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Mervyn Lobo disse:
Peter, Your vice-president called Mandela a terrorist. In fact, he voted to keep Mandela in jail. Had that come to pass, S. Africa would have been another region on fire right now.
Mervyn,
Mandela's had doubtless been fighting a good cause. And he was very statemanlike when he came to office. His call against black South Africans taking vengeance into their own hands was commendable and truly helped the long term stability of South Africa. The Truth & Reconciliation Commission (D. Tutu) showed that he was serious about establishing the rule of law and prosecuting those who had committed crimes during the struggle.
You can't ignore the fact that this same Nelson Mandela
1. Planted 5 bombs in a government building in Johannesburg (1961), which killed many people, including women and children.
2. Said this of 4 Puerto Ricans terrorists who shot 5 United States congressmen (1954): "We support the cause of anyone who is fighting for self-determination, and our attitude is the same, no matter who it is. I would be honored to sit on the platform with the four comrades you refer to."
3. He was charged for "the preparation, manufacture and use of explosives—for the purpose of committing acts of violence and destruction in the aforesaid Republic, (the preparation and manufacture of explosives, according to evidence submitted, included 210,000 hand grenades, 48,000 anti-personnel mines, 1,500 time devices, 144 tons of ammonium nitrate, 21.6 tons of aluminum powder and a ton of black powder);"
Given these facts, was it wrong for Dick Cheney to oppose his release from prison at the time? A free South Africa is not necessarily synonymous with a free Nelson Mandela.
Yasser Arafat once bragged to a colleague that he was the father of hijacking planes to achieve his ends. He has wanted nothing short of pushing Israel into the Mediterranean Sea. You're right, Israelis deal with him. I like the way they do (or have done--if he's dead by the time you read this message).Yasser Arafat took up arms only after he was kicked out of his home. The very fact that the Israeli's deal with him is enough proof that he delivers on his promises or, in other words, he is a statesman.
Peter
