Is it really "voodoo economics" bringing Zimbabwe down?

From: New African | Date: August 1, 2007| Author: Dell, Christopher | Copyright information

America's former ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Christopher Dell, left on 14 July for his new posting in Afghanistan without bidding President Mugabe the "official" face-to-face farewell as demanded by diplomatic etiquette. Derided by various Zimbabwean officials as having failed to achieve the "regime change" he was sent to Harare for, nonetheless loudly made his views known throughout his three-year tour of duty. We reproduce here (in a slightly-abridged form) one such speech he gave at...

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