Mr Tsvangirai is probably not a murderer, but he is clearly guilty of carelessness.
In theory, Mr Tsvangirai's bowing out of the race means another five-year term for Mr Mugabe.
The number of polling stations in urban areas, where almost everyone supports Mr Tsvangirai, was slashed.
Mr Tsvangirai is expected to hold talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday.
I'm not sure that Mr Tsvangirai is the best that the MDC has to offer.
Meanwhile, Mr Tsvangirai said he might leave the Dutch embassy in Harare on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Mr Tsvangirai is dogged, so far decent, and still by no means sure to prevail.
The momentum is behind Mr Tsvangirai, however hobbled by the provisions of the dodgy document.
However shoddy the deal that has been done, Mr Tsvangirai can make a difference.
If Mr Tsvangirai wins, and is allowed to take office, Zimbabwe's rapid de-industrialisation could be halted.
Mr Tsvangirai, for example, is currently on trial for alleged treason, with two colleagues.
Mr Tsvangirai, 61, who was defeated in the controversial 2008 election, is also expected to stand again.
Perhaps as a result, Mr Tsvangirai appears to have no clear plan of what to do now.
As for Mr Tsvangirai, he only gets a substantial mention on television when he is being attacked.
Mr Mugabe snootily calls Mr Tsvangirai an "ignoramus" because of his humble background and lack of education.
Mr Tsvangirai is travelling to west Africa to meet the current secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, and regional leaders.
Almost two-thirds of Zimbabweans want a new government, but only one-fifth say that they support Mr Tsvangirai.
The state media accuse Mr Tsvangirai of conspiring with white South Africans to impose apartheid on Zimbabwe.
Mr Tsvangirai is to be judged, not by a jury, but by a judge and two assessors.
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Even in the past fortnight, leading human-rights campaigners and people prominent in Mr Tsvangirai's party have been abducted.
The top military brass have even begun to salute Mr Tsvangirai, which they had sworn never to do.
The lead negotiator for Mr Tsvangirai's side, Tendai Biti, is facing treason charges and is out on bail.
Mr Tsvangirai says that the only legitimate poll was the first round, in March, which the MDC won.
Before the trial, Mr Tsvangirai explained that he was talking about eliminating Mr Mugabe at the ballot box.
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Mr Tsvangirai admits to having met Mr Ben-Menashe, who offered to do public-relations work for him in America.
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Mr Tsvangirai's spokesman Luke Tamborinyoka told the BBC that the MDC would scrap the law if it won elections.
If tried and convicted, Mr Tsvangirai could, in theory, face the death penalty.
"Roy Bennett is not being prosecuted, he is being persecuted, " Mr Tsvangirai said.
That sort of compromise, rather than Mr Tsvangirai in outright command, is what most African governments are betting on.
The official media scarcely mentions Mr Tsvangirai or the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) unless they are obliged to.
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