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| Bush Keeps Penalties on Zimbabwe Officials | ||
| 2004-03-04 | ||
President Bush said Wednesday he will retain U.S. economic penalties against President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and dozens of officials in Mugabe's government. An executive order Bush signed in March 2003 blocked all property and financial holdings in the United States of Mugabe and 76 government officials. It also barred U.S. citizens from having financial dealings with the listed people. The new document Bush signed Wednesday does not name the officials who are the subject of the order. But he used language from the original order in announcing he was keeping it in effect. It again stated that the policies of "certain members of the government of Zimbabwe" are "contributing to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation in that country and to political and economic instability in the southern African region." Last month Mugabe pledged to fight what he views as the efforts of Britain and the United States to topple his government.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 Mugabe also signed a decree authorizing detention without bail for up to four weeks for political and economic offenses such as corruption or money laundering. Given the current economic disaster Zimbabwe is, corruption charges could be used against anyone trying to survive. No doubt the money laundering is to be used where anyone, particularly the opposition, has money in banks outside the country. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-3-4 8:46:49 PM |
| #6 I'll get my ZAPstick, 800 rpm and melting 8) |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2004-3-4 2:32:20 PM |
| #5 No Problem, SW - ZAPU is my new acronym for the laser hi-energy weapons ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-4 12:34:12 PM |
| #4 I hope we are not trying to topple Bob. That would be a truly senseless act, akin to grabbing a crowbar and chasing after a bolder already rolling down a mountain slope at 20 MPH. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-4 11:42:03 AM |
| #3 Like all criminals, they think everybody's doing the same thing they are, and it makes a good excuse to lock up the competition. |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-3-4 11:07:35 AM |
| #2 Ack, it's ZANU, not ZAPU. Thanks for the correction, Frank. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-3-4 11:06:25 AM |
| #1 ZANU-PF? Corruption and crime are their bread and butter, and only the opposition goes without food ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-4 8:15:47 AM |