Is this article a joke? In order to make this conclusion, they'd need to isolate the land reform variable and show that the reforms were the cause. Give the d

Is this article a joke? In order to make this conclusion, they'd need to isolate the land reform variable and show that the reforms were the cause. Give the deterioration of Zimbabwe's economy and government since 2000, I'd think this is impossible. In 2000, inflation in Zimbabwe was a measly 55%. In July of 2008, it was 231,150,888.87%. Now, who knows the date of the Google Maps pictures that they're using, but things started getting bad soon after 2000. (figures from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_Zimbabwe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_Zimbabwe)