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As if things weren’t bad enough here, we need to somehow find a way to give attention and help to a terrible human tragedy in progress in Zimbabwe. Even Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu have suggested that a military intervention may ultimately be required.

The situation in Zimbabwe has been desperate for years. And leaders of western nations are insisting the corrupt dictator Mugabe must step down. But he refuses to do so. Once considered a hero in southern Africa, he seems to enjoy enough popularity still that other African countries will not bring the pressure needed to remove him. The litany of problems in the country are hard to even imagine. Read the rest of this entry »