boomerang wrote:Floda wrote:boomerang wrote:If I may be allowed to inject in this discussion, Nelson Mandela was labelled a terrorist once...30 odd years ago a terrorist, today a world statesman...
The question to Milti, what's to say in 25 odd years Mugabe's stature won't be as to what Mandela's is today?...
The reason I ask this question, I believe that if the current discussion was taking 25 years ago, your views on Mandela would have been as to what your views are of Mugabe today...I think this point is quite obvious from your posts/replies...
Well pointed out boomerang, in the case of Nelson Mandela, just prior to his being honoured on his 90th birthday, a serious incident within the bowels of the U.S. administration occurred !!.
Somebody noticed that the name of "Nelson Mandela" was still listed as an active terrorist in the archives held by the C.I.A.
George W Bush hurriedly rectified the situation by ordering the matter dealt with immediately and it was done as the honorary ceremony was in progress.
So much for the integrity of those that occupy the halls of power and wisdom .
Miltiades will probably NOT see the joke.
Interesting didn't know this...but wouldn't surpice me...once in the clutches of big brother, escaping is futile... ...I think sadam found out in 30 odd years....
PS...I added another reason to my original post ...Another interesting and relevant reason...
Absolutely boomerang, the question of the election which resulted in victory for Hamas was a great embarrassment for Bush, Blair and Olmert.
Such was the threat to the terrorist state of Israel, the Western powers shook with consternation [even Miltiades defecated his strides ] and the fate of THAT democratically elected government was sealed.
Interestingly, it was at that time that Olmert was embroiled in some kind of illegal enterprise which effectively ended his career [I believe] and a billion dollars was stolen [by the Western powers] from the Palestinian government, precisely because the Three Musketeers [as above] were unhappy with the outcome of the election.