3.27.2005

Zimbabwe Next?

Speaking out on Easter Sunday, Zimbabwe's Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube called for a peaceful uprising after upcoming polls, which are sure to be fraudulent. Meanwhile, the opposition MDC party is pushing hard to get voters out. Both sides of the coin are vital: they have to give dictator Mugabe the opportunity to respect the election, and only prosecute him in the court of public protest if he follows through on his pattern of corruption and kleptocracy.