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because six years earlier i had been in zimbabwe for "the washington post" and this was righ when robert mugabe, a great man, who went very bad, but that is in the book i guess, when he was running the country by szing farms from the commercial farms, white commercial farme and sort of beginning this reigof terror. the prime minister mf t country of rhodesia who refuse to surrender control to the indigeno people there in the '60s and fought this disastrous for for years, even when the british government didt want to. smith was thinking about running again for prime minister and i went to his home on the outskirts of her art and we spoke for probably two hours. we had only agreed to an hour but he had just been widowed and much like friedman, this man i expected, because i remember reading about him as a child when i was a child and how he seemed to be sort o this figure. he was actually very genteel and
because six years earlier i had been in zimbabwe for "the washington post" and this was righ when robert mugabe, a great man, who went very bad, but that is in the book i guess, when he was running the country by szing farms from the commercial farms, white commercial farme and sort of beginning this reigof terror. the prime minister mf t country of rhodesia who refuse to surrender control to the indigeno people there in the '60s and fought this disastrous for for years, even when the...
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the americans feel that robert mugabe is not really sure ain't power. klemper-- the americans feel tht robert mugabe is not really sharing power. >> south of the has been reluctant to get involved -- south africa has been reluctant to get involved. >> we have a new president here, jacob zuma, who has expressed that he wants to get more involved. at the moment, jacob zuma has quite a lot on his plate in south africa. there has been on rest in the township. in the two months he has been in office, we have not seen a real sign that he will take things a step forward and get heavily involved in zimbabwe's government. the power-sharing agreement is in place. i think zimbabwe will continue to take a key interest. >> we are getting breaking news out of northern iraq. an iraqi police officials said a parked car bomb exploded near a shi'ite mosque. reuters is reporting that 52 have been injured. the ap says dozens. it is the latest. three bombs killed seven people and injured dozens. more on that online at bbc.com. . we are expecting those american jobs figures.
the americans feel that robert mugabe is not really sure ain't power. klemper-- the americans feel tht robert mugabe is not really sharing power. >> south of the has been reluctant to get involved -- south africa has been reluctant to get involved. >> we have a new president here, jacob zuma, who has expressed that he wants to get more involved. at the moment, jacob zuma has quite a lot on his plate in south africa. there has been on rest in the township. in the two months he has...
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the united states has yet to be convinced by the idea of robert mugabe sharing power. >> we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of zimbabwe with sanctions that, we think, might influence their behavior without hurting the people of zimbabwe. during the recent visit to the united states of the prime minister, we talked with the president, president obama, and we made a commitment to try to provide more help. >> mrs. clinton now heads to talks with jacob zuma. now africa is the second stop on the tour. bbc news, johannesburg. >> is being reported that police in indonesia have shot dead one of southeast asia's most wanted terrorist suspects. officials have been involved in a long shootout outside the house where the suspected infamous militant was holed up. one was thought to be the alleged mastermind of the bali bombings and the twin suicide attacks on jakarta hotels last month. deaths are unconfirmed. the iraqi police say people have been killed in attacks targeting shia muslims. bomb attack six people last week. this as shia muslims are marking one of their biggest reli
the united states has yet to be convinced by the idea of robert mugabe sharing power. >> we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of zimbabwe with sanctions that, we think, might influence their behavior without hurting the people of zimbabwe. during the recent visit to the united states of the prime minister, we talked with the president, president obama, and we made a commitment to try to provide more help. >> mrs. clinton now heads to talks with jacob zuma. now...
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the united states has yet to be convinced by the idea of robert mugabe sharing power. >> we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of zimbabwe, with sanctions that we think might influence their behavior without hurting the people of zimbabwe. during a recent visit to the united states, prime minister -- the prime minister talked to the president, and we made a commitment to provide more help. >> mrs. clinton now heads to talks with jacob zuma. south africa is the net stop on the tour. bbc news, johannesburg. >> good to have you with us. coming up, news from the philippines. washing away whole villages. 12 are reported killed. first though, a british woman who deliberately became pregnant in jail. she has arrived back in england to serve her sentence. she would have faced the death penalty in laos if she had not been pregnant. just a warning -- the report does contain flash photography. >> the ordeal is finally over. senior in the white hat, she arrived at heathrow early this morning. two was immediately taken into custody. the 20-year-old issued a statement describing her
the united states has yet to be convinced by the idea of robert mugabe sharing power. >> we, as you know, are attempting to target the leadership of zimbabwe, with sanctions that we think might influence their behavior without hurting the people of zimbabwe. during a recent visit to the united states, prime minister -- the prime minister talked to the president, and we made a commitment to provide more help. >> mrs. clinton now heads to talks with jacob zuma. south africa is the net...
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their money in switzerland, it's been said money that weshould have ge to the minute people and robert mugabefrom zimbabwe and et cetera, switzerland, you're right about keeping jewish assets safe to a certain extent but they also took money to anybody willing to put their money in switzerland. >> all of those things, i agree with you on all of those points. in the end, we have to make a choice about trade-off. scott, is this trade-off worth it. >> in my opinion, it's very much worth it. the swiss come away with an agreement to respect their treaty regimen. every country is able to prevent double taxation. it was the swiss position that it should be respected and they prevailed in that position. for the internal revenue service they have the right to enforce the tax laws of the united states and conduct by ubs bankers and other american taxpayers suggesting there's a significant component of tax evasion going on involving undeclared foreign accounts. i think the irs struck a deal with the government of switzerland and ubs to produce some information that would be fruitful. having said that, i
their money in switzerland, it's been said money that weshould have ge to the minute people and robert mugabefrom zimbabwe and et cetera, switzerland, you're right about keeping jewish assets safe to a certain extent but they also took money to anybody willing to put their money in switzerland. >> all of those things, i agree with you on all of those points. in the end, we have to make a choice about trade-off. scott, is this trade-off worth it. >> in my opinion, it's very much...
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send it to robert mugabe if we got somebody there. to say there was something wrong about this negotiated behind-the-scenes deal that got the journalists back -- >> what precedence? 1994, jimmy carter went to this man's father. >> but the advantage of using outsiders, it's easier to compartmentalize it. you don't want to encourage countries to kidnap americans. that's the reason you don't want to send u.s. government officials. it's a more tight area. bill clinton is a bit of a gray area, a former president. but still, it gives a bill of compartment. it gives deniability. it's easier for this president, mr. obama, this is not going to lead to policy changes. that's why it's okay. >> that's the thing you saw with the white house, they were vehement that bill clinton didn't talk about anything, anything except humanitarian, getting the journalists back. he had no message for president obama. >> well, i know. but i think anybody -- it's hard to make that distinction when bill clinton goes over there, his wife is the secretary of state. a
send it to robert mugabe if we got somebody there. to say there was something wrong about this negotiated behind-the-scenes deal that got the journalists back -- >> what precedence? 1994, jimmy carter went to this man's father. >> but the advantage of using outsiders, it's easier to compartmentalize it. you don't want to encourage countries to kidnap americans. that's the reason you don't want to send u.s. government officials. it's a more tight area. bill clinton is a bit of a gray...
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zimbabwe president robert mugabe's party has been accused of intimidating, harassing and even arresting attempt many believe to seize control of the country's parliament. but there was no pressure from mrs. clinton for south africa to act. >> well, there is no need for promises. south africa is very aware of the challenges posed by the political crisis in zimbabwe because south afr ica has 3 million refugees from zimbabwe. >> reporter: earlier this week, the south african president promised zimbabwe foreign minister that he will encourage mr. mugabe to fast-track the agreement mugabe stands accused of consistent ll ll lly;:jÑ flo. >> mrs. clinton was ác same. >> we will continue to implement the agreement that they signed. >> reporter: just how mr. mugabe will be persuaded to all of a sudden play fair when he has ignored such calls before remains a mystery. as for millions of zimbabwens who have fled their country are pinning their hopes on the secretary of state to push south africa for intervention in their country will be sorely disappointed unless mrs. clinton is before her meeting
zimbabwe president robert mugabe's party has been accused of intimidating, harassing and even arresting attempt many believe to seize control of the country's parliament. but there was no pressure from mrs. clinton for south africa to act. >> well, there is no need for promises. south africa is very aware of the challenges posed by the political crisis in zimbabwe because south afr ica has 3 million refugees from zimbabwe. >> reporter: earlier this week, the south african president...
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to help the people after robert mugabe is gone? the construction? the economic framework? security forces? a properly functioning democracy? the commonwealth nations are in a superb position to deliver that expertise. that is exactly the sort of thing the commonwealth should be doing and should be working on now, and the british government and others should be pushing that idea within the commonwealth, and in practical ideas like that where it comes up, the commonwealth is a tool to be picked up and use. not to be oversold, and i am not claiming it can be turned into some other international body, the eu, the international nations, but there are some tasks that we can perform, and we will look for someone to perform those tasks -- some way to perform this task. >> [unintelligible] >> i will just refer you to the statement about the approach to china where i talked about the dialogue and close understanding. i talked about vigorous debate at times, but we have that, of course, with chinese leaders, but i talk about the importance of a strong relationship with china, particu
to help the people after robert mugabe is gone? the construction? the economic framework? security forces? a properly functioning democracy? the commonwealth nations are in a superb position to deliver that expertise. that is exactly the sort of thing the commonwealth should be doing and should be working on now, and the british government and others should be pushing that idea within the commonwealth, and in practical ideas like that where it comes up, the commonwealth is a tool to be picked...
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because six years earlier i had been in zimbabwe for "the washington post" and this was right when robert mugabe, a great man who went very bad, but that is in the book i guess, when h was running this country by seizing farms, seing farms from the commercial farmers, white commeral farmers and really sort of beginning this terror. e otheras the prime minister rhosia who refus to surrender control to his people and fought this disastrous for for years even when the british government dn't want to. he was thinking about running again for prime minister and went to h home in the outskirts of hari. we spoke for probably about two hours ago we had only agreed to an hour but he just been widowed and much like friedman, this man who was expected to remember reading about as a child lives a child. how we always seem to be this figure. he was very gentile and sort of loans spokane insince,ut we were talking and i asked him basically why he wanted to run for political office again. he said because when was the prime minister of this country our blacks were the happiest in the world, and this of course, t
because six years earlier i had been in zimbabwe for "the washington post" and this was right when robert mugabe, a great man who went very bad, but that is in the book i guess, when h was running this country by seizing farms, seing farms from the commercial farmers, white commeral farmers and really sort of beginning this terror. e otheras the prime minister rhosia who refus to surrender control to his people and fought this disastrous for for years even when the british government...