Our cry and challenge to the rest of the world

We, in MDC are at a time when we appreciate those that have given the MDC support both morally and deed. Botswana government has stood up and would rather be viewed as an island than support or rubber stamp the organ known as SADC. By boycotting the SADC summit in South Africa as a protest to the presence of a non-democratic regime in Zimbabwe and Swaziland they have now shown that, they mean what they preach.
It is sad that another leader, Levy Mwanawasa, the Zambian leader, fell sick and we now mourn his loss. May Your Soul, rest in peace Mr. President. To the newly elected Zambian leader, Rupiah Banda we look forward to your support and MDC USA wish you well in your role to lead Zambia. Most of us in MDC have fallen silent. Instead, we chose to watch from the sidelines as others keep fighting on our behalf. We need to acknowledge solidarity shown to us by the great nation of Botswana. This is no small matter because it gives us a genuine ally for the future.
As a government in waiting one thing that makes it easy when we get to govern, is to have friendly neighbors. Our focus now is the need to work in getting the same from Mozambique. We know that, as South Africa changes leadership we already have another ally. On the same note we need to salute Cosatu for their brave show of solidarity with ZCTU and Zimbabweans at large. MDC USA also acknowledges the support of civic organizations as well as NGO’s to make sure very voice is heard. We would be grateful if our leaders especially the regional SADC body, to start viewing our situation with impartiality.
We are in great shape right now; our biggest problem is keeping quiet even though we are the beneficiaries. How long shall these governments and gallant workers like COSATU continue to fight for us, as we watch in silence? We should be ashamed of our approach as of right now. Now as we relook at this, we have challenged our approach and want those supporting us to know we appreciate that support. We also need the rest of the world to know that political tortures have not stopped in Zimbabwe. We still have people disappearing arrested and tortured by an impartial police force.
Kenya has shown support for the MDC which means our stature in the region is growing. The UN and some Western powers are also sympathetic to our cause and we need to maintain that support. The challenge here is, to us especially in the Diaspora who access news readily, to keep up on who our friends and enemies are. Our task lies ahead and we have to be able to defend our positions and repel the enemies. We acknowledge that President elect Barrack Obama has added his voice to call for an immediate solution to the suffering people of Zimbabwe.
We applaud the efforts of Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations and hope that the pressure from the Security Council shall soon compel the military junta in Zimbabwe to allow NGO's to distribute humanitarian assistance to the needy immediately. We also applaud the efforts by the group of Elders namely former President, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan and Graca Machel for their effort to have first hand information and willing to help the people of Zimbabwe. Time has come for us to be in the forefront fighting our own battles. Time has also come that the rest of the world now know what the MDC was advocating for all along. Peace to a nation that deserves better for its citizens. We should not stop condemning being shortchanged by Mbeki and SADC insofar as the GNU is concerned. Mbeki should stop insulting us as puppets of the west. We are first and foremost Zimbabweans and proud Africans with sound minds and better judgments for what concerns us. We take issue with the fact that Mbeki can speak on our behalf on such a sensitive matter. If he wants to be a mediator he should play that role and stop being a partisan participant. The failure by SADC to remove Mugabe from the meeting so that the issue should be discussed fairly is a clear sign of weakness. Who can honestly say they spoke freely when he is sitting there with you and obviously influencing the decision? In light of this how else could you not reach a conclusion that this was and is a cowardice act?
MDC is still in a fight; the only weapons we have are support from grassroots against guns, militia, police and the army. The only other weapon at our disposal is the intervention of the world community supplying food, shelter, medicines etc as well hearing and acknowledging our cry from the wilderness. We need support from fellow African governments, which are SADC and AU as well as the UN.