the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe is soon to rig the second run off election and steal the election to remain in power. he is doing this through a number of ways including the torture of opposition party men/women. there are many stories on the imc newswire which claim that to be anti Mugabe is to be pro-capitalist, there are also a number of reports on the newswire which claim that civil liberties are alright in Zimbabwe as well. this is not the case. there is no reasonable argument which can be used to support a brutal dictator simply because he isn't diplomatic friends with the UK, the idea that my enemies enemy is my friend does not work when as an activist you campaign for freedom from all sates. furthermore, there are various cases reported against the govt of mugabe everyday on sites such as  http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/06/13/zimbab19131.htm and  http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/zimbabwe-accused-using-food-political-gain-20080606 as well as on most news websites.

when the activists who read indymedia are trying to fight for a world free of state control i find it funny that some people try and defend some even though the evidence is all around them that they are murderous, the same is true for the usa the uk and most western states, BUT it is also true for Zimbabwe.