&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote from this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What did McGiver say?  Every action has an opposite and equal reaction.</p>
<p>We act, they react.  They react, we act!</p>
<p>While the shippers are finding the An Yue Jiang, we need to find the aviators.  </p>
<p>Flying arms to Zimbabwe takes planes.  Planes have to fly through national airspace and they need to refuel.  It is unlikely a transport plane can fly non-stop from Beijing to Harare.  After all Air Zim stops at Singapore on the way to Beijing.</p>
<p>Aviation specialists &#8211; we need you!  And this is something Zim is good at.  All these long haul companies we have that fly in-and-out of the roughest corners of the world.  How will China fly weapons to Harare?  How can we make that a real loss-making proposition?</p>
<p>And military guys, would any one else sell weapons to Mugabe?</p>
<p>Bankers &#8211; how is all this being paid for?  Who is processing these payments?</p>
<p>And PS Chinese Military Advisers inside Zimbabwe need food. They have their clothes washed.  Zimbabweans are getting close to them every day.  Find out what you can! They will talk in front of you without thinking.  I know they speak Mandarin but get their names, who likes whom, who they meet, how they pay their bills, and so on and so on.  God is in the details!
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('198921','scotchcart'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> &#8212; <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('198921','scotchcart','What did McGiver say?  Every action has an opposite and equal reaction.\r\n\r\nWe act, they react.  They react, we act!\r\n\r\nWhile the shippers are finding the An Yue Jiang, we need to find the aviators.  \r\n\r\nFlying arms to Zimbabwe takes planes.  Planes have to fly through national airspace and they need to refuel.  It is unlikely a transport plane can fly non-stop from Beijing to Harare.  After all Air Zim stops at Singapore on the way to Beijing.\r\n\r\nAviation specialists - we need you!  And this is something Zim is good at.  All these long haul companies we have that fly in-and-out of the roughest corners of the world.  How will China fly weapons to Harare?  How can we make that a real loss-making proposition?\r\n\r\nAnd military guys, would any one else sell weapons to Mugabe?\r\n\r\nBankers - how is all this being paid for?  Who is processing these payments?\r\n\r\nAnd PS Chinese Military Advisers inside Zimbabwe need food. They have their clothes washed.  Zimbabweans are getting close to them every day.  Find out what you can! They will talk in front of you without thinking.  I know they speak Mandarin but get their names, who likes whom, who they meet, how they pay their bills, and so on and so on.  God is in the details!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div>
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