Huyghebaert on Huggy Bear Page 17 Rwandan Genocide Do It ‘80s Style! Page 10 PPaagege 1116 VolumeUniter 58, Issue 23 march 11, 2004 THE Uniter THE T HE O FFICIAL W EEKLY S TUDENT N EWSPAPER OF THE U NIVERSITY OF W INNIPEG Urban Aboriginal Organization Looks to Past to Secure Future - page 3 page 2 march 11, 2004 the uniter uniter the news Volume 58, Issue 23 March 11, 2004 S T A F F Jonathan Tan Editor In Chief [email protected] Namibia: Michelle Kuly Managing Editor [email protected] A. P. (Ben) Benton the Next Zimbabwe? News Editor however, that fair compensation experience was a violent one— ment through parliament in 1999, BY SCOTT DE GROOT [email protected] will be provided to all. The gangs affiliated with Mugabe used allowing him a third presidential n a move that some feared Minister of Lands, Resettlement violent force to evict white farm- term, he promised it would be his Cheryl Gudz would lead to a political and and Rehabilitation said that after a ers, which in part, led to last. But now, according to the Features Editor economic crisis similar to farm has been identified for Zimbabwe’s suspension from the leader of the main opposition [email protected] I Zimbabwe’s, Namibia has expropriation, a notice will be sent Commonwealth in 2002. The party Katuutira Kaura, “it looks as announced it will “fast track” the to the owner, who will then be country’s once thriving agricultur- if a fourth presidential term really Jeff Robson expropriation of white owned required to make a land value al sector collapsed, food shortages is in the cards.” A&E Editor farms. claim. The two parties will then became a problem, and an eco- “One can see red lights flick- [email protected] “The land possession pattern enter into negotiations, and, even- nomic crisis ensued. ering. It reminds me of the activi- Leighton Klassen in our country has been designed tually, the government will make a While this will not necessarily ties of Mugabe,” said Kaura. Sports Editor by colonialism to benefit a small final offer. If the farm owner is be repeated in Namibia, white “[Nujoma] has just seen Mugabe, [email protected] group of minority settlers, at the unhappy with the offer, he will be farmers fear that expropriations who is already 80, say he intends expense of the majority,” said legally entitled to present his case could easily go in that direction. to stay in power until at least Stu Reid Namibian Prime Minister Theo- at a Land Tribunal—a tribunal Namibia is closely connected to 2008. He [Nujoma] can’t see why Production Manager Ben Gurirab in an address to the that critics say has gone unused the Mugabe regime, as President he shouldn’t do the same. He [email protected] nation. “Cabinet has endorsed the for seven years. Sam Nujoma is one of Mugabe’s knows he has to manufacture a recommendation by the Ministry Many agree that the unequal closest friends and supporters. He sort of emergency to allow him to Julie Horbal of Lands, Resettlement and distribution of agricultural land in frequently defends Mugabe’s override all the promises he Listings Editor Rehabilitation to [expropriate] a Namibia needs to be addressed. actions at the Common Wealth, gave…that he wouldn’t seek a [email protected] selected number of farms in Minority Whites, who comprise and the expropriation announce- fourth term.” Namibia for resettlement.” only five percent of Namibia’s 1.9 ment came on the first day of a Further evidence of his desire Gurirab said he had lost million people, own around sev- state visit by Zimbabwean to stay in office is that Nujoma Chandra Mayor patience with the slow pace of enty-five percent of all arable Information Minister Jonathan recently commissioned the con- Copy Editor voluntary land transfers from land. But the plan has raised con- Moyo, seen as one of Mugabe’s struction of a vast new presiden- white farmers to blacks and would siderable concern within Namibia right-hand men and policy archi- tial palace in the capital which Ted Turner pursue mandatory expropriation and Southern Africa as a whole. tects. will not be completed until early Advertising Manager to speed up the process. Instead of While the government asserts But White farmers are not the next year, well after the presiden- [email protected] working exclusively within the the process will proceed non-vio- only ones concerned. The tial elections that must be held in current “willing buyer, willing lently and with as little disruption Namibian opposition party 2004. Few believe he is so altruis- Scott deGroot seller” framework, the govern- to agriculture as possible, neigh- believes that land expropriations tic as to leave his successor such a Beat Reporter ment will use its constitutional bouring Zimbabwe under Robert may be part of a political ploy grand present. power to expropriate land in “the Mugabe made similar claims designed to keep President Namibia’s presidential and public interest.” before it began to expropriate Nujoma in power. When Nujoma parliamentary elections are sup- Kent Davies The government maintains, white farms. But Zimbabwe’s forced a constitutional amend- posed to be held later this year. Diversions Coordinator M.D.Cohen Diversions Coordinator America’s Role in Haitian Crisis: Joe Myles Distribution Manager More Questions than Answers have called for an impartial interna- Prince, thus ending Aristide’s rule. backed the violent overthrow of a Daniel Larson BY SCOTT DE GROOT Guest Photo Editor tional inquiry into Aristide’s down- Although Aristide had been democratically elected government midst growing internation- fall, and, to demonstrate their accused of a slew of abuses, includ- in Latin America. Unhappy with THIS WEEK’S CONTRIBUTORS al criticism, the Bush anger, more than a dozen ing condoning rampant corruption the left-wing policies of Hugo AAdministration is fighting Caribbean nations have refused to and arming militias in Haiti’s Chavez in Venezuela, the U.S. sup- Sheri Lamb, Ed Cheung, Sara Loftson, allegations that it was directly participate in any peacekeeping slums, he was the legally elected ported a bloody coup in 2002 in Jeanne Fronda, Dan Huyghebaert, responsible for the violent over- force in Haiti. President and enjoyed considerable which Chavez was kidnapped after Chris Greenaway, James Paskaruk, throw of a democratically elected While there is no evidence as support from Haiti’s poor. This was refusing to resign. While a U.S. Jeremy Strub, Mike Pyl, MaiaGraham, president for the second time in two of yet to suggest that the U.S. reflected last weekend when thou- funded opposition party briefly Matea Tuhtar, Cory Bellhouse, Dave Brophy, years. directly backed the rebel insur- sands demonstrated in the capital, formed a puppet government, Erica Doty, Nyala Ali, David Pensato, Former Haitian President Jean- gency, it is clear Aristide was less many carrying photographs of Chavez was returned to power after Brad Pennington, Becky Ewing, Sarah Hauch Bertrand Aristide has charged that than popular within the conserva- Aristide and chanting “Long live popular protests and international tive American Administration. Aristide,” and “Down with George outrage became intense. Cover Photo : Jonathan Tan U.S. agents forced him from power at gunpoint. 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