Letter from Zimbabwe sent in by John Winter

[BonnieJW]

I received this disturbing email and checked it on Snopes; it's not there. The plea is that people get the word out about the desperate conditions in Zimbabwe. Please pass this on.

Letter from Zimbabwe sent in by John Winter

I reckon that these are the last days of TKM and ZPF. The darkest hour is
always before dawn.

We are all terrified at what they are going to destroy next........I mean
they are actually ploughing down brick and mortar houses and one white
family with twin boys of 10 had no chance of salvaging anything when100 riot
police came in with AK47's and bulldozers and demolished their beautiful
house - 5 bedrooms and pine ceilings - because it was "too close to the
airport", so we are feeling extremely insecure right now.

You know - I am aware that this does not help you sleep at night, but if you
do not know - how can you help? Even if you put us in your own mental ring
of light and send your guardian angels to be with us - that is a help - but
I feel so cut off from you all knowing I cannot tell you what's going on
here simply because you will feel uncomfortable. There is no ways we can
leave here so that is not an option.

I ask that you all pray for us in the way that you know how, and let me know
that you are thinking of us and sending out positive vibes... that's all.
You can't just be in denial and pretend/believe it's not going on.

To be frank with you, it's genocide in the making and if you do not believe
me, read the Genocide Report by Amnesty International which says we are - IN
level 7 - (level 8 is after it's happened and everyone is in

denial).

If you don't want me to tell you these things-how bad it is-then it means
you have not dealt with your own fear, but it does not help me to think you
are turning your back on our situation. We need you, please, to get the news
OUT that we are all in a fearfully dangerous situation here. Too many people
turn their backs and say - oh well, that's what happens in Africa . This
Government has GONE MAD and you need to help us publicize our plight--- or
how can we be rescued? It's a reality! The petrol queues are a reality, the
pall of smoke all around our city is a reality, the thousands of homeless
people sleeping outside in 0 Celsius with no food, water, shelter and
bedding are a reality. Today a family approached me, brother of the
gardener's wife with two small children. Their home was trashed and they
will have to sleep

outside. We already support 8 adult people and a child on this property, and
electricity is going up next month by 250% as is water.

How can I take on another family of 4 -----and yet how can I turn them away
to sleep out in the open?

I am not asking you for money or a ticket out of here - I am asking you to
FACE the fact that we are in deep and terrible danger and want you please to
pass on our news and pictures. So PLEASE don't just press the delete button!
Help best in the way that you know how.

Do face the reality of what is going on here and help us SEND OUT THE WORD..
The more people who know about it, the more chance we have of the United
Nations coming to our aid. Please don't ignore or deny what's happening.
Some would like to be protected from the truth BUT then, if we are
eliminated, how would you feel? "If only we knew how bad it really was we
could have helped in some way".

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For now,--- we ourselves have food, shelter, a little fuel and a bit of
money for the next meal - but what is going to happen next? Will they start
on our houses? All property is going to belong to the State now. I want to
send out my Title Deeds to one of you because if they get a hold of those, I
can't fight for my rights.

Censorship!----We no longer have SW radio happening] because the Government jammed it out of existence - we don't have
any reporters, and no one is allowed to photograph. If we had reporters
here, they would have an absolute field day. Even the pro-Government Herald
has written that people are shocked, stunned, bewildered and blown mindless
by the wanton destruction of many folks homes, which are supposed to be
'illegal' but for which a huge percentage actually do have licenses.

Please! - do have some compassion and HELP by sending out the articles and
personal reports so that something can/may be done. "I am one. I cannot do
everything, ---but I can do something.. And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should
do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do." - Edward Everett
Hale

[mainegreen]

1. K'n effing R.

It amazes me how a genocide in the making is basically being IGNORED. It's not like this is even sudden! It's been slowly, systemically building for the last two years!

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Now watch this drive." - Commander AWOL