Sata: A Terrorist

As the election day draws near, tensions are mounting.

One topic the Kusila Kwa Cobra team has heard repeated in conversationson the streets of Lusaka, Livingstone and in the Copperbelt; is the worry that with total disregard of the actual results, Sata will declare himself victor.

An outsider would wonder why people are concerned about this, when it is certainly likely to be another free and fair election - due to the continued efforts of ECZ and the number of impartial observers already in Zambia.

But such concerns as not unfounded, as many of you had heard the stories about Sata in the 2006 elections. We have spoken to people who were there at the time and can confirm that it was all true.

A day after the elections Sata, with his motley collection of heavies, pushed their way in to the court house. Threating the staff there, he declared himself the true winner of the election and the next President of the Republic of Zambia.

At that particular moment he wanted just two things; to change the inaugeration ceremony from the usual venue of the court to Independence Stadium. And he also demanded the complete list of all the acting civil servants so that he could start compiling his new government.

One can only wonder with horror, what other orders he would have given over the next 24 hours if his grand designs had not been disproved by H.E. Mwanawasa and the election observers. And his dreams of ruling the country had not been taken away from him by the true democratic decision of our voters.

But the good news is that the world is watching Sata, and this time they know what kind of slippery snake they are dealing with. The Terrorism Research Centre has already posted a blog warning the international community about his possible reaction this week to the results (http://www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=93584)

Over the last century, we have watched dictators and terrorist destroy the hopes and ambitions of entire nations in a matter of years. We can not allow Zambia to be tricked in to believing that Sata will achieve anything positive for the country.

This man has not changed - Sata is ignorant, rude, violent, uneducated and now he has been identified as a potential terrorist! Protect yourselves and your family on Thursday; ensure that you and the people you know DO NOT VOTE PF.