Howzit I was drinking my first coffee of the day when I read this - and very nearly choked! Mugabe really thinks that because of the situation within the country that some international protocols will be suspended to suit his requirements? "Zimbabwe asked the Kimberley Process not to blacklist its diamonds over non-compliance of trading rules, the Times reported, citing Finance Minister Tendai Biti. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} A Kimberley Process team visited the southern African country...
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