We all know what a bad guy Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe is, and if you have any doubts this latest stolen election should remove them. What many people may not be aware of are the ties Anglo American has to Zimbabwe in spite of this evil, and even more distressing is how Anglo persists in their relationship with the Mugabe regime. Indeed, Anglo actually is working on plans to strengthen this partnership in the wake of Mugabe’s most recent crimes. The London times reported recently that,
Anglo American, the London-based mining giant, is to make what is believed to be the largest foreign investment in Zimbabwe to date, just as the British Government puts pressure on companies to withdraw from the country.
Anglo American, the London-based mining giant, is to make what is believed to be the largest foreign investment in Zimbabwe to date, just as the British Government puts pressure on companies to withdraw from the country.
Anglo will invest $400 million (£200 million) to build a platinum mine in Zimbabwe — a move that has raised concern among some of the company’s shareholders and been condemned by politicians.
The Foreign Office was investigating tonight whether the company’s investment breached sanctions against Zimbabwe. Anglo insisted that its involvement in the country did not break the law.
The decision, which was criticised roundly as likely to give succour — and possibly money — to the Mugabe regime, is in stark contrast to the policy of nearly all other main British corporations in Zimbabwe. They are either withdrawing from the country or waiting for Mr Mugabe to be deposed before expanding their businesses.
I guess Mugabe won’t ever need to worry about running out of money to finance his murderous regime as long as he has Anglo American to bankroll him. Perhaps if the Pebble Mine Project is allowed to go forward, Anglo can collect a portion of the innumerable dead salmon carcasses and send them to Mugabe. After all, they’re throwing enough money at him, why not some dinner as well?
In all seriousness however, Anglo has promised not to rape and pillage Alaska's salmon fisheries, but how can we expect them to care about the salmon when the obviously could not care less about actual human beings suffering in Zimbabwe?
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