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Democide in Zimbabwe.(INSIDE REPORT)(Brief Article)

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As defined by political scientist R.J. Rummel, "democide" is systematic slaughter of a subject population by its government. This can take the form of genocide--a targeted attack on a specific ethnic or religious group--or "politicide," the liquidation of an economic class or other groups deemed enemies of the ruling state. Some combination of the foregoing is underway in Zimbabwe, as that nation's Communist ruler Robert Mugabe conducts a Cambodian-style "cleansing" of the cities.

"After Mugabe handed over white-owned farms to his cronies who didn't know how to farm, a million jobs were lost and the workers and their families migrated to cities and towns," writes Roger Bate in the June 27 Weekly Standard. "The current attacks on urban centers are part of a corrective strategy to ...

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