From The Telegraph:Zimbabwe's generals have mounted a "military coup by stealth", reducing President Robert Mugabe to a "figurehead", a senior western diplomat said.
The tight circle of "securocrats", who sit on the Joint Operations Command (JOC) committee, are now believed to be in day-to-day charge of Zimbabwe's government.
They ensured Mr Mugabe did not step down after his defeat in the presidential election's first round in March and are now masterminding a campaign of terror to suppress the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and guarantee victory for Mr Mugabe in the June 27 run-off.
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Update: Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe's military cabal
Update: New face of power in Zimbabwe -- The Independent
My Comment: The slow militarization of Zimbabwe's Government is now complete. During their war of independence, the tactics that they used against their opponents were both brutal and savage. If it was not for the support of western governments in their war against the white government in Rhodesia, these men would have been charged for war crimes.
These men are not going to give up their power so easily, and their African neighbors are going to do nothing. Expect the suffering to continue in Zimbabwe, and the exodus of its civilians to increase as conditions get worse in the countryside.
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