Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed at UN - Talk Britain

Sweetpea · #1 (**permalink**) 11-07-2008, 21:06

A draft resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and a number of his key allies has been vetoed at the UN Security Council.
China and Russia both rejected the proposed measures, including a freeze on their financial assets and travel.
There has been growing international criticism of Zimbabwe since the re-election of Mr Mugabe in a run-off boycotted by the opposition.
Several council members had previously expressed reservations about sanctions.
The South African ambassador to the UN had earlier argued against sanctions.
A BBC correspondent at the UN says the failure of the resolution will be a major blow for the United States and Britain. The UK ambassador said after the vote that the UN had failed in its duty.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7502965.stm

poppy · #2 (**permalink**) 11-07-2008, 22:05

well china are selling them arms, Russia will say the opposite of anything and everything the US want and must have some ulterior motive.

terrywit · #3 (**permalink**) 11-07-2008, 22:17

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Originally Posted by poppy

well china are selling them arms,

shocking, I thought BAE would have bribed 'em to buy british?

poppy · #4 (**permalink**) 12-07-2008, 07:26

mugabe is evil not stupid

Churchill · #5 (**permalink**) 12-07-2008, 07:36

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mugabe is evil not stupid

And ugly.

poppy · #6 (**permalink**) 12-07-2008, 07:54

you looked at Gordon Brown lately? I dont think his looks had anything to do with veto.
The two countries that support him, China has already gone beyond the fringe as regard the rights of its own people, they will be locking up a large part of their population, just so the country looks good for the Olympics. the other, Russia is heading back the way it used to be.
That gives them reason not to want sanctions on countries that behave in a similar way.

#7 (**permalink**) 12-07-2008, 10:27

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China has already gone beyond the fringe as regard the rights of its own people, they will be locking up a large part of their population, just so the country looks good for the Olympics.

Lets see where all Londons homeless mysteriously dissapear to in 2012 shall we?

poppy · #8 (**permalink**) 13-07-2008, 07:13

god point Von wil be watching that one