Thank you for your powerful words earlier today about the sham elections in Zimbabwe:

“The eyes of the world are on Zimbabwe"

"People should be horrified by what is happening to opposition candidates.”

“Our basic concern is that the election should be free and fair and action must be taken to stop the violence now."

"State TV has stopped any pretence of balanced coverage, the opposition is intimidated and its secretary-general under arrest. This is a blatant and obscene abuse of power by a criminal cabal surrounding Mugabe. It is a criminal regime."

"We know the coming days will be difficult. If Zimbabwe is to have any chance that the world will see elections that are free and fair then violence must be stopped now, international and local monitors must be allowed to work unimpeded and human rights envoys from the United Nations must be given full access."

Well said!

... BUT why, Mr Brown, does your Government still claim that in West Papua in 1969 “a group of 1,000 Papuan representatives, who were given the responsibility to make the choice on behalf of the Papuan people, voted to remain part of Indonesia”? …

EVEN THOUGH your Government has already admitted that “a thousand HAND-PICKED representatives were largely COERCED into declaring for inclusion in Indonesia”.

We call the 1969 Act of NO Choice a “blatant and obscene abuse of power”. WHY DON'T YOU?