Thursday, 31 May 2007

Tony Blair

Today I heard on the radio some remarks made by Tony Blair concerning Zimbabwe.

  • He pointed out that the situation in Zimbabwe is declining in economic crisis.
  • He pointed out that the decline in Zimbabwe's economy is impacting the economy of South Africa by about 3% of GDP per annum in the latter.
  • He pointed out that around 3 million people have been forced to leave Zimbabwe as a result of the crisis there, and that life expectancy has fallen to 37 years.
  • He also pointed out that an intervensionist policy should not mean military force. The situation in Sierra Leone was of a different kind.

I take heart from his words on the subject of Zimbabwe, because they show some form of interest and engagement with the plight of ordinary people in Zimbabwe.

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