Irony: Mugabe Urges End to Violence He Promoted

This racist goon obviously doesn't see the irony in urging people to stop the act of political violence which have been a cornerstone of his regime of terror.

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe made an unprecedented appeal for an end to politically and racially driven violence in Zimbabwe, as the nation marked 30 years of independence.

"The leadership of the inclusive government urges you to desist from any acts of violence that will cause harm to others and become a blight on our society," he told a ceremony in Harare marking the anniversary.

"As Zimbabweans, we need to foster an environment of tolerance and treating each other with dignity and respect irrespective of age, gender, race, ethnicity, tribe, political or religious affiliation."

Yeah, except for all you white farmers whose land we've stolen.

It was the first time Mr Mugabe had ever issued such a call for non-violence, in a nation that has been wracked by political turmoil through much of its recent history.

I think it's a bit late for that, Bob.

Seven years ago, after he started seizing his country's white-owned farms, the former school teacher eagerly compared himself to Adolf Hitler.

Speaking at the funeral of Chenjerai Hunzvi, a thuggish Cabinet minister who led the "war veterans" group that spearheaded violent seizures of white-owned farms, Mr. Mugabe noted Mr. Hunzvi had adopted the nickname "Hitler" because he admired the Nazi dictator's use of force and despised the British.

"I am still the Hitler of the time," Mr. Mugabe boasted.

"This Hitler has only one objective: justice for his people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people and their rights over their resources."

"If that is Hitler, then let me be Hitler tenfold," he went on. "Ten times, that is what we stand for."

In fact, after 30 years in power, Mr. Mugabe has presided over the most dramatic collapse of any country in history since Weimar Germany.

He has turned one of the most beautiful and bountiful lands in Africa into a disaster zone that mixes corruption, mismanagement, violence and human rights violations on a scale that almost ranks alongside the genocides in Rwanda and Darfur.

Nice legacy.