Cracking down

For a while there, it looked as though Robert Mugabe might actually acknowledge that he lost the election and cede Zimbabwe’s Presidency to Morgan Tsvangirai. Most of the government’s strategy since the election seemed focused on stalling the opposition’s inevitable transition to power. After yesterday’s raids on the opposition headquarters and the offices of the election monitors, that no longer appears to be the case. In fact, I think this action makes clear Mugabe’s intent to stay in power by any means necessary. He has crossed a line here and I fear he is about to go all in. That is a VERY BAD THING.