Yes people are getting murdered in the streets and the opposition leader has been forced to take refuge in a foreign embassy.And yes, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is going to hold his sham runoff election anyway, thus guaranteeing the thug another term in office.But did you really expect the UN to do anything substantial about it?With Zimbabwe's opposition under siege and its leader taking refuge at the Dutch Embassy, the Security Council on Monday issued its first sweeping condemnation of the violence gripping the nation, saying it would be "impossible for a free and fair election to take place." Zimbabwe has been reeling from a widening campaign of violence and intimidation ever since Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president for nearly 30 years, came in second in the initial round of voting on March 29. On Sunday, only five days before a runoff, Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition standard-bearer, pulled out of the race, citing the extensive violence against his supporters....(Read Full Post)