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"Robert Mugabe must go" - Comments by Brown, Sarkozy, Bush and the British press

Jim | 11.12.2008 13:01 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Other Press | World

Zimbabwe is facing multiple crises because of savage western assaults on its economy and the viability of its state machinery. The goal is regime change. U.S.-British sanctions against Zimbabwe are a form of warfare, like the sanctions that led to a million deaths in pre-invasion Iraq.





"Zimbabwe is facing multiple crises because of savage western assaults on its economy and the viability of its state machinery. The goal is regime change. U.S.-British sanctions against Zimbabwe are a form of warfare, like the sanctions that led to a million deaths in pre-invasion Iraq. The cholera outbreak is useful to Washington and London, making "Zimbabwe's crisis international, because disease can cross borders." If the destabilization of Zimbabwe is successful, other African nations "will back away from their own land reform and economic indigenization demands" - a victory for imperial supremacy."


excerpt from "Cholera Outbreak Outcome of West’s War on Zimbabwe"
(by Stephan Gowans, Black Agenda Report, 10 December 2008) [1]


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"Robert Mugabe must go" - Comments by Brown, Sarkozy, Bush and the British press


I have been in close contact with African leaders to press for stronger action to give the Zimbawean people the Government they deserve. [UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, 6 December 2008] [2]


I say today that President Mugabe must go. Zimbabwe has suffered enough. [France's President Nicholas Sarkozy, 8 December 2008] [3]


As my Administration has made clear, it is time for Robert Mugabe to go… We urge others from the region to step up and join the growing chorus of voices calling for an end to Mugabe's tyranny. [US President George Bush, 9 December 2008] [4]

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excerpt from 'Remove Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe to save African lives'

leading article, Daily Telegraph , 8 December 2008


But given the lack of available British troops, and the potential for unfounded accusations of imperialism, it would be best for the British Government to push for a UN-sanctioned overthrow of Mr Mugabe, with - as Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has urged - African Union troops taking a central role.

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excerpt from 'A Duty to Intervene'

leading article, Times, 8 December 2008


Replacing the regime in Zimbabwe is a humanitarian imperative; the UK should support African calls for military intervention and offer supporting troops

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excerpt from 'Zimbabwe needs a political solution'

leading article, Financial Times, 8 December 2008


Even as tens of thousands of Zimbabweans fall victim to cholera, the sad truth is that those governments in southern Africa capable of acting decisively against Robert Mugabe are unwilling to do so. Worse, some appear to be swinging back behind his vile regime… It is time for the wider world to stiffen the consequences of intransigence both by Mr Mugabe and by those southern African governments giving him succour.

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excerpt from 'His final call (again)'

leading article, Guardian, 9 December 2008


South Africa could certainly make things worse in Zimbabwe, by cutting off or reducing fuel supplies or by closing the border, perhaps on the basis that it must guard against the spread of cholera. But what if that did not bring about a swift collapse of the regime but only an intensification of the sufferings of ordinary Zimbabweans?

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excerpt from 'Zimbabwe: the next step'

leading article, Times, 9 December 2008


[South Africa] has the means, logistics and military back-up to lead any international intervention force. It should now be co-ordinating the proposed moves by the African Union and responding to the calls, from refugees and many South Africans, to rid the continent of this tyrant.

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NOTES:

[1]  http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=926&Itemid=1

[2]  http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page17722

[3]  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5308018.ece

[4]  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081209.html

[5]  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraphview/3662196/Remove-Robert-Mugabe-from-Zimbabwe-to-save-African-lives.html

[6]  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article5304057.ece

[7]  http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto120720081330056530

[8]  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/09/robert-mugabe

[9]  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article5309933.ece


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Jim

Comments

Display the following 8 comments

  1. Utter bollocks — Reality check
  2. ????? — mint imperialist
  3. Mugabe cartoons in the British press — Jim
  4. Mugabe cartoons in the British press — Jim
  5. Boo hoo — Norville B
  6. Yes Norville pretty much it's the globalist neo-liberals — 2%Human
  7. Robert Mugabe and Henry Kissinger — Jason
  8. More cartoons — Jim

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