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The Iden Wetherell Wikileaks cables

Iden Wetherell has been one of the longest serving editors at the Zimbabwe Independent, or Alpha Media as it is now called. He has stuck it out even when the country went through its worst crisis. Wetherell is believed to be the author of the long-running column-Muckraker. There are 10 cables on him. Here they are:

 

10-Nothing will change

9-Wetherell arrested over story on Mugabe

8-Editors launch forum

7-Editor arrested for publishing “false story” on First Lady

6-Wetherell said politburo now cabinet

5-Towers, castles and committees

4-What Wetherell thought about 9-11

3-Iden Wetherell said Mnangagwa was one of the most intelligent men in government

2-Wetherell said Mugabe and Mnangagwa needed each other

1-Wetherell on Mugabe’s potential successors

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