Oh the irony. A former Bush administration official – didn’t their democracy work bring so much happiness to the world? – slams Wikileaks and Julian Assange for allegedly helping Robert Mugabe cement his dictatorship in Zimbabwe by the release of some sensitive cables. Michael Gerson seems to misunderstand the process here. Wikileaks didn’t recklessly release…
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Wikileaks resonates in Mugabe’s gulag
The almost impossible role of an opposition leader in a brutal dictatorship: Zimbabwe is to investigate bringing treason charges against the prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, and other individuals over confidential talks with US diplomats revealed by WikiLeaks. Johannes Tomana, the attorney general, said he would appoint a commission of five lawyers to examine whether recent…
Letting Mugabe retire peacefully sounds like a terrible idea
The Wikileaks news that really matters (and yet more evidence that the UN is far too keen to protect dictators rather than prosecute them): The head of the United Nations offered Robert Mugabe a lucrative retirement package in an overseas haven if he stood down as Zimbabwe‘s president, according to claims quoted in leaked diplomatic…
We decide for you
Is this the way for a media company to manage sensitive information? Channel 4 News has blocked internet users in China and Zimbabwe from accessing its films online for fear of reprisals against those involved in their investigations, an industry conference heard today. Tim Lambon, the assistant foreign editor of Channel 4 News, told delegates…
Inside an African hell
The Los Angeles Times examines the ways in which bloggers are shining a light on Mugabe’s Zimbabwe.
Don’t worry about those blacks, really
Robert Mugabe is undoubtedly destroying Zimbabwe, but why does the West have such selective outrage when it comes to Africa? (Hint: oil.)
Getting to know Bobby M
Who said Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe isn’t a beacon of freedom and democracy? (Aside from the usual suspects, of course.)