US embassy cable - 03HARARE1405

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MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; HARARE

Identifier: 03HARARE1405
Wikileaks: View 03HARARE1405 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2003-07-10 08:37:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

100837Z Jul 03

 
UNCLAS HARARE 001405 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/PDPA FOR DALTON, MITCHELL AND SIMS 
NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER 
LONDON FOR GURNEY 
PARIS FOR NEARY 
NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, KPAO, KMDR, ZI 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; 
HARARE 
 
 
  1.   Under headline "U. S. has a role to play in solving 
      Zimbabwe crisis" the July 10 edition of the 
      independent daily "The Daily News" carried the 
      following op-ed by Marko Phiri, political 
      commentator, in which he advocates for a United 
      States involvement in resolving the political, 
      economic and social turmoil in Zimbabwe.  Excerpts: 
 
  2.   ". . .For Zimbabwe, the role of America in censuring 
      rogue regimes is apparently 
      well-appreciated. . .What is interesting about the 
      Zimbabwe crisis is that it has reportedly divided 
      Pretoria and Washington, with Bush telling Thabo 
      Mbeki what he ought to do with his neighbor, who has 
      turned out to be a poor student of democracy.  As 
      reported, Mbeki is not too ready to be told what to 
      do or have his foreign policy defined for him by 
      American hegemonic interests." 
 
SULLIVAN 

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