The Pope has overshadowed Brown's US visit
Gordon Brown on his 3 day visit to the United States has already courted controversy after he spoke out against Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe. Mugabe has already called Brown a “dot” in the political landscape, and it looks unlikely that demands for a release of election results will be headed. Speaking at the UN, Brown said “no-one believes” that Mugabe had won the election and that a “stolen election would not be an election at all” [BBC].
South Africa’s leader Thabo Mbeki has resisted calls to put pressure on Zimbabwe and meeting in Zambia by a number of African states failed to move the situation forward. Amid the war of words the Zimbabwe government has accused Britain as well as opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of treason [CNN].
Brown’s visit has been somewhat overshadowed by Pope Benedict XVI who arrived just ahead of the British Prime Minister. While CNN, Sky and the BBC showed Live pictures of the Pope’s visit to the White House, the UN convened a meeting to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Only when Brown started to address the assembled leaders did Sky and the BBC cut away to coverage of events there. But as soon as the British PM finished, coverage returned to the White House lawn where the Pope delivered a speech which addressed issues of world peace.
Today, Gordon Brown is set to meet with political leaders and presidential candidates, John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He is also expected to discuss the global credit crunch with President George W Bush [BBC]
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Kibaki in Kenya and now Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Why is it that Britain is so obsessed with Zimbabwe? Any court decision in favour of MDC is justice but in favour of ZANU-PF is whitewash. The MDC can do no wrong and ZANU_PF always wrong? How many elections and which of them the results have dragged for so long, yet ALL WERE RIGGED according to Tsungarai and Britain and the internatinal community except some few African Head of States. One can understand the present state (may be) but if Prez Mugabe has rigged all previous elections, WHY DID HE FORGET TO RIG THIS ONE UNTIL THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN COUNTED? When in 2003 Morgan Tsungarai was accused of plotting to kill the President, it went to court and he was acquitted - democracy in action or what? Well Prez Mugabe also lost a constitution amendment - democracy at work? Foreign journalists were released and acquitted. But when a court refused to allow MDC's request for results to be announced, its PRO-ZANU-PF? Hmmm, Mr Tsungarai is calling for sanctions against his country and his people and directly or indirectly he is getting that from his friends. Zimbabweans are suffering and their suffering will only end once Mon. Tsungarai comes to power. Good plot which seem to have a well planned ending.
I agree, Prez Mugabe has to go now for the sake of his people, but ... this witch-hunting THING.
Its ok for the Sheiks to remain in power for 50years, but not in Zimbabwe? With the present stalemate in Zimbabwe, I am convinced more than ever before that all the previous elections in Zimbabwe were not RIGGED at all, otherwise, the President would not have forgotten to rig this one.
God save Zimbabwe from the powers that wish them bad. FRESHTINKER
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