West vows to keep heat on Mugabe despite threats (Reuters)

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Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Western powers vowed on Tuesday to keep up pressure on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe despite threats to expel their diplomats if they continue to criticize his government.

Both Britain and the United States have called for more sanctions against Mugabe's government because of what they say was a violent crackdown on opposition leaders and the severe economic crisis they blame on state mismanagement.

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"Such threats will not deter the UK from speaking out against the continued misgovernance and human rights abuses in Zimbabwe," a British Foreign Office official told Reuters.

"It's a tragic, unfortunate situation and it's just terrible to watch, most especially because it's the Zimbabwean people that are suffering as a result," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said of the situation in the country.

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"We're speaking out" ha-ha. :sarcasm: