Arms Blocked from Reaching Zimbabwe

The countries surrounding landlocked Zimbabwe have blocked the shipment of arms from a Chinese freighter that is at sea near southern Africa.

The instability in Zimbabwe continues and the violence is only getting worse. It floors me sometime to see the tumultuousness of Africa and all of the major human rights abuses going on there. I understand that the major powers of the world are busy with their own concerns, including the "War on Terror," but it seems as if they just turn their back to some of these fledging countries.

All of the news coming out of the Zimbabwean election makes me thankful for our stable system of electing the leaders of our country. People might be called names or mud might be slung, but at least we aren't physically attacked for our political beliefs and the transition of power does not require the intervention of the military or foreign powers.