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Africa Subsaharan
Russia, China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe
2008-07-12
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- China and Russia vetoed targeted UN sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe over his disputed re-election, prompting an angry reaction from the United States which cast doubt on Moscow's reliability as a G8 partner. The Chinese and Russian envoys joined their colleagues from South Africa, Libya and Vietnam in opposing a US draft resolution in the Security Council Friday which would have imposed an assets freeze and a travel ban on Mugabe and 13 of his cronies, as well as an arms embargo. Indonesia abstained.

It was the first double veto by Russia and China since January 2007 when they vetoed a draft resolution in the 15-member council that would have urged Myanmar to ease repression and release political prisoners.
I sense a pattern ...
Voting in favor in Friday's vote were the United States, Britain, France, Burkina Faso, Belgium, Costa Rica, Italy, Panama and Croatia.
Posted by:Steve White

#6  Bob needs to wake up DEAD, OP.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-07-12 18:40  

#5  Russia and China don't see anything wrong with what Bob's doing in Zimbob, since he's following THEIR template. Bob needs to wake up to a huge slab of concrete in his front yard, with the words "Mene, Mene, Tikel Uparsin" carved in it. Maybe he can get China to decipher it for him.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-07-12 18:19  

#4  Zimbabwe has welcomed the failure of a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution to impose sanctions over its violent presidential elections, calling it a victory over racism and meddling in its affairs.

We just stickin it to THE MAN!!
Posted by: tu3031   2008-07-12 13:14  

#3  French Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert told reporters that Friday's vote was "a failure for the Security Council."

But it certainly confirmed who the ENEMY of 'democratic society' continues to be (for those few who needed a reminder).
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-07-12 10:20  

#2  For what? Zimbobllars? I am sure he has trillions of them.
Posted by: Spike Uniter   2008-07-12 03:17  

#1  Gee. I wonder if Bob's going to be buying any arms any time soon. And from whom.
Posted by: gorb   2008-07-12 00:40  

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