With just over two days to go before the runoff little is certain except for the certainty that Robert Mugabe's calculated tyranny has turned Zimbabwe into a chaotic state in which the anarchy he has very much fomented serves Mugabe's needs. Zimbabwe is ostensibly a one-party state. In reality, right now it is a one-man state.
The daily stories take on a throbbing sameness, which again serves Mugabe's needs. The outside world may be agitating against him. But all signs point to a tragic reality: Mugabe is getting exactly what he wants.