Posted on 03/26/2008 10:03:01 AM PDT by george76
Human rights groups today accused Robert Mugabe's government of harassing and intimidating opposition supporters before Saturday's national elections.
Amnesty International cited a case on March 7, when three members of the Morgan Tsvangirai-led faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were ordered by intelligence officers to take down election posters.
According to Amnesty, the officials forced the opposition supporters to chew the posters and swallow them.
"We continue to receive reports of intimidation, harassment and violence against perceived supporters of opposition candidates - with many in rural regions fearful that there will be retribution after the elections,"...
The US, which imposed sanctions on Mugabe and his inner circle after he allegedly rigged his 2002 re-election, has been barred from sending election monitors to Zimbabwe.
EU observers have also not been invited, so the vote will be monitored by the African Union, as well as representatives from China, Iran and Russia.
The opposition and human rights groups are particularly worried by the government's decision to allow police into polling stations - ostensibly to assist illiterate and infirm voters.
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Things are so much better in Africa since the evil colonialists were sent packing...
It doesn't get any better than this...
Probably the best meal, and cheapest meal, they’ve had in months!
Somebody pease post a photo of James Earl Carter, worst US president of the 20th century, and probably ever, embracing the communist totalitarian THUG Mugabe.
If I’m not mistaken, there’s a photo of Carter embracing virtually every communist totalitarian thug that ever arose to Head-of-State position.
representatives from China, Iran and Russia...
8-)
well at least Mugabe did not force them to eat each other....this time.
Billy Carter had some dealings with Omar Khaddafi in Libya. Bob Hope had a line that “the main difference between Jimmy Carter and his brother was that Billy had a foreign policy.”
I’m sure Zimbabwe will be awarded to head the UN commitee on human rights next.
Gotta love Bob Hope.
Mugabe was put into power by the Carter Administration and the Democrat Party. The Clintons visited Mugabe and praised him and promised U.S. support. When are these people going to take responsibility for the starvation and vicious state terror they caused in Zimbabwe?
At least they would have had meat for the first time in years.
People can flame me if you want but I am starting to wonder if Obama is not another Mugabe idealists in Sheople’s clothing.
Common sense should tell just about any voter that Obamas belief in racists Black Liberation ideals is very scary.
I am sure that some naivete feel good high roadies will disagree but only a care less airhead would close their eyes and vote for this Sucker.
A vote for Obama is a vote for tearing America a new rectum.
Just the lowly opinion of a red state wannabe.
That was FUNNY. And he said it with such a straight face. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
NY Times promoted him too.
Now...silence.
It is amazing that he is still around.
Remember when Jimmy Carter argued that Human Rights was the most important foreign policy goal. What a joke that turned out to be.
Human rights groups today accused Robert Mugabe's government of harassing and intimidating opposition supporters before Saturday's national elections.Don't worry, I'm sure a huge diverse international force of volunteer human rights soldiers will storm in, and in a bloodless coup, overthrow Mugabe, send him into a humane internal exile and permanent retirement, liberate Zimbabwe, and usher in a golden age in which Miss Anne Elk will serve as advisor. Thanks george76.
They only had to eat a few, though, as the others had already been pulled down and eaten by the citizens of Zimbabwe.
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