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To: Alan Whirlwind who wrote (15459)	9/15/2002 3:52:40 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82264

Al >wiping out white farmers seems to be equating to worsening famine and starvation Not "seems" but definitely "is". In some kind of perverted way, Mugabe felt, initially at any rate, that by pushing the white farmers off the land the UK would come up with nearly $100m ransom money to stop it but the ploy didn't work. So then he was forced to invent a grandiose reason concerned with "liberation" from colonialists and how his "war veterans" had a land "craving". There's actually no reason why he should express such anti-British sentiment, as he does, because a succession of UK governments, including Blair's, were always ready to kiss his arse in order to pander to the idea of African "liberation". In fact, if anyone had reason to dislike the UK it was the whites of former Rhodesia who were effectively at war with Britain on account of the UK having supported Joshua Nkomo and his Patriotic Front during the "struggle". Mugabe was supported, financed and armed by Red China. When he took over Zimbabwe 20 years ago, the first thing he did was massacre 20,000 of Nkomo's followers. As to be expected, the West didn't utter a word about that, in fact, both the UK and US tried to suppress all info about it. The truth is that most of the white farmers today are relatively new boys on the block having come after independence and, in fact, with Mugabe's permission and blessing. With few exceptions, they are not the guys who farmed in the old Rhodesia and who fought against Mugabe in the bush war. Those guys are out of there long ago. In a certain way, the new guys are actually opportunists who took over the highly productive and lucrative farms of the ex-Rhodesians for virtually nothing and, as I understand it, most still carry either South African or UK passports. Anyway, whatever the reason, the country is now kaput .

To: Alan Whirlwind who wrote (15459)	9/16/2002 5:28:37 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82264

Al, the Aden ladies are still very bullish adenforecast.com Looks to me that the gold stocks are leading the gold price. finance.yahoo.com The stocks are doing well but POG is stalled below $320. IMO, that's not necessarily something to be wary of because it could indicate a re-appraisal and increase in confidence in gold stocks. Gold stocks, as a group, are the best performers on the NYSE for the past year. And also, as we know, there is that baboon (resistance) sitting on the gold price which could take some time to dislodge. quotes.ino.com