Mugabe May Be Planning Crackdown

Zimbabwe's air force chief was reportedly shot and wounded yesterday, exacerbating the country's political crisis. President Robert Mugabe, who is clinging to power by violently suppressing his opposition, is planning to declare a state of emergency following what the government is describing as an assassination attempt. Take that characterization with a grain of salt--the shooting hasn't been verified, and given Mugabe's claims a day earlier that foreigners are planning a coup, he may be setting up for another round of crackdowns.