Going alphabetically, but starting with the letter Z?
This is it again today for Africa, readers.
But no agenda being pushed.
"US pushing for UN sanctions against Mugabe" by Donna Bryson, Associated Press | July 3, 2008
JOHANNESBURG - The United States pressed fellow UN Security Council members yesterday to impose sanctions to push for change in Zimbabwe.
Washington's proposed draft resolution calls for freezing the financial assets of President Robert Mugabe and 11 of his officials and banning them from traveling outside the country.
Yeah, that'll scare 'em!
Mugabe probably cares as much about that as he does his UMass degree!
And why didn't they do this BEFORE the AU conference? WTF?!
Washington also is considering toughening its unilateral sanctions. The US ambassador to Zimbabwe, James McGee, said in an interview yesterday that could include expanding the list of about 130 officials now banned from visiting the United States and hit with financial penalties.
European Union spokesman John Clancy said the bloc also was studying sanctions to add to travel bans and an asset freeze already in place on Mugabe, his Cabinet ministers, and top ruling party officials.
New penalties could include further aid cuts or bars on European companies from doing business in Zimbabwe. The US ambassador said violence and intimidation continues, even touching an embassy employee.
McGee said a Zimbabwean driver for the embassy disappeared three days ago. The man emerged yesterday to say he had been accosted by unknown assailants, blindfolded, and taken to a small room where he was questioned and denied food or water for three days.
The envoy would not describe the questions, but said the incident appeared to be an attempt to intimidate people connected with the embassy. McGee has been a vocal and frequent critic of Mugabe.
"The violence seems to be at least at the same level [as before the runoff]. It may even be getting worse," McGee said in an interview. "People continue to disappear."--MORE--"
This is typical case-making right here, readers, for demonization of an "enemy."
AmeriKa does it to all the guys they turn on (remember Saddam?).
And I have a hard time taking the U.S. seriously on any of this when WE TORTURE!!!
We have SECRET PRISONS and PRISON BOATS, etc, etc.
So just SHUT UP about the HUMAN RIGHTS, will you, HYPOCRITES?!
