9 December 2008
Europe has expanded travel and financial sanctions against members of what the British foreign ministry calls President Robert Mugabe's "closest political circle."
The monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers announced on Monday that it had resolved to extend restrictive measures to more individuals who had been "actively engaged in violence or human rights infringements."
In a statement issued after the meeting, the office of the British foreign secretary, David Miliband, said 11 "Mugabe followers" had been added to a list of more than 100 political aides and senior officials already subject to sanctions.
Miliband said that the meeting displayed "real unity about the fact that, while the disease of cholera has got the headlines, the real disease at the heart of Zimbabwe is the misrule of the Mugabe regime."
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The time to remove Mugabe was when 57% of the population voted against him in the only election seen as free and fair by impartial observers.
What million dollars are you talking about are you talking of zillions or USD? if none of the above then unowanza fodya.
This is the height of hypcrisy. These sanctions are hurting the ordinary person and not the so-called targeted individuals. The sanctions come soon after Tsvangirayi's visit to Europe and yet he is not included on the list when he is the one refusing to accept the majority viewpoint in SADC and Zimbabwe to have a government of antional unity formed for the sake of the people. Shame on you Europeans.
Interesting. You blame Tsvangirai, but was it not Mugabe who refused to accept the majority viewpoint of the people of Zimbabwe and stand down in the first place?
I have no problems with "restrictive measures to more individuals who had been 'actively engaged in violence or human rights infringements.'"
Mugabe refused majority rule. Zanu PF is now a minority party.
loshto of Chirumhazu: "Mugabe refused majority rule."
It worked for for George Bush in 2000: He refused majority rule. He was sworn in as president of the USA even as he was not the winner of the majority of the popular vote.
Did you forget to register your outrage then?
American Presidential elections are never decided by the popular vote. Don't you know anything about US politics?
Here's some educational material for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election
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Well well well, Extension of the so called targeted sanctions is not a cause of celebration. Europeans do not seem to cease taking us as fools all the time. The million dollar question that even most Europeans and Americans are asking is What is it that Zimbabwe and Mugabe in particular has done wrong to them that they so lose sleepless nights crafting further action to take against him/country? And also our Opposition Leaders what is it that they so wish to achieve by the sensiless consultations they seem to be making with people who were our oppressors yesterday? What… [Read Full Text]