Things that I read in the Atlantic

How WikiLeaks Just Set Back Democracy in Zimbabwe - Christopher R. Albon - International - The Atlantic:

"The topic of the meeting was the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by a collection of western countries, including the U.S. and E.U. Tsvangirai told the western officials that, while there had been some progress in the last year, Mugabe and his supporters were dragging their feet on delivering political reforms. To overcome this, he said that the sanctions on Zimbabwe 'must be kept in place' to induce Mugabe into giving up some political power. The prime minister openly admitted the incongruity between his private support for the sanctions and his public statements in opposition. If his political adversaries knew Tsvangirai secretly supported the sanctions, deeply unpopular with Zimbabweans, they would have a powerful weapon to attack and discredit the democratic reformer."

I find myself in the surprising position of arguing that Tsvangirai SHOULD be charged with treason. Supporting economic sanctions against your country while you are the Prime Minister pretty much defines the crime in my book. If you argue otherwise then you are put in the position of saying that the ends do justify the means and that is an argument that I have very limited time for.