You know things are bad in Zimbabwe when they won't let Jimmy Carter in. Come on.....Jimmy Carter?? Clearly the 84 year old Nobel Prize winner is a threat to 84 year old Mugabe. Maybe they could have a cage match. Carter showed up with Kofi Annan and they wouldn't let him in either. Carter and Annan are part of a group called The Elders that was originally assembled by Sir Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel and announced by Nelson Mandela on his 89th birthday. The group is currently chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Carter and Annan join a distinguished list of folks who have been denied entry to Zimbabwe. They include, reporters from the BBC, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sun and The Mirror and for good measure, the Dutch Human Rights Ambassador. Because it's so important to keep the riff raff out.
Elsewhere....
In Moscow, the murder trial of journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been re-opened to the public. For now. The three men on trial are accused of being involved in the murder, but not for doing the actual killing. The proceedings so far make the old American sitcom Night Court look like a serious courtroom drama.
Meanwhile, in Dubai....
The two Britons accused of making love on the beach had their jail terms suspended and have been ordered to leave the country. I hope these two rocket scientists realize what a gift they just received.
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