Opinion / Columnist
Manheru's articles are a declaration of war
13 Jan 2015 at 15:11hrs | Views
Mr Nathaniel Manheru's three articles in witch he heartlessly attacked the victims of gukurahundi and Ndebele language is nothing but declaration of war.
Had Nathaniel Manheru been just another masked lunatic, we would not have bothered to respond to his wicked provocative and highly offending articles.We are very, very offended and George Charamba and his other gukurahundist shall indeed for the loss of our loved ones.It is clear that the reason why President Robert Mugabe has not apologised for this genocide upto today is because he does not see Matebeles as human beings and thus confirms his genocide was justified. But since we were reliably informed by Professor Johnathan Moyo through his article titled, "The useful idiot has gone too far this time" (11-12-2009). We now know that the coward who hides behind the pseudonym, Nathaniel Manheru, is none other than George Charamba, President Mugabe's spokesman. George Charamba has indeed gone too far to unacceptable levels of provocation.
Therefore there is no aota of doubt and it comes as no surprise that this venom is being spewed directly from the President of Zimbabwe's office. The same office where the evil document called "The Grand Plan" was written, the same office where gukurahundi was hatched, the same office that runs a tribalism state founded on Shona superiorism, the same office that continues to pen segregationist policies, marginalisation and oppression of Matabeleland the same office that singled out the white farmers to expropriate their land and kill some of them.It is clear today that President Robert Mugabe has no remorse for the genocide he did in Matebeleland . We said it before and we will always say it, nothing good for the people of Matabeleland will ever come from that "tribesman's office", not now not in our life time or anytime in future.
This is Professor Jonathan Moyo's testimony, " The persistence of inflammatory tribal bigotry by George Charamba, Mugabe's spokesman, in his weekly column "The Other Side" which he writes under the cover of the poison pen of Nathaniel Manheru in The Herald on Saturdays. Charamba speaks for Mugabe. Put differently Mugabe speaks through Charamba. Therefore the views expressed in the column in question by Charamba are supposed and certainly are intended to project, articulate and defend Mugabe's thinking and policies on major issues of national interest. I know this as someone directly familiar with the origins and the purpose of the Nathaniel Manheru column in the Herald which was started under my watch when I was minister of information." Surely the government of Zimbabwe or the office of the President must be concerned about this recklessness which indeed shall plunge Zimbabwe into civil unrest.
What a revelation by Professor Moyo, it is not only MLO that exposing what Moyo terms as Mugabe's "ethnonationalism and Bantustan ideology". Matebeles in Zanu are not only aware but are also not happy about it they only hope their masters from Harare will correct it one day but the truth is, they will not.
Matebeleland Liberation Organisation ie MLO has said it before that among other reasons why we are going to break away from Zimbabwe by 2018 or thereabout is because we have no security of tenure in Zimbabwe and that there is no guarantee that another leader of Zimbabwe would not carry another genocide against Matebeles in future.One of the reason why the State of Israel was created in 1948 and allowed to have nuclear weapons is because the Israels have no guarantee to be safe and secure in any other country but in a country they run on their behalf.
One would imagine how the world would react if the spokesman of German Chancellor were to make reckless statements that borders on trivialising holocost and expect the Israelis in German and else where to feel safe and secure.
How would the Tutsi in Rwanda feel if a Hutu dominated government were to trivialise the genocide that the Tutsi suffered at the hands of the Hutus.
"Don't ague with a fool because people may not notice the difference," goes the adage. This article is not intended to argue with you on your gukurahundi madness Mr George Charamba aka Nathaniel Manheru because if we do argue with a fool, we run the risk of being viewed as fools by the world.
But we wish to let you and your bosses know that we are not Zimbabweans, we don't want to be Zimbabweans and will never be Zimbabweans and our youth have been radicalised by your government and are ready to defend the dignity and security of all Matebele now and in future by whatever means necessary. No amount of intimidation, harassment, torture, humiliation, dehumanisation, and demonisation will turn us into Zimbabweans or stop us from reviving our Matabeleland statehood. Infact we find it very shameful, embarrassing and degrading to be called ZIMBABWEANS.
Since you have clearly drawn the battle line, Do not even in your wildest dreams, entertain the foolish thought that we will roll over and let you do as you wish. We have suffered enough at the hands of your government. Enough is enough! Our youth has already been radicalised to deal with this situation once and for all. It may not be today, it may not betomorrow but one thing you should know as a matter of urgency is that, we are coming to save our culture, language and identity from total annihilation, defend our people and above all to restore the statehood of Matabeleland which was lost on 3 November 1893.
Please understand this is not a threat but a material factual message sent for the attention of the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and his government to stop this nonsense which has reached unacceptable levels.As MLO we will not threaten the Zimbabwe government now or in future and shall act where it is found necessary to do so to defend our people since the Zimbabwe has never done so in the past now nor do we expect them to do so in future.
We believe you and everyone else who cares to know how the nations are born or created must be aware of the cost and unpleasantries that you and your government would incur as part of our work in progress towards creating The Republic of Matebeleland by 2018.Matebeleland Liberation Organisation ie MLO was and is prepared to negotiate our independence and sovereignty with the Zimbabwe government and believe this is less costly and is the best route that we should all consider and adopt to resolve our grievances and re-establish Stae of Matebeleland.
Facts are as stubborn as a bull, you cannot just wish them away. In the 1980s Mugabe unleashed gukurahundi which killed over 40 000 innocent civilians in Matabeleland including frail and weak old people, children, women even the unborn were not spared. Pregnant women were bayoneted and had their stomachs ripped apart in the most barbaric manner "to see the dissidents inside."
More than 100 000 women were raped, more than 100 000 thousand homes were burnt down, more than 300 000 helpless civilians injured through barbaric beatings and more than a million people were displaced into neighbouring countries and overseas. The remaining population of about 3, 500 000 is facing humiliation, traumatic stress disorders and indescribable indignities. Foetuses, todlers, old people aided by walking steaks, powerless unarmed civilians, were murdered in cold blood, were all these dissidents?
What about forcing Matabeles to speak shona, sing shona songs while dancing on the shallow mass graves of their loved ones, was it a way of flashing out dissidents?
According to Dr Gregory Stanton, "genocide denial is actually a continuation of the genocide, because it is a continuing attempt to destroy the victim group psychologically and culturally, to deny its members even the memory of the murders of their relatives. Else Diesel calls it a "double murder" as it strives to kill the memory of the event. Studies by genocide scholars prove that the single best predictor of future genocide is denial of a past genocide coupled with impunity for its perpetrators. Genocide deniers are three times more likely to commit genocide again than other governments"
The evil perpetrators cannot coach the victims on how and when to mourn their loved ones or force them to confess before Manheru. Gukurahundi is a genocide, it is not, by any stretch of imagination, a subject to be used by buffoons like Manheru on their tribal columns to poke fun at the victims of the genocide. We strongly believe that the perpetrators will never heal the wounds, but will only open them wider and cause more pain as Manheru has just done. We are lobbying and shall continue to do so until the arrogant gukurahundists get their day at The Hague and indeed their time of celebrating a genocide will be shortened as their day will finally arrive. Soon and very soon.
The new Republic of Matabeleland is beckoning, we have reached a point of no return, we can only advance. It is not a joke, it is true that Matabeleland should be a fully independent and sovereign state come 2018. We urge all Matebeles to respond to our independence call.
Before it is too late, let us unite and separate ourselves from savages who slaughter our beloved relatives and make fun of it. Let us get out of the Shona Bantustan which discriminates against us as far as job, business and education opportunities are concerned. Let's give our backs to the tribalist state that views us as objects who are less human. Let us get out of Zimbabwe which marginalises against us when it comes to development and service delivery. Let us get out of Zimbabwe which has reduced us a status of destituteness. We are not chickens for slaughter, we are human beings who deserve to be treated as such.
We have full rights to self determination. Like all humans on earth we have the ability and full rights to govern ourselves and run our own state of affairs. Why should we surrender all these rights to Zimbabweans who view us as animals for slaughter? All able bodied men in Matebeleland and in diaspora are called upon to stand and be counted to defend Matebeleland and regain Matebeleland Statehood at whatever cost. We deserve better than that.
Akuzenzo kungemazwi!
Israel Dube
MLO Secretary for Information and publicity.
izzydube@mtn.blackberry.com
Contact us: infomlo13@gmail.com
Had Nathaniel Manheru been just another masked lunatic, we would not have bothered to respond to his wicked provocative and highly offending articles.We are very, very offended and George Charamba and his other gukurahundist shall indeed for the loss of our loved ones.It is clear that the reason why President Robert Mugabe has not apologised for this genocide upto today is because he does not see Matebeles as human beings and thus confirms his genocide was justified. But since we were reliably informed by Professor Johnathan Moyo through his article titled, "The useful idiot has gone too far this time" (11-12-2009). We now know that the coward who hides behind the pseudonym, Nathaniel Manheru, is none other than George Charamba, President Mugabe's spokesman. George Charamba has indeed gone too far to unacceptable levels of provocation.
Therefore there is no aota of doubt and it comes as no surprise that this venom is being spewed directly from the President of Zimbabwe's office. The same office where the evil document called "The Grand Plan" was written, the same office where gukurahundi was hatched, the same office that runs a tribalism state founded on Shona superiorism, the same office that continues to pen segregationist policies, marginalisation and oppression of Matabeleland the same office that singled out the white farmers to expropriate their land and kill some of them.It is clear today that President Robert Mugabe has no remorse for the genocide he did in Matebeleland . We said it before and we will always say it, nothing good for the people of Matabeleland will ever come from that "tribesman's office", not now not in our life time or anytime in future.
This is Professor Jonathan Moyo's testimony, " The persistence of inflammatory tribal bigotry by George Charamba, Mugabe's spokesman, in his weekly column "The Other Side" which he writes under the cover of the poison pen of Nathaniel Manheru in The Herald on Saturdays. Charamba speaks for Mugabe. Put differently Mugabe speaks through Charamba. Therefore the views expressed in the column in question by Charamba are supposed and certainly are intended to project, articulate and defend Mugabe's thinking and policies on major issues of national interest. I know this as someone directly familiar with the origins and the purpose of the Nathaniel Manheru column in the Herald which was started under my watch when I was minister of information." Surely the government of Zimbabwe or the office of the President must be concerned about this recklessness which indeed shall plunge Zimbabwe into civil unrest.
What a revelation by Professor Moyo, it is not only MLO that exposing what Moyo terms as Mugabe's "ethnonationalism and Bantustan ideology". Matebeles in Zanu are not only aware but are also not happy about it they only hope their masters from Harare will correct it one day but the truth is, they will not.
Matebeleland Liberation Organisation ie MLO has said it before that among other reasons why we are going to break away from Zimbabwe by 2018 or thereabout is because we have no security of tenure in Zimbabwe and that there is no guarantee that another leader of Zimbabwe would not carry another genocide against Matebeles in future.One of the reason why the State of Israel was created in 1948 and allowed to have nuclear weapons is because the Israels have no guarantee to be safe and secure in any other country but in a country they run on their behalf.
One would imagine how the world would react if the spokesman of German Chancellor were to make reckless statements that borders on trivialising holocost and expect the Israelis in German and else where to feel safe and secure.
How would the Tutsi in Rwanda feel if a Hutu dominated government were to trivialise the genocide that the Tutsi suffered at the hands of the Hutus.
"Don't ague with a fool because people may not notice the difference," goes the adage. This article is not intended to argue with you on your gukurahundi madness Mr George Charamba aka Nathaniel Manheru because if we do argue with a fool, we run the risk of being viewed as fools by the world.
But we wish to let you and your bosses know that we are not Zimbabweans, we don't want to be Zimbabweans and will never be Zimbabweans and our youth have been radicalised by your government and are ready to defend the dignity and security of all Matebele now and in future by whatever means necessary. No amount of intimidation, harassment, torture, humiliation, dehumanisation, and demonisation will turn us into Zimbabweans or stop us from reviving our Matabeleland statehood. Infact we find it very shameful, embarrassing and degrading to be called ZIMBABWEANS.
Since you have clearly drawn the battle line, Do not even in your wildest dreams, entertain the foolish thought that we will roll over and let you do as you wish. We have suffered enough at the hands of your government. Enough is enough! Our youth has already been radicalised to deal with this situation once and for all. It may not be today, it may not betomorrow but one thing you should know as a matter of urgency is that, we are coming to save our culture, language and identity from total annihilation, defend our people and above all to restore the statehood of Matabeleland which was lost on 3 November 1893.
We believe you and everyone else who cares to know how the nations are born or created must be aware of the cost and unpleasantries that you and your government would incur as part of our work in progress towards creating The Republic of Matebeleland by 2018.Matebeleland Liberation Organisation ie MLO was and is prepared to negotiate our independence and sovereignty with the Zimbabwe government and believe this is less costly and is the best route that we should all consider and adopt to resolve our grievances and re-establish Stae of Matebeleland.
Facts are as stubborn as a bull, you cannot just wish them away. In the 1980s Mugabe unleashed gukurahundi which killed over 40 000 innocent civilians in Matabeleland including frail and weak old people, children, women even the unborn were not spared. Pregnant women were bayoneted and had their stomachs ripped apart in the most barbaric manner "to see the dissidents inside."
More than 100 000 women were raped, more than 100 000 thousand homes were burnt down, more than 300 000 helpless civilians injured through barbaric beatings and more than a million people were displaced into neighbouring countries and overseas. The remaining population of about 3, 500 000 is facing humiliation, traumatic stress disorders and indescribable indignities. Foetuses, todlers, old people aided by walking steaks, powerless unarmed civilians, were murdered in cold blood, were all these dissidents?
What about forcing Matabeles to speak shona, sing shona songs while dancing on the shallow mass graves of their loved ones, was it a way of flashing out dissidents?
According to Dr Gregory Stanton, "genocide denial is actually a continuation of the genocide, because it is a continuing attempt to destroy the victim group psychologically and culturally, to deny its members even the memory of the murders of their relatives. Else Diesel calls it a "double murder" as it strives to kill the memory of the event. Studies by genocide scholars prove that the single best predictor of future genocide is denial of a past genocide coupled with impunity for its perpetrators. Genocide deniers are three times more likely to commit genocide again than other governments"
The evil perpetrators cannot coach the victims on how and when to mourn their loved ones or force them to confess before Manheru. Gukurahundi is a genocide, it is not, by any stretch of imagination, a subject to be used by buffoons like Manheru on their tribal columns to poke fun at the victims of the genocide. We strongly believe that the perpetrators will never heal the wounds, but will only open them wider and cause more pain as Manheru has just done. We are lobbying and shall continue to do so until the arrogant gukurahundists get their day at The Hague and indeed their time of celebrating a genocide will be shortened as their day will finally arrive. Soon and very soon.
The new Republic of Matabeleland is beckoning, we have reached a point of no return, we can only advance. It is not a joke, it is true that Matabeleland should be a fully independent and sovereign state come 2018. We urge all Matebeles to respond to our independence call.
Before it is too late, let us unite and separate ourselves from savages who slaughter our beloved relatives and make fun of it. Let us get out of the Shona Bantustan which discriminates against us as far as job, business and education opportunities are concerned. Let's give our backs to the tribalist state that views us as objects who are less human. Let us get out of Zimbabwe which marginalises against us when it comes to development and service delivery. Let us get out of Zimbabwe which has reduced us a status of destituteness. We are not chickens for slaughter, we are human beings who deserve to be treated as such.
We have full rights to self determination. Like all humans on earth we have the ability and full rights to govern ourselves and run our own state of affairs. Why should we surrender all these rights to Zimbabweans who view us as animals for slaughter? All able bodied men in Matebeleland and in diaspora are called upon to stand and be counted to defend Matebeleland and regain Matebeleland Statehood at whatever cost. We deserve better than that.
Akuzenzo kungemazwi!
Israel Dube
MLO Secretary for Information and publicity.
izzydube@mtn.blackberry.com
Contact us: infomlo13@gmail.com
Source - Israel Dube
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