Zim: Kevin Woods: How Mugabe Fakes it... Of Face Lifts & Filled Stadiums...

[Kevin Woods, our "African James Bond", cc'd me some correspondence with someone in Australia. He makes a good point about Mugabe's face lifts. I had wondered why the old bugger is looking so good. But more interesting is how he fakes the filled stadiums, etc. As a former insider... Kevin knows how its done. Read and be amazed! Jan]

Howzit Mike,
I don't stress at Mugabe with his independence parade and all his shouting. After all, who, takes him seriously?? The worlds worst performing economy, highest inflation, 85% unemployment, health and education are history, as is just about every other thing in Zim. No coal, no water, no electricity and no fuel, etc. His hair is dyed black, face stretched in face lifts and botox injections. The povo (black masses) are allowed free entrance to the Stadium to watch football after his speech, ONLY IF they get there BEFORE he arrives. After he leaves, anyone who wants to watch the game has to pay entrance money. The game is always between two of Harares main teams, to draw support and make it look like they're there for the speech! Schoolkids are bussed in to the stadium in their thousands, and are forced to wear civvies (civilian clothes) so they look like supporters. The side areas of the stadium are closed off so that cameras, when focussed upon the main man also show packed grandstands where the people are forced to sit like sardines! Its all smoke and mirrors, especially when you think of the hammering he keeps getting at the Harare elections, do you really think these people are coming from the rural areas? There are busloads of his supporters from all 10 provinces, and every year the busses carry them to the stadium for free, then charge for them to go home!
Cheers,
Kev