From Cynthia Tucker: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed support for President Bush's call for the imposition of stronger economic sanctions against Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe.
And this from Nicholas Kristof: "When the white supremacist regime of Ian Smith oppressed Zimbabweans in the 1970s, African countries rallied against it. Eventually, even the white racist government in South Africa demanded change and threatened to cut off electricity supplies if it didn't happen. . . . Yet South African President Thabo Mbeki continues ot make excuses for Mr. Mugabe--who is more brutal than Ian Smith ever was--out of misplaced deference for a common history in the liberation struggle. Zimbabweans suffered so much for so many decades from white racism that the last thing they need is excuses for Mr. Mugabe's brutality because of his skin color."
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