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like a good little imperialist... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Japan Cuts All Aid To Zimbabwe > 3-15-2 > > TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday that its economic aid to > Zimbabwe, on > hold since 1999, would stay frozen after Japanese election monitors had > determined that President Robert Mugabe was returned to office in an > unfair > poll. "Because of the problem of the election, there are no prospects > at > all that Japan will resume its economic assistance to Zimbabwe," a > foreign > ministry official told Reuters. The ministry said in a statement that > the > government endorsed the judgment of Japan's election monitors that the > Zimbabwe presidential election had not been conducted fairly. "Japan > will > continue to observe the domestic situation in Zimbabwe and consider what > > actions to take upon coordination with the international community," the > > statement said. Japan had extended economic, technical and > humanitarian aid > totaling about $30 million to Zimbabwe each year until 1998. But it > has > offered only a small amount humanitarian aid since then because of the > unsettled political situation, including the illegal seizure of > white-owned > farms, the official said. Mugabe, in power since 1980, was declared > re-elected for a six-year term on Wednesday with 56% of votes cast. A > Commonwealth observer group issued a damning preliminary report on the > poll, > saying conditions did not adequately allow for a free expression of will > by > voters. The verdict was a blow to the 78-year-old Mugabe, whose > re-election > has been condemned by the West as massively rigged, but the outcome was > defended by other observer groups from South Africa, Namibia and > Nigeria, who > said the vote was legitimate. Aid groups say more than half a million > Zimbabweans are in desperate need of food and that four million of its > 13 > million people are at risk of going hungry soon. Economic analysts say > > Mugabe's victory would further debilitate the economy as donors shun > what is > widely seen in the West as an illegitimate government. > > > > > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^================================================================
