I was living in Zimbabwe in 1999. It was pretty crazy then, but no where near as bad as now. But even then no one dared speak poorly of "The Old Man." In fact if you were a store owner and didn't have a picture of him in your store front, no one was suprised when you "disappeared."

The fact that the recount shows that the MDC got only 47% of the vote is a farce. In fact, a free and fair election is a total farce.

The Zimbabwean people are the most docile bunch I have met, but I am seriously frustrated at how far they are willing to be backed into a corner. I am sure it will be ugly, and I do not envy the Zimbabwean people's situation right now, but I wish they would have an outright riot. They have no food, their money is worth nothing and they have an aged, corrupt president who is reaping all the benefits of being a tyrant. When is enough enough?