Saturday, June 28, 2008

The Pot The Kettle African? Bush Says Zimbabwe Election a Sham

 

 

Bush: U.S. pushing for Zimbabwe sanctions - Zimbabwe- msnbc.com

HARARE, Zimbabwe - The United States is developing penalties against the government of Zimbabwe, President Bush said Saturday, in response to the country's widely-condemned runoff election.

 

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is accused of using violence to coerce people to vote for him in Friday's runoff, which was held after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the running amid cries of intimidation.

 

Bush, who called the election a "sham", said he is instructing his secretaries of state and treasury to develop penalties against Zimbabwe's government and its supporters.

 

 

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