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http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=288072002 The Scotsman March 15, 2002 Poll seen as triumph over imperialism JANE FIELDS IN HARARE THE ZANU-PF party yesterday celebrated Robert Mugabe�s victory as "a triumph over imperialist forces led by Britain", which it said sponsored the opposition candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai. Zimbabwean security forces were on "full alert" to stamp out any unrest, state television reported. Military police set up roadblocks on main roads leading into Harare, and a strong police presence was visible in many parts of the city. Mr Tsvangirai called for calm despite denouncing the vote as "daylight robbery". The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and most aid agencies have suspended support in protest against Mr Mugabe�s policies, including the seizure of white-owned commercial farms which has compounded the impact of a severe drought. Aid groups say that more than half a million Zimbabweans are in desperate need of food and four million of its 13 million people are at risk of going hungry soon. Economic analysts said that Mr Mugabe�s victory would further debilitate the economy as donors shun what is widely seen in the West as an illegitimate government. Nine white farmers were among at least 107 people - most of them opposition supporters - killed during months of pre-election violence, which has been spearheaded by veterans of the independence war and ruling party militias. Another two people are believed to have been murdered during polling at the weekend. Jonathan Moyo, the feared information minister, played down the Commonwealth�s comments, arguing that "observation" could not be called criticism. "The values of freedom, dignity and sovereignty and independence have been re-affirmed in our country and those that believe in them should celebrate this result," he said. Margaret Mansah, a Namibian member of the Commonwealth observer team which criticised the election, said she disagreed with the interim report. Ms Mansah said she questioned some of the members of the group, believing they were "people who wanted to delegitimise the election", on account of the land issue. Throughout the day, radio and television led heavily on the endorsement of the elections by African observers. Mr Mugabe, who had still made no public statement on his re-election, was filmed receiving messages of congratulation from diplomats from Nigeria, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
