Doesn't the shame really belong on the heads of the politicians---White and black? Men trying to protect their interest at the expense of the people. My wife was at The Lancaster Conferences and suspects that Mugabe and his group made deals that were more beneficial to a small group of Blacks. There are white farmers that bought their land AFTER Independence. Should they really be punished. Some of these farmers are fourth or fifth generation Zimbabweens while some of the blacks are only one or two generations deep. In the States many minorities ask "how long must we be here before we are considered Americans". The same question could be asked by whites in Zimbabwe.