Monday, June 23, 2008

Democracy Denied: Zimbabwe Edition

In the wake of pre-election violence that has left 86 supporters dead and 200,000 displaced, Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change has pulled out of the June 27 runoff election. This will guarantee President-For-Life Robert Mugabe a nearly uncontested victory in the sham election. Of course, this is just the latest slice of the human-rights violation pie that is Zimbabwe today, with torture, mass evictions, and economic insanity just a tragic part of daily life.

1 comment:

MrsNinique said...

and the rest of the world sits back and watches this country self destruct. I guess it will be an easier take over that way.