Posted on 04/20/2008 9:57:51 PM PDT by fishhound
African leaders and the UN must act to ensure democracy triumphs in Zimbabwe, says a key opposition figure.
MDC secretary general Tendai Biti said Zimbabwe was now "in a war situation" following disputed polls on 29 March.
He said 10 people had been killed, hundreds injured and thousands displaced in post-election violence.
After a request from the ruling party, electoral officials are conducting a partial recount of the parliamentary vote, won by the MDC.
Votes are being recounted in 23 constituencies, a process election officials say could take more than three days to complete.
Three weeks after polls were held, the presidential result is still unknown.
The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai - who has fled the country - insists he won the presidential vote outright, and has demanded that the results be released.
'Frustration'
Speaking at a news conference in Johannesburg, neighbouring South Africa, Mr Biti urged African leaders and the United Nations to prevent a slide towards violence in Zimbabwe.
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I wonder if there is a chance carter can take a day or two off from saving the Middle East to get into Zimbabwe and declare Mugabe legally elected. That should put things to rights.
UN only gets involved if Israel can be blamed or someone is to be denounced for telling the truth about Islam.
Call Santa Claus. He is more likely to intervene.
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The Chicom backed Mugabe gang gets a UN pass just like the Chicom backed government in Sudan over Darfur.
Where’s Archbishop Tutu and all the other voices that would be raising holy hell if Ian Smith had been doing this 30 years ago?
Hypocrites are easy to find from Mbeki of SA to Kofi Annan and others who want to “talk” while the people are beaten and killed.
Again the U.N. proves itself compliant with radical dictators.
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