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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...

Mugabe is seen here with Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda over the weekend in Kampala, where he is attending a Global 2009 Smart Partnership Dialogue Conference. Behind the two leaders is Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe of the MDC-T, who was splashed on the front page of the Sunday Mail yesterday deciding on seats on the Presidential plane with Mugabe. Arthur Mutambara, the other Deputy Prime Minister, is also on the trip. I just wondered how many of you out there noticed that Robert "The Solution" Mugabe has launched a charm offensive against the MDC-T top leadership. Yesterday, a photo of Mugabe and Deputy Prime Minister Khupe was splashed on the front page of the Sunday Mail. The two appeared to be joking around and enjoying each other's company. They were off to Uganda, for some summit or other, at which another Strongman, Yoweri Museveni, launched a broadside at Britain and the west, asking them to "leave Zimbabwe alone." What you are seeing is th...