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Article: Snubbing South Africa.(EDITORIALS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2003
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Zimbabwe's situation has gone from dire to macabre. More than two-thirds of Zimbabwe's population is on the verge of starvation, and many Zimbabweans can't even cremate their dead, given a shortage of fuel. South Africa, the power broker for the region, would like to stay on the sidelines, gently nudging Zimbabwe's president-by-fraud, Robert Mugabe, towards more reasonable policies. But circumstances have made South Africa a chief protagonist in this unfolding tragedy in a number of ways. South Africa may be forced to take a public stand on the Zimbabwean regime, given, in part, the contempt Mr. Mugabe and his cabal have demonstrated ...