Geo, East London (UK):
Not accurate. The majority of Zimbabweans in UK support MDC. Zimbabweans in diaspora are considered traitors by Mugabe, and have been disenfranchised from voting because of their perceived pro-MDC bias.

Charan Muzaya, London, UK

Power is like drug. Once tasted one becomes addicted. It is no wonder Robert Mugabe wants to stay in power. The West being past colonial powers seems addicted too. Its action in Iraq, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Zimbabwe (just to mention a few) speaks well its strong desire to impose its dominance.

Lim , Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Am worried why no action is taken to Mugabe in person as to promote the greatest number of happiness,How mayn people must Mugabe toss and kill before the international world realise the importance of forgoing what ever law that protects him ,Laws are there to protect people.

Tiriwangani Gumbi, Joburg, SouthAfrica

Mugabe has not only declared war on its own people, he has declared war on the world.

Arrest and detention of the ambassadors tentamounts to declaring war against those countries. Time to relieve Zimbabwe from Mugabe's misery.

NASAH, USA,

It appears to me most people in Britain think racism is just about the experiences of Black immigrants in Europe. White people need to understand that conniving to bring down a Black country for daring to be independent is classical racism! No one is fooled, that it is not about white farmers!!

John Iteshi, London, UK

There are thousands of zimababweans in England mainly in local governement & NHS posts NONE of them condemn mugabe because he is percieved to have taught the white man a lesson (& in the process ruined the "jewel of africa") we are just whistleing in the wind while zimbabweans laugh at us.

Geo, East London (UK),

Milly-Banned says "obviously a serious incident" but .. that "there was no violence involved".
What planet is this guy on?
As someone above said, we'd have gone to war for far less than this. Nevertheless, if the FS can't call a spade a spade now, then when. What's he waiting for?

M.Lester, London, UK

R McAuley, Antrim, has a remarkably short memory since Mugabe and his thugs were installed with British help following the UK brokered Lancaster Agreement. Mugabe has never won an election without recourse to systematic violent intimidation of voters and criminal vote rigging.

Arnold Ward, Weybridge, Surrey, UK

Ironic that the American Ambvassador complains that the Zim police aren't obeying either their own laws or International laws, a situation he should have some understanding for. A case of pigeons coming home to roost!

David H., Argentat, France

Its time we stopped meddling in other nations affairs - that is what is outrageous! Do we not have enough problems of our own making re the serious threat to our economy from our own banks to concern ourselves with?

If we wish to change things in Africa then let us do it by example....

R McAuley, Antrim, United Kingdom

Perhaps the United Nations are also concerned about Health and Safety for their staff so they don't wish to upset the vicious natives of Zim !,The UN is now so lacking in authority that any country being run by socialist thugs stick their finger up, which indicates the UN is worth nothing. Useless.

Phil de Buquet, Newport,

Well, I guess they found the violence they went looking for!

Paul Downes, Milton Keynes, Bucks

I can't believe Magube's regime gets away with this (AGAIN). It seems everyone, even the UN are powerless to act against him. He does what he likes while his people are dying without a voice. The world's "powers" should be ashamed of themselves. I've lost all hope in mankind!!

Tracy, West Midlands, UK

There is little point in 'expressin fury'. The UK and the US reomved Hussein for his crimes against his own people.

We should either turn our backs on the whole of Africa or go in and forcefully remove those despots who mistreat their own people.

We need to show some consistency in policies.

Edwin, Bucharest,

There was a time when the police did not interfere with domestic violence in the home. One day we will regard today's reluctance to preserve human rights without regard to boundaries as equally bizarre.

fred keeling, almunecar, spain

In the US press conference they would not be pressed on how they would address it in Rome, just in an appropriate place/manner with an aside joke about waiting in the hotel lobby. Of course, we all know that all they have to do is go down to the shopping district to find them, over a nice Starbucks!

mark, london,

Lets hope the Americans can get tough with Mugabe and his regime seeing that they are not tainted with being former colonialists. Hope they can also speak to the 'head' of sadac , our mute president. Mbeki...

anna, Johannesburg, South Africa

Is this not a declaration of war against the UK and USA , time to go in and end this guys rule

Leslie Lock, Cardiff, UK

I'll bet this was the UK's fault as well.

Ian Burgess, Bristol,

Time for a night time cruise missile visit for Mr. Mugabe. It doesn't have to be a death strike. Just a little wake up call to let him know America will protect its diplomats.

Brian, syracuse, USA

The act of a seriously desperate regime.
I dont agree with invading though, it's not in Britains interests.

Phill, The Wirral, England

When are people going to realise that Africa is a tribal continent which is why states cannot be effectively formed when two tribes fall in one country.

Ben, Manchester,

Mugabe is a bully and a murderer, what he is doing to his own people is disgusting and any person with humanity can see that. Mugabe is making threats and accusations towards us and has now carried out some of those threats. He is the one we should have gone to war with not Saddam Hussein!

kim, London,

Why don"t we arrest the tyrant while he is in Italy and put an end to all this suffering. Is it not far past the time when the feeble international community stopped wringing its hands and took a stand for humanity and decency ?

geoffrey burnham, Crest , France

I really do not understand why the MDC is campaigning at all. Zim is so far gone that even if Tsvangirai won 100 percent of the vote in the second round it would make no difference. The state is run by the military - Mugabe is simply a figurehead, albeit a despot.

The Zanu-PF thugs will stay.

Dave, Knysna, South Africa

It's time for us - and the Americans - to get our foreign office staff out of Zimbabwe. We need to free the people from Mugabe's reign of terror first, and then we will be in a position to go back in and help them.

Martin, Newmarket, Suffolk

Time for the boys from Hereford to go and sort this out?

Nick, Rotherham, UK

Ergo, Britain and USA should invade Zimbabwe before the end of Bush mandate at least.

Soufiene, Sheffield, UK

I remember a time when we'd have went to war with a country for less than that. Now, we just roll over and pretend we're dead.

Arthur, Newcastle,