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US submits Zimbabwe sanctions resolution at UN
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The United States on Thursday formally submitted a sanctions resolution in the UN Security Council that would target Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and 11 of his aides.
US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters here that he hoped that the text, which would also impose an arms embargo on the Harare regime, would be voted upon by the 15-member council next week.
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“We have proposed a resolution that would impose targeted sanctions on those who are responsible for the political crisis, with the expectation and hope that that they will be incentivized to cooperate (in) resolving the crisis of legitimacy,” he noted.
The text would slap an assets freeze and a travel ban on Mugabe, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa and nine others for their role in abetting the state-sponsored violence against the opposition, repressing human rights or undermining democracy.
It was introduced after Mugabe claimed victory in a one-man runoff presidential election last Friday that was marred by state-sponsored violence against the opposition.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had pulled out of last Friday’s run-off, saying nearly 90 of his supporters had been killed and thousands injured in violence he blamed on pro-Mugabe militia.
Tsvangirai had defeated Mugabe in the first round of the presidential election on March 29, but official vote totals showed him just short of an outright majority.
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July 3rd, 2008 at 4:52 pm
They blame Africa for yellow cake, aids, high gas prices, West nile virus, bird flu,ect, ect, but Africa can’t find its ass with both frigging hands for christ sake! Talk about the scapecoats for the elites doings. That should prove all their lies to be just that- lies.
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Again, sticking our noses where it does not belong
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Who the f--- cares about Zimbabwe??? 20 years ago their economy was doing well then, bob mugabe threw the white farmers out and the economy tumbled WTF!!! #1 & #2 ditto!!!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:32 am
your wrong,this is exactly the type of situation that the UN should be stepping in to resolve. “who givesa f--- about zimbabwe”. well, the native people of zimbabwe do, they are human after all and deserve the right to a fair and democratic election. mugabe has done exactly the same as president bush by rigging elections and forgeing vote counts, so have some sympathy for them.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:36 am
When is the US gonna be sanctioned for having DIEBOLD?
July 4th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
every time the US gov puts sanctions on a country the innocent people starve to death.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Is there no country in the third world we haven’t slapped a sanction on?