Saturday, June 28, 2003

Bush Wants Regime-Change In 3 African Nations

Eleven days before an African tour, Bush addressed the war-ravaged states of Liberia and Congo and warned democracy was under assault in Zimbabwe, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
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Bush stopped short of demanding the resignation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.


Yet just three days ago;

US offers payment for overthrow of Mugabe

The United States has offered Zimbabwe "generous assistance" in exchange for its ruling ZANU-PF party ousting President Robert Mugabe and agreeing to hold free elections.

The Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said "Robert Mugabe and his cohorts may cry 'blackmail"', but they should be ignored. The starving, oppressed Zimbabwean people could not wait much longer for their "rescue".


If the United States is truly concerned about the starving people of Zimbabwe why does the Bush administration insist upon sending GM crops?

I understand the economic motive but not the hypocrisy.

Nationwide Protests To Greet Bush In Africa