Thursday, December 25, 2008

Peace Prize Winner Tutu Urges Action In Zimbabwe

From Yahoo News/AP:

HARARE, Zimbabwe – With the death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic over 1,100 and the country in shambles, Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said Wednesday it was time to threaten its longtime president with removal by force.

The comments came as the government of President Robert Mugabe brought a missing Zimbabwean human rights activist to court Wednesday, accusing her and at least six others of plotting to overthrow the 84-year-old leader. The activist, Jestina Mukoko, disappeared on Dec. 3 following nationwide protests against the country's deepening economic and health crises.

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