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In 1986, Nelson Mandela -- the former president of South Africa who died Thursday at the age of 95 -- was serving the 23rd year of what would ultimately be a 27-year prison sentence. The Western world was finally acknowledging the true horrors of Apartheid, a system of racial segregation that denied basic rights to blacks -- including citizenship and the right to vote -- and brutally oppressed a generation of South Africans fighting for equality.
In the U.S. Congress, lawmakers were ready to show their opposition to the South African regime with the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, a bill that imposed tough sanctions and travel restrictions on the nation and its leaders, and called for the repeal of apartheid laws and release of political prisoners like Mandela, then leader of the African National Congress (ANC).
The measure passed with bipartisan support, despite strong and largely Republican opposition. President Ronald Reagan was among those most opposed to the bill, and when he finally vetoed the measure over its support of the ANC, which he maintained was a "terrorist organization," it took another vote by Congress to override it. Among the Republicans who repeatedly voted against the measure was future Vice President Dick Cheney, then a Republican congressman from Wyoming.
Cheney's staunch resistance to the Anti-Apartheid Act arose as an issue during his future campaigns on the presidential ticket, but the Wyoming Republican has never said he regretted voting the way he did. In fact, in 2000, he maintained that he'd made the right decision. ...........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/dick-cheney-nelson-mandela-terrorist_n_4394071.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,112 posts)warrant46
(2,205 posts)Hubert Flottz
(37,726 posts)His new heart is just as cold as his old one. Probably came out of that Castro guy from Cleveland?
spanone
(135,637 posts)cold hearted....
Its my new heart, not someone elses old heart.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)About 2 seconds after his death, he will.
jessie04
(1,528 posts)wasted bandwidth.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Paladin
(28,204 posts)Maraya1969
(22,441 posts)Karma is not just for outside circumstances. I think that if you teach and preach hate for others you probably hate yourself the most.
ismnotwasm
(41,921 posts)Cheney is a disease
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)malaise
(267,838 posts)Festivito
(13,452 posts)But, that Mandela guy got in the way. What a terrorist.
Not starting a war. Sheeesh!
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Said the terrorist
neverforget
(9,434 posts)The Dick has no heart.
moondust
(19,917 posts)A thoroughly amoral corporate capitalist.
Blue Owl
(49,937 posts)Without windchill...
Berlum
(7,044 posts)How Republicon is that?
mstinamotorcity2
(1,451 posts)Why he just won't go somewhere and oil his heart I don't know. He is a self serving man who has helped to rob this Country blind. As you can see he has been in politics way too long. A man who went from pouring concrete to building Military bases that electrocute soldiers while taking showers. Always downing Government but taking Government contracts that he gave him self. All I can say is stupid rethugs voted 2 thieves into office to steal food out of their own mouth. And was dumb enough to vote for the Romney theif and tried to get us to vote for Mr. Bain and Gain