Zimbabwe Human rights issues

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Zimbabwe Human rights issues
Topic Started: Saturday Jul 12 2008, 07:32 PM (92 Views)
Demaar	Saturday Jul 12 2008, 07:32 PM Post #1
Sometimes I think I was born backwards Posts: 9,675 Group: Moderators Member #195 Joined: August 24, 2005 XBL Gamer Tag EssThree	What the God damned hell is wrong with Russia and China? The sanctions proposed seem bloody well lenient considering the crap that's happening over there. I swear to God, something's gotta be wrong when I find myself siding with the US and UK on international issues. TBH though, I bet you any money if there was oil in Zimbabwe the US would be sending in troops in a heart beat instead of dicking around with these lame arse sanctions. Quote: The resolution would have imposed an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and financial and travel restrictions on President Mugabe and 13 of his top officials. It also called for a UN special envoy for Zimbabwe to be appointed. The resolution had the support of nine council members, the minimum required to pass in the 15-member council. But the veto of any of the five permanent members is enough to defeat a resolution. Violence in Zimbabwe is said to have increased after the disputed presidential elections. The MDC's Morgan Tsvangirai, won the first round of Zimbabwe's presidential elections on 29 March, but official results gave him less than the 50% share needed to avoid a run-off. He pulled out of the run-off poll after many of his supporters were targeted, assaulted and even killed, leaving Mr Mugabe to win unopposed in the second round at the end of June. The MDC says 113 of its supporters have been killed, some 5,000 are missing and more than 200,000 have been forced from their homes since March. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7503135.stm
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Deleted User	Monday Jul 14 2008, 01:21 PM Post #2
Deleted User	Demaar Saturday Jul 12 2008, 07:32 PM TBH though, I bet you any money if there was oil in Zimbabwe the US would be sending in troops in a heart beat instead of dicking around with these lame arse sanctions. Australia too. The only reason we went to East Timor was that we wanted their oil fields, human rights issues be damned.
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Demaar	Monday Jul 14 2008, 05:31 PM Post #3
Sometimes I think I was born backwards Posts: 9,675 Group: Moderators Member #195 Joined: August 24, 2005 XBL Gamer Tag EssThree	lol, right. Australia too. Further solidifies the point, I think XD So anyways, yeah. Obviously Mugabe is totally stoked about the "failure" of the sanctions. Now he's spouting BS about the UK and US trying to turn the people against the government with them and that he's glad it didn't work. The sanctions were against him, why would that turn the people against the government? I swear to God, something needs to be done with this douche bag.
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