My 2004 Post: Communists want to overthrow Swaziland

Like a fool, in my rush to get to work, I forgot to post this on the bottom of the long piece about South Africa's Secret WAR on Swaziland. As you can see from this post 2 1/2 years ago, PUDEMO were stirring up trouble even then, calling for the Commonwealth to put sanctions on Swaziland. The King is obviously NOT in the Tripartite Alliance's camp and therefore he must go. Their excuse is "democracy" which is really just a code word for SOCIALISM and for Communism. Now the members of the ANC's Tripartite Alliance are working on an insurgency in Swaziland from bases in S.Africa. There have been violent riots in Swaziland since the time when I posted this story originally. Keep watching Swaziland. What we do not know is whether the British or anyone else is secretly helping Swaziland. Though I must say, this mini-war is the perfect place for former soldiers to get themselves involved in because I am sure the Communist-trained scum can quickly be brought to book and STOPPED. It will be interesting to see how far S.Africa is prepared to go to topple the King. I am sure if news of this S.African-backed insurgency gets around it will embarrass the ANC considerably. Jan.

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org

Date & Time Posted: 7/6/2004 3:05:39 PM

Communists want to overthrow Swaziland

[The tiny kingdom of Swaziland has been under attack by Marxists for some years now who are trying to have the black king dethroned. They get moral support from South Africa. They're trying to stir up unrest there. Keep watching Swaziland... now they want sanctions... Funny... the King's "crimes" are minor compared to those of Robert Mugabe... Jan]

Swaziland"s main pro-democracy group has asked the Commonwealth to impose sanctions on the king and his ruling elite, whom they accuse of running the country like a fiefdom.

The People"s United Democratic Movement (Pudemo) said in an open letter to the 53-nation grouping of mainly former British colonies that human rights were being suppressed in the tiny kingdom.

Swaziland"s young king, Mswati III, has drawn criticism at home and abroad for plans to buy a luxury jet and palaces for his 11 wives.

Many of his subjects face hunger and the UN says they have the world"s highest HIV/Aids rate.

"Pudemo believes that the Commonwealth has not acted strongly enough to intervene in the deteriorating conditions in Swaziland," it said in its letter, released on Monday.

"Indeed, the Commonwealth appears to have legitimised the drafting of a constitution which affirms the current power arrangements."

Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said last month that Swaziland was making satisfactory progress towards a return to constitutional rule after decades of absolute monarchy.

Mswati's grandfather, King Sobhuza, tore up the constitution in 1973 and the country has been ruled ever since as an absolute monarchy where political parties are banned.

A new constitution, expected to be promulgated later this year, is supposed to guarantee civil liberties and other rights.

But critics say it leaves ultimate power in the king's hands and will do little to advance true democracy. Opposition parties will remain outlawed.

McKinnon said in June the Commonwealth was working with Mswati's administration on the constitution and has dismissed the idea of imposing sanctions. - Reuters

This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Argus on July 06, 2004

Source: Independent Online (IOL)

URL: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click...