adminAmbassador Ray made the glowing remarks soon after meeting President Mugabe at his Munhumutapa offices to discuss various issues.
“Any discussion with him is fruitful. The man has an encyclopaedia of a brain,” Mr Ray said.
His comments on President Mugabe contrast sharply with the judgment made by former US Ambassador Christopher Dell on MDC-T leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Ambassador Dell described PM Tsvangirai as a weak leader who needed “massive handholding” if he were to assume power.
The same appraisals were also made by MDC-T treasurer general Roy Bennett, organising secretary Nelson Chamisa and the party’s spokesperson for Harare province Mr Obert Gutu in diplomatic cables released last week by whistleblower WikiLeaks.
Mr Bennett described Mr Tsvangirai as a weak political operator who “does what the last person tells him to do,” and lacks strategic direction for MDC-T.
MDC-T secretary general Mr Tendai Biti said also criticised his boss ‘‘for lacking a strategic plan for the MDC in Government” in a cable dated June 30 2009.
Mr Chamisa added that the MDC-T leader is also given to taking advice from informal advisors, usually foreign, while ignoring the counsel of elected MDC-T officials.
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