Robert Mugabe's latest gambit in Zimbabwe is to prepare to form a new government with or without the support of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The wily tyrant continues to insist that he is interested in continuing the power-sharing discussions, but in reality he was never interested in either discussion or sharing power. The stalemate provides him his excuse to be able to say he tried but the country must move forward.
Worth a read is Sean Jacobs’ not-really-a-review look at Heidi Holland's new book Dinner With Mugabe. I wish he did more with the book by way of assessment, but Jacobs’ article is another otherwise worthwhile perspective on Mugabe's rule.
