any effect. The ongoing political crisis in Zimbabwe,

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 14, 2011 -- But, yet, when all these are violated, you don't get the A.U. making a statement: This is, against what we stand for. So in that sense, it has some double standards. The other thing is that is true - Gadhafi has been very close to the (unintelligible) community. He was part of the formation. Remember, he was the chairman of African Union just two years back and he is very close to a lot of these leaders. And in that sense, he has also started investing in many of these countries. So I think A.U. has lost credibility as an honest broker.

MARTIN: Does the A.U. retain credibility anywhere? I mean, if you look at the current crises that we've been reporting on, the crises in the Ivory Coast where the A.Ucheap nike mens sandals st wholesale price.. doesn't seem to have been able to intervene with any effect. The ongoing political crisis in Zimbabwe, and then, now, this crisis in Libya. Does this raise questions about the ongoing need or importance of the A.U. going forward?

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