by Gerry Legister

Created on: March 07, 2009

Zimbabwe lay in ruins, amidst crossing the century of Anglo Saxon built bridge that spans the gorge in which the great Zambezi river flows, we have seen the tragedy and glory of Zimbabwe, mixed with their declining changed of fortunes, as we dig deeper into a garden cultivation, we do feel a tinge of sadness, about our inept hand of mercy, unwilling to enter the mind game of superstitious hatred, in the pursuit of holding back the forces of self inflected ignorance.

Leadership requires taking the responsibility for when things go wrong, as in the case with Zimbabwe's continuing fall from grace, accountability rest squarely on the shoulders of Robert Mugabe, whose greed for power has left the country in a state of bewildering turmoil, many good families are without the basic necessities, such as clean water, proper food, shelter and medical aid, naturally, these are the things that are taken for granted in every civilize country.

But in Zimbabwe, families have reverted back to survival, using ancient laborious techniques to harvest the ground, there only crime is been who they are, which has no base for cruel persecution, because many citizens are unable to express their opinion through fear of reprisal, if you are not a member of the Zanu party you can expect militant intimidation from Mugabe's self style cronies.

For much too long, bitter tribalism has festered at the heart of Zimbabwe's problems, like an eroding disease, Robert Mugabe's foolish pride has not help in any way to resolved the situation, rather his arrogant immature gesture towards western powers has hurt those nationals who have vested interest in the country's international status.

While at the same time Mugabe appears to have very little inclination of the damage he is doing to diminish his political rating, by implementing childish policies, his error of judgment has decimated the country with antisocial bankruptcy. One can hardly be proud of the degradation which has destroyed the once lovely place name after King Solomon's heritage.

This paradise was once a thriving agricultural garden where many people flocked to, but the country has offered no tourist the right kind of service and security assurance, with barbaric behavior and head hunting imagery, intelligent security is needed to protect visitors, with a growing number of mutilating cases unsolved, tourism has dwindle to a trickle, independent travelers are unwilling to commit further time and money in support of an odious regime, and although

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