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Zimbabwe's election: catering to the "terrified" vote
What a hoot.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader has thrown up his hands, but he's not throwing in the towel. Democracy activist Morgan Tsvangirai quit his presidential bid Sunday after president/dictator Robert Mugabe's regime gave the finger to the runoff elections and killed Tsvangirai supporters. The ex-challenger's emerged Wednesday from his refuge at the Dutch embassy to urge for UN peacekeepers to protect Zimbabwe's people before widespread national unrest results in massacre. UPDATE: Now he's saying he didn't.
Meanwhile, nearly every country and diplomatic organization in the world has denounced, condemned, and decried Mugabe's brutality, not that it'll do any good. The British Empire can strip Mugabe of his knighthood, but all that does is remind everybody what a worthless honor it really is.
In fact, they might as well save their breath with 23/6's Ineffectual Zimbabwe Violence Denunciation-O-Tron.
The continued use of government-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe is . We call on the regime to immediately and to permit freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and access to .
The ZANU-PF and the Zimbabwean regime's and government-induced are projected to result in one of the worst in history. While Robert Mugabe in Rome, his people continue to face empty at home.
The condemns the actions of the Government of Zimbabwe that have denied its political opponents the right to , and calls upon it to stop , cease political intimidation, and release the political leaders who have been .
We call on Mugabe to step down for .
The next few days are crucial. We look to African leaders, including , to .
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