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Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by RedHotChic(f): 8:49pm On Jun 23, 2008 |
U.S. lawmakers want Mandela off terrorism list Bill has support from Justice Dept.; awaits approval from Senate updated 5:10 p.m. CT, Thurs., June. 19, 2008 WASHINGTON - Some U.S. lawmakers are trying to pass legislation to remove former South African President Nelson Mandela from a U.S. list of terrorists by his 90th birthday next month, officials said on Thursday. South African Ambassador to the United States Welile Nhlapo said he was in talks with the State Department and lawmakers to resolve the issue by Mandela's birthday on July 18. Lawmakers in April introduced legislation in Congress to remove Mandela from the list, a step that is normally a government administrative matter, because they were frustrated by the time the process was taking. The State Department has said it and the Justice Department fully support the bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 8 and is awaiting Senate approval. "We have been able to clarify and resolve certain questions that were hanging in the minds of some people as to whether to support the process or not," Nhlapo said without elaborating. "We are trying ourselves to talk to some of these people, clarify what else they may have on their mind , so that we can get this over," he added. The former South African president and some in the now-ruling African National Congress are still blacklisted under U.S. laws and need special permission to enter the United States more than a decade after the apartheid struggle ended. No plan has been announced for Mandela to visit the United States once the bill passes. He last visited the United States in May 2005. Click for related content Opposition: 4 activists murdered in Zimbabwe Somalis flee terrorism, pour into Kenya U.S., activists decry genocide in Sudan The ANC was banned by South Africa's white rulers in 1960, its leaders jailed or forced into exile until the ban on the movement was lifted 30 years later. Strict security measures passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States kept the ANC's "terrorist" label because it used armed force as part of its campaign against apartheid. Nhlapo said he was worried the legislation would get delayed by Congress' summer recess. Congress takes a break over the July 4 week and then recesses for much of August. "Certainly there is a lot of anxiety and interest in South Africa as to the resolution of this matter particularly by the time of Mandela's birthday," Nhlapo added. Rep. Donald Payne, a New Jersey Democrat, told the Africa Society late on Wednesday that removing organizations from the terrorist list was an administrative matter that had taken too long, adding: "We're trying to make sure that he is not a terrorist when we celebrate his 90th birthday." Mandela was jailed for 27 years for his struggle against apartheid, and has become a worldwide symbol of freedom. He was hailed for overseeing the peaceful transition from white to black rule as South Africa's first post-apartheid era president. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25272057/ |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by SeanT21(f): 12:42am On Jun 24, 2008 |
cmon now. He hasnt done nothing.I consider him a hero. |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by RedHotChic(f): 11:03am On Jun 24, 2008 |
Not according to homeland security. |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by naijadiva2(f): 5:54pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
they have him on the list but they're pressed to meet him when they go to SA. ![]() |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by SeanT21(f): 11:16pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
so what has he done? |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by RedHotChic(f): 3:07am On Jun 25, 2008 |
Saying a lot of BS about the US, Crime : gossiping with the US. |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by SeanT21(f): 12:30am On Jun 26, 2008 |
RedHotChic: I didnt hear any. |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by naijadiva2(f): 2:56am On Jun 26, 2008 |
RedHotChic: it wasn't BS. they just don't like hearing the truth. if you have nothing to say but i love america, they'll snatch your ass in a minute saying your "anti-america". |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by Blatant: 1:58pm On Jun 26, 2008 |
naija_diva: It's an American thing. The brits are better in that respect |
Re: Mandela Still On Us Terrorists List by TPS360: 9:07pm On Aug 26, 2008 |
mandela on terrorist list, ooh that guy , the one america helped put in jail in south africa? ooh , ![]() |
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