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During his two decades in international corporate security, Bill Elder designed protection strategies in some of the most dangerous parts of the world, from Iraq to Colombia to Nigeria. Operating in countries where American intelligence was often weak, Elder had to rely on his own contacts. In the mid-1990s, while overseeing construction of an oil pipeline in northern Algeria, Elder learned from local sources of a series of killings committed by the rebel Groupe Islamique Armee. This intelligence scoop--the government didn't announce the killings for several days--allowed Elder to steer employees safely away from the danger...
ZIMBABWE Mugabe Hangs On Apparently fatigued by the disputed election that saw President Robert Mugabe re-elected, Zimbabweans largely ignored opposition calls for a three-day general strike. Mugabe was pressured by South Africa and Nigeria to take defeated opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai into a government of national unity as his country was suspended from the Commonwealth for a year. As violence against white farmers and opposition supporters continued, Tsvangirai was taken to court to be charged with plotting Mugabe's assassination...
...nation Commonwealth's punitive suspension of Zimbabwe is unlikely to force any dramatic changes. Mugabe's Minister of State for Information, Jonathan Moyo, described it as "meaningless." For Mugabe, the Common-wealth move - recommended by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki, Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo and Australia's John Howard - conveniently averted the possibility of further sanctions from Commonwealth members such as Britain, Canada and Australia. The European Union and the United States have drawn up "smart" sanctions, which would include a travel ban on Mugabe and senior members of his ZANU-PF party and a freeze on their assets abroad...
...potential influence over Zimbabwean affairs, failed to take a similar hard line. The South Africans conceded that the elections were not “free and fair,” but still saw fit to declare the result “legitimate.” Teams from Namibia and Nigeria drew similar conclusions, and Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi lost no time in congratulating his “dear brother” on his reelection...
AUSTRALIA Credibility Test British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the future of the Commonwealth was at stake if the organization failed to act against Zimbabwe's controversial leader Robert Mugabe. Commonwealth Heads of Government delayed a decision on Zimbabwe's suspension until after presidential elections. The leaders of Australia, Nigeria and South Africa will decide on a course of action on the basis of a report by Commonwealth election observers...