A Spiraling Totalitarian Hell

Yup, good times in Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe's inflation rate has leapt to a record high, official data showed on Wednesday, raising pressure on President Robert Mugabe to ease an economic crisis that foes hope will weaken the veteran leader.

Zimbabwe's inflation -- already the highest in the world -- hit 7,634.8 percent in July, reminding Zimbabweans there is no relief in sight from daily hardships including chronic food, fuel and foreign currency shortages.

Mugabe has accused some businesses of raising prices without justification as part of a Western plot to oust him.

If there were a secret list of crazy, Socialist, Napoleonic thugs unelected leaders who deserve to be ousted in a Western plot, Mugabe is up there alongside Castro and Chavez. Mugabe is a real piece of work and has been the most destabilizing in sub-Saharan Africa for the last ten years.

Frankly, we should have dealt with him a long, long time ago...