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Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008
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Statement on the Situation in Zimbabwe,
June 2, 2008
The continued use of Government-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe, including unwarranted arrests and intimidation of opposition figures, to prevent the Movement for Democratic Change from campaigning freely ahead of the June 27 Presidential runoff election is deplorable. We call on the regime to immediately halt all attacks and to permit freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and access to the media. We urge the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, the United Nations, and other international organizations to blanket the country with election and human rights monitors immediately.
We also are concerned by reports that misguided Government policies are projected to result in one of the worst crop harvests in Zimbabwean history. While Robert Mugabemakes political statements in Rome, his people continue to face empty markets at home. The United States currently feeds more than 1 million Zimbabweans and spent more than $170 million on food assistance in Zimbabwe last year. We will continue these efforts to prevent Government-induced starvation in Zimbabwe.
Note: The statement referred to President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Statement on the Situation in Zimbabwe, June 2, 2008," Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:779-780 Original Sources, accessed September 15, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AAUZ516IZ5CB4CN.
MLA: Bush, George W. "Statement on the Situation in Zimbabwe, June 2, 2008." Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:779-780, Original Sources. 15 Sep. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AAUZ516IZ5CB4CN.
Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Statement on the Situation in Zimbabwe, June 2, 2008' in Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:779-780. Original Sources, retrieved 15 September 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AAUZ516IZ5CB4CN.
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