If the concern is how to support Zimbabwean recovery without bolstering the individuals responsible for its demise, then why not limit direct assistance to the Zimbabwean unity government (until Tsangvirai and his associates gain a better foothold)? Instead of running the risk of aid falling into the wrong hands, why not empower the NGO’s who have a track record of results in the midst of the chaos of the past decade? This may seem simplistic and I’ll admit that I’m not sure how to accomplish this logistically, but it seems like a reasonable plan for the time being.

I very much agree with your call to expand Pepfar’s funding of HIV/AIDS programs in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, it is hard to see how Pepfar will do that if, as expected, the Obama Administration continues to propose dramatic reductions in the pace of funding for Pepfar, based on a flawed cost-effectiveness analysis.

The people of Zimbabwe are largely aware of the failurers of Mugabe’s past government. We are equally aware that his cronies want to exploit the current stable political environment to further enrich themselves. We know very well that we can hardly isolate them from benefiting from any outside support directly or indirectly. Given this dilemma, it becomes very crucial to be rightly focused. Lets go ahead andd help the needy. Lets minimise the extent to which the cronies benefit by exploring ways of sending support direct to the people. At the same time we should keep on supporting efforts by the current government. As i said, people do recognise that its not Zanu Pf but the progressive MDC which is making this possible.

With or without Zanu Pf or MDC in Zimbabwe, there are fundamental matters to be addressed so that the country gets it’s fair share of wealth. In the colonial era natural resources where looted by USA and Britain and there came independence 1980, the looting still continued with the aid of Robert Gabriel Mugabe. Now Mugabe is looting without his partners namely, the United States of America and Britain, partners in evil, they should fight their own war. The only unfortunate element is Morgan Tsvangirai who does not understand the rule of the game, as a result he is befriended by hawlks and hyenas, namely USA and Britain. In his small mind he thinks they care, and he also thinks the people of Zimbabwe want jobs. He sounds like the Jim Reeves music record stuck at some point. He lacks the vision Zimbabweans want, if hunger is done away with what next? His little brain tells him that the British and Americans want to improve Zimbabwean life to world class. It’s unfortunate that he worked on a mine and could not see how the environment is destroyed and local people left poorer than they were. Tsangirayi, should know that self governance must cover all aspects of the well being of a nation. Correct! Mugabe is corrupt, corrupted to the marrow by these same very people Britain and America, next in line is you, your other people started playing the game long ago. MDC party is also corrupt. All reasonable people in Zimbabwe are desperate for a better party which is non existing. The USA is criminal enough to know any ways of delivering food to the suffering masses of Zimbabwe whom they owe big time from slavery days.USA and Britain, the net is closing on you, whether you like it or not, neoliberal globalization!!!, from that to what next? to collision.Wish you the best with your newly born baby M.Tsvangirai and your former headboy Robert Gabriel Mugabe.