So I was supposed to take all the western bluster seriously?
"Opposition party could sign pact
HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition party could sign an agreement as early as tomorrow to begin substantive talks with President Robert Mugabe's party on ending a political impasse that has worsened the country's economic crisis, opposition officials said yesterday. President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has proposed forming a team drawn from African regional bodies and the United Nations to help mediate the crisis (Reuters)."