2008 Woodie Awards
Mugabe militants target white farmers
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: World
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Militant supporters of President Robert Mugabe targeted whites yesterday, forcing about a dozen ranchers and farmers off their land as Zimbabwe's longtime ruler fanned racial tensions amid fears he will turn to violence to hold on to power.
Mugabe's opponents pressed a lawsuit seeking to compel the publication of results of the March 29 presidential election that they say Morgan Tsvangirai won.
The opposition leader urged the international community to persuade Mugabe to step down.
"Major powers here, such as South Africa, the U.S. and Britain, must act to remove the white-knuckle grip of Mugabe's suicidal reign and oblige him and his minions to retire," Tsvangirai wrote in yesterday's edition of Britain's Guardian newspaper.
"How can global leaders espouse the values of democracy, yet when they are being challenged fail to open their mouths?" he asked.
Mugabe's opponents pressed a lawsuit seeking to compel the publication of results of the March 29 presidential election that they say Morgan Tsvangirai won.
The opposition leader urged the international community to persuade Mugabe to step down.
"Major powers here, such as South Africa, the U.S. and Britain, must act to remove the white-knuckle grip of Mugabe's suicidal reign and oblige him and his minions to retire," Tsvangirai wrote in yesterday's edition of Britain's Guardian newspaper.
"How can global leaders espouse the values of democracy, yet when they are being challenged fail to open their mouths?" he asked.
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isaiah
posted 4/08/08 @ 7:56 PM EST
It sometimes kills my moods when i see the intenational community relactant to intervain until its too late. What is going on in Zimbabwe right now is an a good example. (Continued…)
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