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| Howard says Bob don’t belong in the Commonwealth |
| 2003-11-27 |
| Prime Minister John Howard has warned that readmitting Zimbabwe to the Commonwealth would set a dangerous precedent for other errant states. Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth in March 2002. The issue will be considered by the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Nigeria next month and some African countries have been lobbying for Zimbabwe to be readmitted. Mr Howard has reiterated Australia’s strong opposition to the country’s readmission, arguing that conditions under the Mugabe Government have continued to worsen. "Readmitting Zimbabwe without concrete progress towards meeting the Commonwealth’s benchmarks will not only undermine the organisation’s credibility, it is also plainly unfair to those countries that have taken the necessary steps to live up to commonwealth values," he said. Mr Howard will attend the meeting in Nigeria and he says the issue will be a significant test of the Commonwealth’s relevance and credibility. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 that's not gonna happen tho' - the people Bob installed are cronies and thugs...they'll kill the food supply, fallow the ground, and move on |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-27 10:14:39 PM |
| #4 My point was whether they decided to return to farm in Zimbabwe or not, they could at least get compensated for the seizures, as a minimum requirement. |
| Posted by: badanov 2003-11-27 12:03:07 PM |
| #3 those farmers are busy growing FOOD in adjacent countries...the racist bastards (/sarcasm)....why would they want to come back to the Zim shithole? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-27 9:39:34 AM |
| #2 I doubt that the farms couldbe restored. They're probably trashed by now and who would want to come back? Zim is in deep shit for a long time. Thanks Bob. |
| Posted by: Spot 2003-11-27 9:17:20 AM |
| #1 Readmit them after Mugabe is swinging from a tree. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-27 2:57:12 AM |