The vaunted international community has refused even symbolic actions:
Russia and China vetoed proposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders Friday, rejecting U.S. efforts to step up punitive measures against the authoritarian regime after a widely discredited presidential election.
Western powers mustered nine votes, the minimum needed to gain approval in the 15-nation council. But the resolution pushed by the Bush administration failed because of the action by two of the five veto-wielding permanent members.
Hey, birds gotta fly and thug regimes gotta protect their own. Remember, Zimbabwe's "discredited" election was still more free than what China or Russia conduct.
