Nelson Mandela removed from terror list

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Source: Daily Telegraph

THE US Senate has approved a bill to remove former South African president Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from the US terror watch list.

"Today the United States moved closer at last to removing the great shame of dishonouring this great leader by including him on our government's terror watch list," said Senator John Kerry.

The bill now heads to the White House, where it is expected to be signed by President George W. Bush in time for the anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner's 90th birthday on July 18.

"Nelson Mandela does not belong on a terrorist watch list - period," said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. "The Senate's vote today will help fix a problem that has caused injustice to South African leaders and embarrassment to the United States."


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[Happyhippychick]

1. This is great news but I'm not satisfied. I want the people who are responsible for putting him on

that list to pay with their cushy appointed jobs.

[ck4829]

2. So let me get this straight...

Nelson Mandela couldn't visit Washington DC, but the leaders of the Apartheid regime (Who have been implicated in the assassination of Olof Palme, the bombing of Flight Pan Am 103, and it is certain that they murdered dissidents) could?

[RC]

5. Correct. It's that 'Birds of a feather' thingy.

[Dr.Phool]

3. He'll get an invitation to the White House.

Where the chimp can tell him, in public, what a great African-American shoe shine boy he has in the White House.

On second thought, the chimp would say what a great negro shoe shine boy he has.

[jgraz]

9. Damn -- he should ask to be put back on the list ASAP.

[ohio2007]

4. When will Mugabe make the top 10 list ? Kim is about to be dropped from the honor role

even though his nation is made up of millions of malnourished midgets

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Kim is being dropped from the list

because he is willing to enslave his people to produce cheap shit for our consumption (like China). Castro was never willing to do that, and that is why he is still a bad guy.

[LeftishBrit]

6. That should have happened long ago!

[caraher]

7. Indeed!

I guess they're at least doing it during his lifetime... which puts them ahead of, say, the Catholic Church's "our bad" over Galileo

[galledgoblin]

14. do you one better: should never have happened in the first place!

[bean fidhleir]

8. Nice announcement for his 90th birthday. (nt)

[High Plains]

11. The terrorist watch list is a bunch of politicized crap.

We put enemies on it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. It took an Act of Congress to get a name off the Watch list?

The Evil Emperor's minions can put a name ON the list, but it takes Congress to get a name off???
I have a copy of the list..
Saddam Hussain is on it...really.

[progressoid]

13. WHAT?

Tell me why he was even ON the list!

[Feron]

15. While good news...

that doesn't bode well for the rest of us.

[Kablooie]

16. We're in big danger *now*!

What the hell was he doing on a terrorist list anyway?
Idiocy!

[David__77]

17. The US almost always calls liberation fighters "terrorists."

Nelson Mandela was the political leader of a great, armed liberation movement against imperialism and racism. Of course he was on the terror watch list. What else should we expect?