Yesterday, Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai rejected a resolution by the African Union to begin talks with dictator Robert Mugabe, citing continuing violence by the government against its people and the role of South African president Thabo Mbeki—who has shown no inclination to side against Mugabe—as mediator of any discussion.
"The conditions in Zimbabwe today are not conducive to negotiations," said Tsvangirai. There's a stunning article in today's Independent that gives another brutal example of what those conditions are like: