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Robert Mugabe and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sing the National Anthems of their respective countries (top) and in conversation (probably about the "satanic imperialists" (above). Harare, Zimbabwe, 26 April 2010 Robert "The Solution" Mugabe is reportedly "livid but overjoyed" at Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC after the opposition party boycotted all events associated with the visiting Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tsvangirai, who had been invited to the airport by Mugabe to meet the Iranian president, decided not to show up. He and ministers from his party also boycotted the dinner held at State House, where Ahmadinejad referred to the West and America as "Satanists" and "Satanic". Although Tsvangirai and most ministers boycotted the ceremonies around the visit, the MDC-T co-Minister of Home Affairs and Tsvangirai confidant Eliphas Mukonoweshuro turned up at State House in order to sign cooperation agreements with the Iranian delegatio...

Mugabe's feared bodyguard at the airport for the arrival of the Iranian president. These are the guys who beat you up if you do not pull off the road quickly enough for their liking to allow Mugabe's motorcade to pass. Mugabe and Ahmadinejad at Harare International Airport soon after the Iranian president's arrival. President Ahmadinejad of Iran gives the MDC wave to crowds gathered at the Harare International Airport earlier today, 22 April 2010 The Iranian president inspects the Guard of Honour upon his arrival in Zimbabwe earlier today, 22 April 2010 Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 April 2010 Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Zimbabwe today and is already talking tough against America and the West (The Imperialists). The street poles in Harare are plastered with pictures of the Iranian President and those of Mugabe, with the flags of the two countries flying on all major roads, including the main road from the Harare International Airport. Ahmadinejad is in Zimbabwe to o...