Bush Orders Expanded U.S. Sanctions on Zimbabwe

President George W. Bush makes remarks on the 'Freedom Agenda' at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2008. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON—President George W. Bush on Friday expanded U.S. sanctions against the "illegitimate" Zimbabwe government of President Robert Mugabe and the United States moved to freeze assets of 17 state-controlled businesses. "This action is a direct result of the Mugabe regime's continued politically motivated violence," Bush said in a statement. Mugabe won a landslide victory last month in an election condemned by Western nations and boycotted by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who cited government-sponsored violence and intimidation. The Treasury Department moved to freeze assets under U.S. jurisdiction of 17 business enterprises... [read full story]