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Appeared in The (UK) Daily Telegarph today, based on an un-named diplomatic source:

Leading story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-power%27.html
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Documents obtained... suggest that the Zimbabwean military is actively involved in running the re-election campaign for Robert Mugabe.

The documents suggest that the JOC, or Joint Operations Command, is now actively helping to conduct the president's campaign, running logistics and operations. The JOC is made up of the heads of the military and state security organisations.

Another document lays out the party's tactics, including the use of scarce food supplies as a political weapon.

"Basic commodities should be sold from either people's shops or pro-Zanu PF shops," it says. "Emphasis should be in party strongholds."