This news from Zimbabwe: A judge today ordered the government and police to evict black squatters from white-owned land, rejecting police claims they had insufficient men or equipment to enforce property laws. The court called an urgent hearing after the Commercial Farmers’ Union, representing white farm owners, demanded action in districts where more than 900 farms have been occupied for months. Police have so far failed to evict the squatters, led by armed men claiming to be veterans of the war that led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has backed the occupations, arguing they are a justified protest against unfair land ownership. About 4,000 white farmers own one-third of Zimbabwe’s productive land, while most blacks remain landless and impoverished.