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Bush calls Mugabe, 'Undemocratic'

Bush dons trappings inspired by Mugabe in Africa

As a former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai, I am compelled to offer the following observations 
on the recent attempt by President George W. Bush to appear less despotic than the reviled 
president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.

In the midst of the sham election rigged to give Robert Mugabe the impression that he is still the 
most popular leader of his teeming masses, George W. Bush outdid himself in a realm where he 
deserves a special distinction for excellence:  hypocrisy.

 
Mugabe Rigs Election Results

Copying a page from the Karl Rove playbook, Robert Mugabe ordered the Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe to rig the results of last weekend’s presidential election.

 
Morgan Tsvangiri - Zimbabwe on a Razor's Edge
morgan_tsvangirai.jpgAs a core policy in our pro-democracy mission, Planetary monitors situations involving the denial of democracy. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is one of the world’s most despotic tyrants. In 2002, Mugabe rigged the presidential election and prosecuted Tsvangirai on false charges of treason that carried the death penalty.  International outrage helped to protect Tsvangirai from the hangman’s noose, and he was awarded the coveted Democracy Medal by the International Association of Political Consultants.
 
 

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