PM News Round-up: Damn those attention-hungry "splittists"...

• Beijing is blaming Tibetan “splittists” for staging a public relations crisis ahead of the summer Olympics with the protests in Lhasa. However, as the Christian Science Monitor reports, the uprising comes as no surprise to those aware of China’s repression of Tibet.
• And the Napoleon Award for Excellence in the Art of Petty Dictatorship goes to…Bobby Mugabe! Year-long negotiations, led by South African President Thabo Mbeki, appear to be unraveling ahead of elections scheduled for March 29 in Zimbabwe, as Mugabe proves once again that he has no intention of honoring his commitments. Mugabe and his party, ZANU-PF, are engaging in political violence, intimidation, and vote-buying, following declarations that “there will be no regime change” in the country. Keep your eyes on this place, folks—I fear it could end up like Kenya…
• The globalization of conflict: An interesting article on the Darfurian diaspora.