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Sec. of State Rice vigorously discusses possible actions the UN could impose as a result of the fraudulent election taking place in Zimbabwe today.
By now, many of you know about the troubling crisis in Zimbabwe. I've written a couple of posts on it and have kept abreast of the situation for a while.
In short, Robert Mugabe the president of Zimbabwe continues to be a tyrant to the country. After years of oppressive leadership, elections were held this year for president. When the elections were held, a runoff had to take place, but the ruling Mugabe party kept oppressing its citizens and injecting fear tactics to influence the election in their favor.
Mugabe's opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, fearing for his supporter's lives, decided he would forfeit his chances of bringing reform and order back to this country by stepping out of the race.
One example of the tactics used by the Mugabe regime has been to actually kick out non government organizations from the country. Theses are groups of organizations who feed the hungry, give vaccines to children, and help in the day-to-day lives of men and women living in Zimbabwe. The regime is brutal and violent, and killings have already taken place to secure a dictatorship in the country.
The Queen of England recently stripped him of his knighthood and Nelson Mandela recently came out and spoke ill of him publicly about his leadership.
U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has spoken out against the atrocities occurring in Zimbabwe and is working with the UN to find a solution, but so far no traction towards a viable solution seems to have been found.
In situations like this, it's hard not to feel powerless. It will take strong political will and a host of people truly dedicated to solving this crisis to make something happen. My greatest concern at the moment is that we don't seem to have enough will and dedication to solve it.
Are there any suggestions out there to help solve this crisis?