anti-colonialism
- 28 Jun 2008
ByPriyamvada Gopal
In order to legitimise the tyrannical actions of his regime, Mugabe appeals to anti-colonial rhetoric, whereas in its condemnation Britain invokes the language of human rights. Both discourses are debased by this hypocrisy, and the realities of power also concealed, writes Priyamvada Gopal.