THE Rhodesian troops which last week invaded Zambia are the same ones which will form the bulk of an independent Zimbabwean under the proposed Tory settlement.
Helicopter-borne troops cut roads and destroyed bridges Zambia, with the aim of restricting still further the country's supply of food. One of the bridges blown up was on the main highway to Malawi 45 miles from Lusaka.
Landlocked Zambia is dependent and rail traffic through neighbouring countries for exporting copper and importing food, including the staple, maize.
The Benguela railway Angola remains closed because of the attacks of Western-backed UNITA Earlier this guerlllas.
Rhodesians sank the Kazungula ferry which is Zambia's vital food link with Botswana.
Now, with the destruction communications with its neighbours on the east coast, Zambia is more than ever dependent on food supplies from South Africa via Rhodesia.
Starvation Recently the Salisbury stopped maize supplies 1o over the Victoria Falls bridge. It is only a matter of time before there is mass staryation in Zambia.
These measures are intended both to weaken the Patriotic Front forces based Zambia and President pressure on the Front to accept worse terms in the éeasefire talks House conference LAlasLel Zimbabwe. Kaunda's hws deuy baycu da lnobrtall bari the Front's acceptance unfavourable Registered the Post The attack on 'protected villages' deep into much of the country.
Zambia is only an .extension of the weapon of starvation freely used by the Rhodesian security forces against the black population of Zimbabwe. The forced moyement of hundreds of thousands of people into megnt the destruction of effective agriculture in Already the security forces have liquidated the private -Reverend Sithole, himself a supporter of the present regime though opponent of Prime v uzorewa This included of at least 183 Sithole auxiliaries in July.
It is not difficult to guess how much more brutal they are likely to be with the Patriotic Front if the British ceasefire proposals are implemented.
*No any British-sponsored semenicul, *No British troops to Zimbabwe;
* Hands off Zimbabwe!
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