Bush attacks Zimbabwe with sanctions
By Monica Moorehead
March 20, 2003
The Bush administration has issued an executive order imposing economic sanctions upon President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and 76 officials representing his government. The sanctions, which began on March 7, prohibit any U.S. corporations from making business deals with Zimbabwe and also freeze any assets these Zimbabwean officials may have in U.S. banking institutions. The U.S. action follows a similar edict carried out by the European Union last year.
In a statement justifying the sanctions, President George W. Bush remarked, "Over the course of more than two years, the government of Zimbabwe has systematically undermined that nation's democratic institutions, employing violence, intimidation and repressive means including legislation to stifle opposition to its rule."
Like so many of Bush's utterances, this turns reality upside down. The Bush ad min istration is doing everything in its power to undermine and destabilize Zim ba bwe because Mugabe has taken a strong stance against U.S. and British imperialist designs on that country and region.
The U.S. and British governments are working overtime attempting to replace Mugabe with a regime that will be more loyal to the aims and objectives of imperialism. The imperialists are filling the coffers of Zimbabwean oppositionist forces in hopes they can carry out a successful coup.
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