Nelson Mandela Calls George W. Bush A Racist

[CWalker187]

They need to throw Mandela back in jail for being so incredibly stupid.



Mandela Slams America
 
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Jan. 30) - Former President Nelson Mandela called President Bush arrogant and shortsighted and implied that he was racist for ignoring the United Nations in his zeal to attack Iraq.

In a speech Thursday, Mandela urged the people of the United States to join massive protests against Bush. Mandela called on world leaders, especially those with vetoes in the U.N. Security Council, to oppose him.

''One power with a president who has no foresight and cannot think properly, is now wanting to plunge the world into a holocaust,'' Mandela told the International Women's Forum.

Mandela also criticized Iraq for not cooperating fully with the weapons inspectors and said South Africa would support any action against Iraq that was supported by the United Nations.

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer responded to Mandela's criticism by pointing to a letter by eight European leaders reiterating their support of Bush.

''The president expresses his gratitude to the many leaders of Europe who obviously feel differently'' than Mandela, Fleischer said. ''He understands there are going to be people who are more comfortable doing nothing about a growing menace that could turn into a holocaust.''

A Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mandela has repeatedly condemned U.S. behavior toward Iraq in recent months and demanded Bush respect the authority of the United Nations. His comments Thursday, though, were far more critical and his attack on Bush far more personal than in the past.

''Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly?'' he asked. ''All that (Bush) wants is Iraqi oil,'' he said.

He accused Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair of undermining the United Nations and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is from Ghana.

''Is it because the secretary-general of the United Nations is now a black man? They never did that when secretary-generals were white,'' he said.

Mandela said the United Nations was the main reason there has been no World War III and it should make the decisions on how to deal with Iraq.

He said that the United States, which callously dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has no moral authority to police the world.

''If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings,'' he said.

''Who are they now to pretend that they are the policemen of the world, the ones that should decide for the people of Iraq what should be done with their government and their leadership?'' he said.

He said Bush was ''trying to bring about carnage'' and appealed to the American people to vote him out of office and demonstrate against his policies.

He also condemned Blair for his strong support of the United States.

''He is the foreign minister of the United States. He is no longer prime minister of Britain,'' he said.

 AP-NY-01-30-03 1308EST

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[Don Seer]

yeah i heard about this yesterday.. crazy shit.. shits all fucked up.

[ontherise]

so your say mandela can't have his own opinon an personally i don't think that he is rasict just that he needs to open his eyes he really is ignorant sometimes a he mit lead this country to somewhere we don't want to be

[Kaidy]

I agree with every word. Mandela is one of the greatest people of our time and he's 100% on point with those comments

[Don Seer]

^ yeah... and whats also funny is... neither of them would dare say bad word against him.

[Pimpdogg]

I've just come in here to say CWalker that is a great sig you have.

And how can Mandella say that Bush is going to war because Kofi Annan is black and he is undermining a black man? Colin Powell is the driving force behind Bush's war effort, and what colour is he?

[bLaDe]

I agree with every word. Mandela is one of the greatest people of our time and he's 100% on point with those comments

I agree, except for the racist thing, I doubt bush is racist towards blacks, he is just not lisening to Mandela because his views are diffrent.

  -{bLaDe}

[Entreri117]

I agree with every word. Mandela is one of the greatest people of our time and he's 100% on point with those comments

I agree, except for the racist thing, I doubt bush is racist towards blacks, he is just not lisening to Mandela because his views are diffrent.

  -{bLaDe}

Hell yeah.  Our Pres. is not a racist at all.  People make assumptions about him all the time...about his past with alcohol, whether or not he's a racist hick...it's all bullshit.  I love my President...I'd die for him anyday...

[ontherise]

die for him huh wow thats a bit to much

[King Tech Quadafi]

I agree with every word. Mandela is one of the greatest people of our time and he's 100% on point with those comments

100% agreement

and oh yeah pimpdogg.....powell is NOT the driving force behind a war with Iraq....the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, Wolkowitz are

[Woodrow]

Wolkowitz

 

[King Tech Quadafi]

Paul Wolfkowitz, or whatever his fuckin name is...i think hes the deputy secretary of defence

[ZILLA THA GOODFELLA]

I'd die for him anyday...

lmao........jesus christ, wats tha world come to........

[Pimpdogg]

I agree with every word. Mandela is one of the greatest people of our time and he's 100% on point with those comments

100% agreement

and oh yeah pimpdogg.....powell is NOT the driving force behind a war with Iraq....the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, Wolkowitz are

if powell isn't part of the driving force towards war, why is he presenting america's case for war to the UN on monday?  

[Entreri117]

I'd die for him anyday...

lmao........jesus christ, wats tha world come to........

What the hell you talkin bout?