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Africa Subsaharan
Bush seeks sanctions on Zimbabwe after election
2008-06-29
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush on Saturday ordered U.S. sanctions against the "illegitimate" government of Zimbabwe, and called Friday's election a "sham" in which President Robert Mugabe appeared heading for a landslide victory.

He also said the United States would press for U.N. action, including an arms embargo. "Given the Mugabe regime's blatant disregard for the Zimbabwean people's democratic will and human rights, I am instructing the secretaries of State and Treasury to develop sanctions against this illegitimate government of Zimbabwe and those who support it," Bush said in a statement.
Was there anything left to sanction that we hadn't already done?
"On Friday, the Mugabe regime held a sham election that ignored the will of the people of Zimbabwe," Bush said. "The international community has condemned the Mugabe regime's ruthless campaign of politically-motivated violence and intimidation with a strong and unified voice that makes clear that yesterday's election was in no way free and fair."

The U.N. Security Council has expressed deep regret and said a free and fair vote had been impossible.
Not that the Security Council would actually do anything about it of course ...
"We will press for strong action by the United Nations, including an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and travel ban on regime officials," Bush said. He said the United States stands ready to support a "legitimate government" through development assistance, debt relief, and normalization with international financial institutions.

The United States will continue to provide food assistance and AIDS treatment, said Bush.
Posted by:Steve White

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