Commentary Robin Norton 2005 - continued..

The point I am making I hope is obvious, if not, does it not seem extraordinary that British people who fought for the British King and Country during World War Two have been turned into; 'hated white settlers' and the people who were the 'enemy' at the time are in the process of being transformed into reluctant participants of the same War, when they were trying to kill the very same King and people of Great Britain, amongst others. The Media is using the passage of time and faded memories, and a total lack of interest to rewrite history.

Rhodesia never had the apartheid system of South Africa and was never part of South Africa, but to most British people in the 21 st Century, that is what they believe to be the case, why? I hear it myself, time and time again on television and radio programmes, in newspaper articles too, reinforcing the view that Rhodesia and South Africa were one and the same. As for Germany and Germans, I was not involved in the War, either the First or Second World War, I am quite happy for the whole of Europe to work together for the future, never must it happen for the same type of conflict be allowed to occur in Europe, German people are very like the British, it is good to be able to make good friends with both British and German people. What must not be forgotten or covered up is what happened at that time, all the people who gave their lives, by changing history their sacrifice is wasted and their memory insulted. It is not a right for any organisation or government to rewrite history.

Finally, in late 2004 as I write this, hardly any news comes out about Zimbabwe, the coverage by the British Media is almost non existent, when the country was 'White' Rhodesia, day after day, night after night, the BBC and British newspapers had in depth coverage telling the British people of the 'Evil Racist Smith regime' running the country, now, under 'Black Rule' Zimbabwe is in ruin, commercially, financially, democracy is non existent, state sponsored murder, intimidation is the norm, there are massive food shortages, water supplies to the whole country including the capital city, Harare are interrupted as the pipes and pumps are failing, no investment or repairs have been carried out for years, the country is ruled by the tyrant, Robert Mugabe, what more, it can only be described as a FAILED STATE in CHAOS.

TO THE BRITISH MEDIA;

WHY SO LITTLE
COVERAGE NOW?

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