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Old June 15th 04, 08:52 PM
phil hunt
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:55:41 -0400, Eric Pinnell seemywebsite wrote:
On 15 Jun 2004 06:07:06 -0700, (Prowlus) wrote:

guy's country in turmoil and famine yet where does he get the money to buy them ?

http://iafrica.com/news/sa/52746.htm

It's likely the Chinese loaned him money in order to gain influence.


I doubt it. China gains nothing from lending money to him, since it
would be money down the drain. And how would China benefit from
"influence"? What's Zimbabwe got that China wants?

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