2	6	West	West	NNP
7	11	aims	aim	VBZ
12	13	‘	`	``
13	15	to	to	TO
16	20	prop	prop	VB
21	23	up	up	RP
24	27	MDC	MDC	NNP
27	28	’	'	''

35	41	Herald	Herald	NNP
42	50	Reporter	Reporter	NNP
51	52	-	-	:
53	56	THE	the	DT
57	63	United	United	NNP
64	70	States	State	NNPS
71	74	has	have	VBZ
75	82	imposed	impose	VBN
83	91	targeted	target	VBN
92	101	sanctions	sanction	NNS
102	104	on	on	IN
105	114	President	President	NNP
115	121	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
122	125	and	and	CC
126	131	other	other	JJ
132	138	senior	senior	JJ
139	149	Government	Government	NNP
150	159	officials	official	NNS
160	163	for	for	IN
164	167	the	the	DT
168	175	alleged	allege	VBN
176	189	deteriorating	deteriorate	VBG
190	199	political	political	JJ
200	209	situation	situation	NN
210	212	in	in	IN
213	216	the	the	DT
217	224	country	country	NN
224	225	,	,	,
226	229	the	the	DT
230	232	US	US	NNP
233	240	embassy	embassy	NN
241	245	said	say	VBD
246	248	at	at	IN
249	252	the	the	DT
253	260	weekend	weekend	NN
260	261	.	.	.

268	275	However	however	RB
275	276	,	,	,
277	280	the	the	DT
281	291	Government	Government	NNP
292	295	has	have	VBZ
296	300	said	say	VBD
301	304	the	the	DT
305	314	sanctions	sanction	NNS
315	318	are	be	VBP
319	324	meant	mean	VBN
325	327	to	to	TO
328	332	prop	prop	VB
333	335	up	up	RP
336	339	the	the	DT
340	350	opposition	opposition	NN
351	354	MDC	MDC	NNP
355	360	ahead	ahead	RB
361	363	of	of	IN
364	368	next	next	JJ
369	374	month	month	NN
374	376	’s	's	POS
377	389	presidential	presidential	JJ
390	398	election	election	NN
398	399	.	.	.

400	407	Foreign	Foreign	NNP
408	415	Affairs	Affairs	NNPS
416	425	Secretary	Secretary	NNP
426	428	Mr	Mr	NNP
429	436	Willard	Willard	NNP
437	444	Chiwewe	Chiwewe	NNP
445	449	said	say	VBD
450	453	the	the	DT
454	458	West	West	NNP
459	462	was	be	VBD
463	465	in	in	IN
466	467	a	a	DT
468	473	hurry	hurry	NN
474	476	to	to	TO
477	481	prop	prop	VB
482	484	up	up	RP
485	488	the	the	DT
489	492	MDC	MDC	NNP
492	493	.	.	.

500	503	The	the	DT
504	508	move	move	NN
509	516	follows	follow	VBZ
517	520	the	the	DT
521	529	European	European	NNP
530	535	Union	Union	NNP
535	537	’s	's	POS
538	546	decision	decision	NN
547	551	last	last	JJ
552	558	Monday	Monday	NNP
559	561	to	to	TO
562	568	impose	impose	VB
569	578	sanctions	sanction	NNS
579	581	on	on	IN
582	585	Cde	Cde	NNP
586	592	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
592	593	,	,	,
594	601	Cabinet	Cabinet	NNP
602	611	ministers	minister	NNS
611	612	,	,	,
613	619	senior	senior	JJ
620	630	Government	government	NN
631	634	and	and	CC
635	643	military	military	JJ
644	653	officials	official	NNS
653	654	,	,	,
655	664	including	include	VBG
665	666	a	a	DT
667	673	freeze	freeze	NN
674	676	on	on	IN
677	682	their	their	PRP$
683	690	alleged	allege	VBN
691	699	overseas	overseas	JJ
700	706	assets	asset	NNS
707	710	and	and	CC
711	712	a	a	DT
713	719	travel	travel	NN
720	723	ban	ban	NN
724	726	to	to	TO
727	730	the	the	DT
731	740	15-nation	15-nation	JJ
741	745	bloc	bloc	NN
745	746	.	.	.

753	763	Dismissing	dismiss	VBG
764	767	the	the	DT
768	770	EU	EU	NNP
771	775	move	move	NN
776	780	last	last	JJ
781	785	week	week	NN
785	786	,	,	,
787	796	President	President	NNP
797	803	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
804	808	said	say	VBD
809	817	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
818	823	would	would	MD
824	833	withstand	withstand	VB
834	837	the	the	DT
838	847	sanctions	sanction	NNS
848	855	imposed	impose	VBN
856	858	by	by	IN
859	866	Britain	Britain	NNP
867	870	and	and	CC
871	874	its	its	PRP$
875	881	allies	ally	NNS
882	885	and	and	CC
886	891	would	would	MD
892	897	never	never	RB
898	905	abandon	abandon	VB
906	909	the	the	DT
910	914	land	land	NN
915	920	issue	issue	NN
920	921	.	.	.

928	929	“	``	``
929	933	They	they	PRP
934	937	are	be	VBP
938	944	saying	say	VBG
945	949	that	that	IN
950	954	they	they	PRP
955	958	are	be	VBP
959	966	placing	place	VBG
967	976	sanctions	sanction	NNS
977	979	on	on	IN
980	987	leaders	leader	NNS
988	990	so	so	IN
991	995	that	that	IN
996	1000	they	they	PRP
1001	1003	do	do	VBP
1003	1006	n’t	n't	RB
1007	1011	come	come	VBN
1012	1014	to	to	TO
1015	1021	Europe	Europe	NNP
1021	1022	.	.	.

1023	1027	What	what	WP
1028	1030	is	be	VBZ
1031	1037	Europe	Europe	NNP
1037	1038	.	.	.

1045	1046	“	``	``
1046	1050	What	what	WP
1051	1055	will	will	MD
1056	1057	I	I	PRP
1058	1060	be	be	VB
1061	1068	wanting	want	VBG
1069	1071	in	in	IN
1072	1078	Europe	Europe	NNP
1078	1079	?	?	.

1080	1082	We	we	PRP
1083	1086	can	can	MD
1087	1092	visit	visit	VB
1093	1098	other	other	JJ
1099	1108	countries	country	NNS
1109	1111	in	in	IN
1112	1116	Asia	Asia	NNP
1117	1120	and	and	CC
1121	1127	Africa	Africa	NNP
1127	1128	,	,	,
1128	1129	”	''	''
1130	1132	he	he	PRP
1133	1137	said	say	VBD
1138	1140	at	at	IN
1141	1142	a	a	DT
1143	1148	rally	rally	NN
1149	1151	in	in	IN
1152	1157	Nkayi	Nkayi	NNP
1157	1158	.	.	.

1165	1168	The	the	DT
1169	1171	EU	EU	NNP
1172	1180	decision	decision	NN
1181	1184	was	be	VBD
1185	1192	roundly	roundly	RB
1193	1202	condemned	condemn	VBN
1203	1205	by	by	IN
1206	1213	African	african	JJ
1214	1223	countries	country	NNS
1223	1224	,	,	,
1225	1230	which	which	WDT
1231	1240	described	describe	VBD
1241	1244	the	the	DT
1245	1249	move	move	NN
1250	1252	as	as	IN
1253	1265	neo-colonial	neo-colonial	JJ
1265	1266	.	.	.

1267	1274	Nigeria	Nigeria	NNP
1274	1275	,	,	,
1276	1284	Tanzania	Tanzania	NNP
1284	1285	,	,	,
1286	1291	South	South	NNP
1292	1298	Africa	Africa	NNP
1299	1302	and	and	CC
1303	1306	the	the	DT
1307	1319	Organisation	Organisation	NNP
1320	1322	of	of	IN
1323	1330	African	African	NNP
1331	1336	Unity	Unity	NNP
1337	1346	lambasted	lambast	VBD
1347	1350	the	the	DT
1351	1353	EU	EU	NNP
1353	1354	.	.	.

1361	1363	In	in	IN
1364	1365	a	a	DT
1366	1370	show	show	NN
1371	1373	of	of	IN
1374	1384	solidarity	solidarity	NN
1385	1389	with	with	IN
1390	1398	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
1398	1399	,	,	,
1400	1409	Tanzanian	Tanzanian	NNP
1410	1419	President	President	NNP
1420	1428	Benjamin	Benjamin	NNP
1429	1434	Mkapa	Mkapa	NNP
1435	1439	said	say	VBD
1440	1447	African	african	JJ
1448	1457	countries	country	NNS
1458	1464	should	should	MD
1465	1468	not	not	RB
1469	1472	let	let	VB
1473	1483	themselves	themselves	PRP
1484	1486	be	be	VB
1487	1498	manipulated	manipulate	VBN
1499	1501	by	by	IN
1502	1505	the	the	DT
1506	1508	EU	EU	NNP
1509	1512	and	and	CC
1513	1518	other	other	JJ
1519	1527	powerful	powerful	JJ
1528	1535	nations	nation	NNS
1535	1536	.	.	.

1543	1544	“	``	``
1544	1548	This	this	DT
1549	1551	is	be	VBZ
1552	1567	neo-colonialism	neo-colonialism	NN
1568	1571	and	and	CC
1572	1580	economic	economic	JJ
1581	1592	colonialism	colonialism	NN
1592	1593	.	.	.

1594	1595	I	I	PRP
1595	1597	’m	'm	VBP
1598	1604	saying	say	VBG
1605	1609	this	this	DT
1610	1617	because	because	IN
1618	1622	some	some	DT
1623	1626	are	be	VBP
1627	1636	beginning	begin	VBG
1637	1639	to	to	TO
1640	1646	forget	forget	VB
1647	1651	that	that	IN
1652	1654	it	it	PRP
1655	1658	was	be	VBD
1659	1661	in	in	IN
1662	1668	Berlin	Berlin	NNP
1669	1674	where	where	WRB
1675	1679	they	they	PRP
1680	1683	had	have	VBD
1684	1688	gone	go	VBN
1689	1691	to	to	TO
1692	1698	decide	decide	VB
1699	1701	on	on	IN
1702	1705	the	the	DT
1706	1719	Balkanisation	Balkanisation	NNP
1720	1722	of	of	IN
1723	1727	this	this	DT
1728	1737	continent	continent	NN
1738	1742	into	into	IN
1743	1752	countries	country	NNS
1753	1758	which	which	WDT
1759	1763	they	they	PRP
1764	1769	later	later	RB
1770	1774	came	come	VBD
1775	1777	to	to	TO
1778	1786	colonise	colonise	VB
1786	1787	.	.	.
1787	1788	”	''	''

1795	1802	Namibia	Namibia	NNP
1803	1807	said	say	VBD
1808	1816	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
1817	1820	had	have	VBD
1821	1824	the	the	DT
1825	1830	right	right	NN
1831	1833	to	to	TO
1834	1840	invite	invite	VB
1841	1850	observers	observer	NNS
1851	1854	for	for	IN
1855	1858	its	its	PRP$
1859	1868	elections	election	NNS
1868	1869	.	.	.

1870	1872	It	it	PRP
1873	1877	said	say	VBD
1878	1883	there	there	EX
1884	1887	was	be	VBD
1888	1890	no	no	DT
1891	1904	justification	justification	NN
1905	1907	in	in	IN
1908	1911	the	the	DT
1912	1914	EU	EU	NNP
1914	1916	’s	's	POS
1917	1921	move	move	NN
1922	1925	and	and	CC
1926	1929	the	the	DT
1930	1934	body	body	NN
1935	1941	should	should	MD
1942	1945	not	not	RB
1946	1952	regard	regard	VB
1953	1959	itself	itself	PRP
1960	1962	as	as	IN
1963	1967	more	more	RBR
1968	1977	competent	competent	JJ
1978	1982	than	than	IN
1983	1989	others	other	NNS
1990	1992	in	in	IN
1993	2001	election	election	NN
2002	2013	observation	observation	NN
2013	2014	.	.	.

2021	2023	In	in	IN
2024	2025	a	a	DT
2026	2035	statement	statement	NN
2036	2045	yesterday	yesterday	NN
2045	2046	,	,	,
2047	2050	the	the	DT
2051	2053	US	US	NNP
2054	2061	embassy	embassy	NN
2062	2066	said	say	VBD
2067	2070	the	the	DT
2071	2077	travel	travel	NN
2078	2081	ban	ban	NN
2082	2085	has	have	VBZ
2086	2090	been	be	VBN
2091	2098	imposed	impose	VBN
2099	2101	on	on	IN
2102	2105	the	the	DT
2106	2115	President	President	NNP
2115	2116	,	,	,
2117	2123	senior	senior	JJ
2124	2134	Government	Government	NNP
2135	2144	officials	official	NNS
2144	2145	,	,	,
2146	2147	“	``	``
2147	2154	certain	certain	JJ
2155	2162	persons	person	NNS
2162	2163	”	''	''
2164	2168	with	with	IN
2169	2177	business	business	NN
2178	2186	dealings	dealing	NNS
2187	2191	with	with	IN
2192	2200	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
2201	2211	Government	Government	NNP
2212	2221	officials	official	NNS
2222	2225	and	and	CC
2226	2231	their	their	PRP$
2232	2240	families	family	NNS
2240	2241	.	.	.

2248	2251	The	the	DT
2252	2254	US	US	NNP
2255	2262	embassy	embassy	NN
2263	2267	said	say	VBD
2268	2271	the	the	DT
2272	2281	sanctions	sanction	NNS
2282	2286	also	also	RB
2287	2294	applied	apply	VBD
2295	2297	to	to	TO
2298	2303	those	those	DT
2304	2307	who	who	WP
2308	2309	“	``	``
2309	2318	formulate	formulate	VBP
2318	2319	,	,	,
2320	2329	implement	implement	NN
2329	2330	,	,	,
2331	2333	or	or	CC
2334	2341	benefit	benefit	NN
2342	2346	from	from	IN
2347	2355	policies	policy	NNS
2356	2360	that	that	WDT
2361	2370	undermine	undermine	VBP
2371	2373	or	or	CC
2374	2380	injure	injure	VBP
2381	2389	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
2389	2391	’s	's	POS
2392	2402	democratic	democratic	JJ
2403	2415	institutions	institution	NNS
2416	2418	or	or	CC
2419	2425	impede	impede	VB
2426	2429	the	the	DT
2430	2441	functioning	functioning	NN
2442	2444	of	of	IN
2445	2446	a	a	DT
2447	2458	multi-party	multi-party	JJ
2459	2468	democracy	democracy	NN
2468	2469	.	.	.

2476	2477	“	``	``
2477	2480	The	the	DT
2481	2487	United	United	NNP
2488	2494	States	State	NNPS
2495	2503	believes	believe	VBZ
2504	2508	that	that	IN
2509	2517	targeted	target	VBN
2518	2524	travel	travel	NN
2525	2537	restrictions	restriction	NNS
2538	2545	against	against	IN
2546	2551	those	those	DT
2552	2555	who	who	WP
2556	2559	are	be	VBP
2560	2571	responsible	responsible	JJ
2572	2575	for	for	IN
2576	2584	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
2584	2586	’s	's	POS
2587	2593	crisis	crisis	NN
2594	2598	will	will	MD
2599	2606	advance	advance	VB
2607	2615	positive	positive	JJ
2616	2622	change	change	NN
2623	2625	by	by	IN
2626	2636	signalling	signal	VBG
2637	2640	our	our	PRP$
2641	2648	support	support	NN
2649	2652	for	for	IN
2653	2656	the	the	DT
2657	2667	democratic	democratic	JJ
2668	2674	forces	force	NNS
2675	2677	in	in	IN
2678	2686	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
2687	2690	and	and	CC
2691	2699	focusing	focusing	JJ
2700	2713	international	international	JJ
2714	2722	scrutiny	scrutiny	NN
2723	2725	on	on	IN
2726	2729	the	the	DT
2730	2741	appropriate	appropriate	JJ
2742	2748	actors	actor	NNS
2748	2749	,	,	,
2749	2750	”	''	''
2751	2754	the	the	DT
2755	2757	US	US	NNP
2758	2765	embassy	embassy	NN
2766	2770	said	say	VBD
2770	2771	.	.	.