"THE SHAME OF NELSON MANDELA"

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THE SHAME OF NELSON MANDELA (House of Representatives - June 25, 1990)
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(Mr. DANNEMEYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. DANNEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, 28 years ago Nelson Mandela was jailed by the South African Government for sabotage and treason. Charges he has never denied. In America, Mandela is hailed by most black political leaders and by white plantation liberals as a hero.

Upon his release from prison last February Nelson Mandela saluted the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. On a nationwide television broadcast last Thursday with Ted Koppel, Mr. Mandela repeated his longstanding support for such luminaries of freedom as Fidel Castro, Yasser Arafat, and the Libyan looney Mu'ammar Qadhafi.

For his support of these peace-loving organizations and comrades in arms, we have rewarded Mr. Mandela with the opportunity to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Mr. Speaker, Nelson Mandela's appearance before this body is a national disgrace. The invitation alone heaps shame on this body. Nelson Mandela is no Martin Luther King. He is more like H. Rap Brown or Willie Horton.

The ideology and organizations Mr. Mandela represents have mercilessly murdered and tortured black Africans. His own wife, Winnie, has given a new meaning to the word `necklace.' Mr. Speaker, here we go again, one man, one vote, one time. Mandela should be condemned. He should not address this body tomorrow or at any time in a joint meeting of the Congress of the United States, given the human rights violation that his actions have called for in South Africa, and those who he has supported around this world who are violating human rights of people across this land.

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