Mugabe accused of violent diamond grab


	Mugabe accused of violent diamond grab

tabsey

6-27-2009 10:54 AM

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6-27-2009 10:57 AM

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Some miners died when soldiers opened fire from helicopters, the group said. Many of the dead were taken to the morgue at Mutare General Hospital, or buried in mass graves, the report said

6-27-2009 11:32 AM

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Mugabe operates like an American Neocon

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