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LOL (to Rick's comment...) Rick Rozoff wrote: > [In case anyone still questions which side to take.] > > Soros Slams Zimbabwe Election, Leaders to Meet > March 19, 2002 5:03 am EST > > By Lucia Mutikani > HARARE (Reuters) - On the eve of a Commonwealth > meeting to assess last week's presidential election in > Zimbabwe, international financier George Soros accused > Robert Mugabe of stealing victory and said Africa > would suffer for it. > > The leaders of Nigeria and South Africa left Harare on > Monday for key talks in London on whether the > Commonwealth should suspend Zimbabwe for what critics > say was blatant election fraud by Mugabe. > > Hours later, Soros told a panel at a United Nations > Conference in Mexico on Financing for Development: > "Mugabe stole the election by preventing people in > urban areas from casting their vote. > > "The elections in Zimbabwe have cast doubt on the > ability of African states to create suitable > conditions for private investment," he added. Foreign > direct investment inflows into Zimbabwe have already > virtually halted, falling from a peak of $436 million > in 1998 to $5.4 million in 2001, largely due to waning > investor confidence, according to the central bank. > > Foreign participation on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange > has also plummeted, with net portfolio outflows of > US$104.9 million recorded in 2001 compared to outflows > of US$1.2 million in 2000. > > The Zimbabwean dollar has been fixed at $55/dollar > since November 2000 but trades informally on the > streets at up to 350 to the U.S. dollar. > > Opinions on the validity of the three-day poll > remained sharply divided as Nigeria's Olusegun > Obasanjo and South Africa's Thabo Mbeki arrived in > London to meet Australian Prime Minister John Howard. > > The three men were tasked by the Commonwealth to > assess the poll and decide whether the association > linking Britain and its former colonies should impose > any sanction. > > A Commonwealth observer group said last week the > election was deeply flawed and did not allow for a > true expression of public will. > > As a possible straw in the wind, Denmark said it would > close its embassy and cease development aid to > Zimbabwe in reaction to the disputed election. > > Last August Copenhagen froze most of its aid, planned > to reach $14 million, and Tuesday said the rest would > be phased out due to "constant violations of human > rights and democratic rules." > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > > > --------------------------- 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 ==^================================================================
