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Zimbabwe: Britons, treat us with respect Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 The Herald EDITOR -- To say I was shocked is an understatement, for I was utterly disgusted by the Western media's reaction to the article by David Samuriwo, "Dare's anti-Zimbabwe media campaign misguided," (The Herald April 3 2007), as they alleged that death threats had been issued on the British junior official. Any sane reader would have understood Samuriwo's advice to Dare. My own understanding was that he was merely warning her to stop behaving like an opposition activist lest she be caught in the crossfire when the full wrath of the law descends on the riotous lot in the streets. The question is: How many times have British establishment newspapers made clear threats against the Government and President Mugabe yet Harare never summoned Andrew Pocock to explain himself? How many times has the British parliament debated Zimbabwe and every time from positions of ignorance, yet their Ambassador here was never harassed? Indeed, recently a whole British minister lied about the President's daughter, yet Pocock was never asked to explain. What baffles me is that an article by an external correspondent, was attributed to President Mugabe, as if he authored the opinion piece himself. How petty can we get all in a quest for political mileage? Please MaBhiritish (Britons) treat us with respect, we are not as daft as you think. Tinei Zata Harare |
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