US to slap sanctions on Mugabe

[struggle4progress]

Friday, September 16, 2005; Posted: 5:52 p.m. EDT (21:52 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -- The United States plans to slap tough travel sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, members of his government and their extended families, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

The move is aimed at further isolating Mugabe and is a sign of growing U.S. impatience with Zimbabwe, whose relations with the West are at an all-time low because of human rights abuses.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer said the U.S. Treasury was putting the final touches to an order that would bar Mugabe, his senior officials and their families from visiting the United States. <snip>

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/09/16/mugabe.us.reut/

[Oerdin]

1. Good.

The man is a dictator.

[classysassy]

2. Despots are not welcome.

Does that mean all despots or just the black,brown,yellow and all other hues except white?.

[drfresh]

3. Are you talking to yourself?

[acmavm]

4. Isn't this guy one of Pat Robertson's business partners? I know that he

was connected to Charles Taylor, but isn't he in some kind of cahoots with this guy as well?