Comments on: Why is Mugabe allowed to go to America? http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/443 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Don Cox http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/443#comment-28523 Don Cox Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:57:38 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=443#comment-28523 Representatives of Stalin, and then Stalin's successors themselves, regularly appeared at the UN. There is no reason to change this rule for Zimbabwe's pocket Stalin. He might be lucky enough to hear what people think of him.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28523','Don Cox'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28523','Don Cox','Representatives of Stalin, and then Stalin\'s successors themselves, regularly appeared at the UN. There is no reason to change this rule for Zimbabwe\'s pocket Stalin.\r\n\r\nHe might be lucky enough to hear what people think of him.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Representatives of Stalin, and then Stalin’s successors themselves, regularly appeared at the UN. There is no reason to change this rule for Zimbabwe’s pocket Stalin.

He might be lucky enough to hear what people think of him.

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]]> By: Simon http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/443#comment-25821 Simon Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:59:15 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=443#comment-25821 And something else, under international law there is no such thing as 'international soil', even Mugabe was legally on US soil during the time of the UN meeting, however weird that sounds.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25821','Simon'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25821','Simon','And something else, under international law there is no such thing as \'international soil\', even Mugabe was legally on US soil during the time of the UN meeting, however weird that sounds.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> And something else, under international law there is no such thing as ‘international soil’, even Mugabe was legally on US soil during the time of the UN meeting, however weird that sounds.
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]]> By: Simon http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/443#comment-25820 Simon Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:57:55 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=443#comment-25820 ... because the treaty between the UN and the USA concerning the seat of the UN says so. If I think about it... I think it is absolutely necessary that the UN forum remains a forum for EVERYONE, regardless of what the USA or the majority of the UN members might think of the state leader speaking at the GA. Another reason would be that it is important to hear everyone's views at the opening of the UN GA, cutting undemocratic leaders away would not solve anything, it could only increase tensions and give these leaders a ready-made argument to persuade its people that the world is against their country and that only the Leader can save them. Thanks for this blog, by the way - I keep learning new things on every visit.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25820','Simon'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25820','Simon','... because the treaty between the UN and the USA concerning the seat of the UN says so.\r\nIf I think about it... I think it is absolutely necessary that the UN forum remains a forum for EVERYONE, regardless of what the USA or the majority of the UN members might think of the state leader speaking at the GA. Another reason would be that it is important to hear everyone\'s views at the opening of the UN GA, cutting undemocratic leaders away would not solve anything, it could only increase tensions and give these leaders a ready-made argument to persuade its people that the world is against their country and that only the Leader can save them.\r\n\r\nThanks for this blog, by the way - I keep learning new things on every visit.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> … because the treaty between the UN and the USA concerning the seat of the UN says so.
If I think about it… I think it is absolutely necessary that the UN forum remains a forum for EVERYONE, regardless of what the USA or the majority of the UN members might think of the state leader speaking at the GA. Another reason would be that it is important to hear everyone’s views at the opening of the UN GA, cutting undemocratic leaders away would not solve anything, it could only increase tensions and give these leaders a ready-made argument to persuade its people that the world is against their country and that only the Leader can save them.

Thanks for this blog, by the way - I keep learning new things on every visit.

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]]> By: murungu http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/443#comment-25639 murungu Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:53:27 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=443#comment-25639 It's diplomatic protocol and UN rules - officials are allowed to attend international meetings. This is why Gono was also allowed to come to Washington for the IMF meetings. I am not certain, but I think it goes back to the original agreement to locate the UN headquarters in New York.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25639','murungu'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25639','murungu','It\'s diplomatic protocol and UN rules - officials are allowed to attend international meetings. This is why Gono was also allowed to come to Washington for the IMF meetings. I am not certain, but I think it goes back to the original agreement to locate the UN headquarters in New York.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> It’s diplomatic protocol and UN rules - officials are allowed to attend international meetings. This is why Gono was also allowed to come to Washington for the IMF meetings. I am not certain, but I think it goes back to the original agreement to locate the UN headquarters in New York.
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]]> By: Bill (Scotland) http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/443#comment-25530 Bill (Scotland) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:43:13 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=443#comment-25530 Same bizarre situation applies when he attends FAO meetings in Rome as he is otherwise banned from the EU.His entourage never seems to have any shortage of foreign currency to spend in local shops on clothes and the like.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25530','Bill (Scotland)'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25530','Bill (Scotland)','Same bizarre situation applies when he attends FAO meetings in Rome as he is otherwise banned from the EU.His entourage never seems to have any shortage of foreign currency to spend in local shops on clothes and the like.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Same bizarre situation applies when he attends FAO meetings in Rome as he is otherwise banned from the EU.His entourage never seems to have any shortage of foreign currency to spend in local shops on clothes and the like.
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