The only way forward is to penalise Mugabe's allies, particularly South Africa and China, but if that means the entire AU then so be it. I call for sanctions to be imposed on all countries with close ties with Zimbabwe. No more abuse from this arrogant dictator and his brothers in arms. If this were Ian Smith, or for that matter any white ruler, would the world allow this behavior to continue?

We have to keep in mind that the so called Civil Organizations, the NGO, or Les Organisations non Gouvernementales, en francais, are organizations financed mostly by the governments and in this sense, they are not neutral, either innocents. Most of them doing work of collecting informations, spying and subversive work. The the so called colorful revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia are good examples. The Russians, more intelligent than others, put the Western NGO in an strict scrutiny. It is not for nothing. An other example is the biased reportages of the Reporters with out Frontiers in Venezuela, China, Tibet and so on, This NGO is financed by the USA secret services,as the President admitted already! So, be aware about the Civil Organizations and try to read between the lines. It's worth it.

Do you think its possible that there are some people out there that are genuinely interested in helping people with no alteria motives? I think you are paranoid and have been reading the Herald too long!