As a result of dictator Robert Mugabe’s policies, the people of Zimbabwe now face starvation. Having destroyed agricultural production in the country by ending private ownership of land and farm-product markets, creating enormous hyperinflation to fund his military/police state (see here, here and here), torturing and killing opposition critics, and banning humanitarian aid (until…
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Tag: repression
David Theroux | Monday September 29, 2008 at 11:17 PM PDT
David Theroux | Thursday July 31, 2008 at 11:17 AM PDT
To follow up on my recent posting regarding the funding of oppression in Zimbabwe through hyperinflation, Zimbabwean Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono has announced that after issuing $100 billion notes (not yet enough to buy even a loaf of bread), the government is devaluing its currency by dropping 10 zeroes, converting 10 billion dollars…
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