The MDC's Morgan Tsvangirai has taken off the gloves against Robert Mugabe. In what he called a “State of the Nation” address, Tsvangirai pulled no punches in discussing Zimbabwe's “State of disrepair.” Perhaps more perilously, he also declared that there will be no amnesty for those who have engaged in political violence. Such a declaration is in many ways welcome, especially to the victims of Robert Mugabe's police, military, and other henchmen, but certainly will not do anything to diminish the desire of ZANU-PF operatives to make sure that there is no way that Mugabe loses the run-off election. Tsvangirai is making a risky gambit, though he likely sees the need to go for broke given the odds against him in the race against Mugabe and the institutional might he has behind him.
