Tiger, *G*. With apologies to WC Fields: all things considered, I'd rather be in Harare.

Guest, you're most welcome. Figured since you could pick out a quote, I could selectively excerpt some too. But since "these other horrific tragedies are being ignored," how is it that they're all over the news? "...and the necessary resources to deal with them, diverted." Yes. By Mugabe. To his pals. According to your article.

Now, this is just classic. Here you've got a nation starving, in significant part because of the expropriation policies of its corrupt dictator who then refuses to distribute the international aid to those who most need it, and also in part because of the weather -- and you're keen to blame the US *already*! It's guys like you who give anti-Americanism a bad name, you know that? ;}