Re: [Marxism] US reveals its efforts to topple Mugabe

[Patrick Bond <pbond@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sayan Bhattacharyya wrote:
> The question here is self-determination for the Zimbabwean masses.
> Whatever the US's attitude is towards Mugabe, is irrelevant to that
> vital question. 

Especially because the incredible revelations Walter passes along are in 
reality common knowledge. Of course US AID and the US Embassy (and 
ambassador Dell) are active in Zim to promote US interests. And of 
course the progressive forces know this and aren't going to be 
manipulated. I have just witnessed a discussion amongst leaders of 
Crisis in Zimbabwe - probably the largest civil society network - about 
why they wouldn't support any sanctions process that corresponds to 
Western pressure, or, as the deputy leader of the Zimbabwe Social Forum 
- Munya Gwisai (also an ISOZ leader) - put it in an email today:

Already one of the biggest problems for our struggle
is the overbearing influence and domination of
imperialist and neoliberal forces centred in London
and Washington as well as the international
foundations and NGOs supported by neoliberal global
capitalism. These are pouring huge sums of money into
the movements with the aim of co-opting and
ultimately neutralising them such that at best what we
will see is the removal of Mugabe but continue if not
accelerate the brutal neoliberal policies that the
Zanu PF dictatorship resumed after 2003. This was very
clear from Ambassador Dell's very enthuasitic response
to Gono's last monetary statement as well as the
latest ICG Review of the crisis in Zimbabwe.




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