Zimbabwe Condemns G8 Sanctions Move

Zimbabwe Run-Off No Basis for Negotiation, Says Nigeria Friday, July 04, 2008 - Q&A on Zimbabwe Thursday, July 03, 2008 HARARE—Zimbabwe denounced the Group of Eight rich nations on Wednesday for planning sanctions on top officials, saying it was part of a colonial and racist move led by Britain and the United States to install a puppet government. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said at the G8 summit in Japan that a draft U.N. resolution calling for sanctions on President Robert Mugabe's government would include an arms embargo and financial and travel restrictions on 14 officials. "We condemn this colonial and racist campaign against our country and government, but we are also very cognisant that it is Britain and the United States who are leading this campaign whose ultimate goal is to have their puppets in power,"... [read full story]