British diplomat gets death threat in Zimbabwe paper

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

British diplomat gets death threat in Zimbabwe paper

22 minutes ago

HARARE (Reuters) - A columnist in Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper
on Tuesday accused a senior British diplomat in Harare of directing an
anti-government "terror and propaganda campaign," and warned she could
end up dead.

An opinion column signed by David Samuriwo charged that Gillian Dare, an
embassy political and media officer, had a large fund to pay Zimbabwean
journalists, academics and opposition politicians to attack President
Robert Mugabe.

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"Gillian Dare, the purse holder and financier of the violence being
perpetrated by the MDC, should be aware that by throwing away all
diplomatic etiquette into the dustbin and putting on her combat gear,
she has become a prime target for deportation," Tuesday's column said.

Samuriwo said Dare had been labeled a spy by some sections of the media,
and "could one day be caught in cross-fire as she plays night nurse to
arrested MDC hooligans."

"It will be a pity for her family to welcome her at Heathrow airport in a
body bag, just like some of her colleagues from Iraq and Afghanistan,"
he added.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070403/wl_nm/zimbabwe_britain_diplomat_dc_1

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Related: Dare’s anti-Zim media campaign misguided - David Samuriwo, The Herald

[mainegreen]

1. Wow. That man must be getting a paycheck from Mugabe weekly adjusted for inflation to spout such ...

rubbish.
Deserving of a :rofl: