Word: smiths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Prime Minister archly dismissed the British and American argument that any future Rhodesian government must include representatives of the Patriotic Front ("I'm right and they're wrong"). Once he has achieved what he calls an "internal settlement," Smith argues, "the guerrillas' support from the ground will fall away." But won't Rhodesian blacks demand to be in charge of their own affairs? "We will have to wait and see," Smith told McWhirter. "Maybe the most optimistic expectations are not going to coincide with practical realities of life...
...trouble with Smith's plan is that black Africa will not buy it. Across the Zambezi River in Lusaka, TIME Nairobi Bureau Chief David Wood talked with two of the black leaders most concerned with achieving a Rhodesian settlement: Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda, one of Africa's most respected leaders, and Joshua Nkomo, perhaps the best known of the Rhodesian nationalists and co-leader (with Robert Mugabe) of the Patriotic Front...
...years ago, when you met Ian Smith and South African Prime Minister John Vorster at Victoria Falls, a peaceful negotiated settlement in Rhodesia seemed possible. Now there is a state of war. What went wrong...
...African Unity [O.A.U.] Manifesto on Southern Africa, which says that we must do everything possible to negotiate for a transfer of power from the minority to the majority, and only when this fails should we decide to fight. But everything has failed, all due to the intransigence of Smith. Up to about a year ago, we thought there was a possibility of change. Then we realized that this man was just playing with words. So we have taken up arms to fight for freedom and justice for all, regardless of color...
...Muzorewa and Sithole are talking about electing leaders in Zimbabwe. How? Elections are controlled by Smith. The first thing now is to fight those rebels [the Smith regime]. Once we defeat them, that is the time for elections. The Patriotic Front is not a closed shop at all. Anybody who is prepared to face facts and fight now is welcome, whether he is a bishop or a reverend with a collar, as my father was. But whoever wants an election now is wrong...