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Zimbabwe minister: Germany's Merkel "a Nazi, racist, fascist"

Dec 10, 2007, 10:13 GMT

Harare/Johannesburg - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's criticism of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the European Union-Africa summit demonstrated she was 'a racist and a fascist' and a 'Nazi remnant,' according to Zimbabwe's information minister.

At the Lisbon summit at the weekend, Merkel said Mugabe's human rights record 'damages the image of the new Africa.'

The state-controlled daily Herald quoted Sikhanyiso Ndlovu Monday as saying her remarks were 'coming from a Nazi remnant.'

'She should shut up or ship out,' he said. 'Zimbabwe is not a colony of Germany.'

'This is racism of the first order' by the German chancellor, he said.

He described Mugabe as 'an indisputable icon of African nationalism, a pan-African, a revolutionary and liberator of Zimbabwe.'

Ndlovu also said that Merkel had 'dirty hands' and had no right to comment on the situation in Zimbabwe.

He said she had 'demonstrated her Nazi inclination' when she banned the Scientology Church in Germany, and (Hollywood actor) Tom Cruise from shooting a film on Claus von Stauffenberg, the Wehrmacht general who led a failed conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

The newspaper, quoting unnamed sources, also claimed that Merkel had asked South African President Thabo Mbeki to press Mugabe 'not to be hard hitting in his response to her comments.'

© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur


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...Dec 10th, 2007 - 10:47:41

Hmmmmm...


Who should be offended now ? Merkel ?

Or maybe Scientology which is now being defended by a dictatorial Regime ?

Nice to see who belongs to their fans ;)

ROFL

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Call it RightDec 11th, 2007 - 10:53:03

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is more of a humanitarian than Robert Mugabe will ever be. She has done more good for her nation and the world than he could ever dream of for his nation and the world.

The Mugabe administration has been criticized around the world for corruption, suppression of political opposition, mishandling of land reform, economic mismanagement, and deteriorating human rights in Zimbabwe. According to most analysts, his administration's policies have led to economic collapse and massive starvation over the course of the last ten years. His greatest accomplishment is independence; however, it has been a long ride downhill from there.

Chancellor Merkal deserves much more than this from an extremely prejudiced and corrupt leader whose rise to power is nothing short of a humanitarian disaster.


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lisa sciolle chicagoJan 8th, 2008 - 00:00:30

Mugabe has ruined his country. He is too old to govern and even if he were young, he would still be inept.

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