Nothing frightens me, not even little fellows like Bush and Blair. I have seen it all, I don't fear any suffering or a struggle of any kind," Mugabe, 83, said to cheers from ZANU-PF supporters at a meeting in Harare."I make a stand and stand on principle here where I was born, here where I grew up, here where I fought and here where I shall die," Mugabe said, accusing the West of sponsoring the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to overthrow his government.
One of Zimbabwe's top Roman Catholic clerics, Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, on Friday repeated his call for mass peaceful protests to end Mugabe's 27-year rule.
Police, meanwhile, accused MDC supporters of petrol bombing a police station in Mutare city, the latest in a series of violent acts which officials have attributed to opposition activists.
International criticism of Mugabe has sharpened this month after police cracked down on opposition supporters attempting to attend a banned prayer rally, arresting several MDC activists including party leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
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