JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — “Moral authority dictates that we should not abandon those who helped us in the darkest hour in the history of this country,” said South African president Nelson Mandela. “I am not going to betray the trust of those who helped us.” Speaking at a joint press conference with U.S. president William Clinton in Cape Town, South Africa, Mandela was referring to White House attempts to pressure the South African government to break ties to the governments of Cuba, Iran, and Libya.
Mandela forcefully defended South Africa’s ties with Cuba, along with other governments not to Washington’s liking.
“One of the first heads of state I invited to this country was [Cuban president] Fidel Castro. Those South Africans who have berated me for being loyal to our friends, literally, they can go throw themselves into a pool.”
The United Farm Workers announced March 26 its opposition to the Rodino-Kennedy bill. The measure is aimed at victimizing workers without proper documentation — the so-called illegal aliens. The action is a reversal of policy for the union, which until now has supported legislation against undocumented workers, maintaining that they are potential strikebreakers.
The law would increase the harassment of these workers, making them more vulnerable and therefore more exploitable by profit-hungry employers. The union statement clarified the union’s position. “We are not opposed to aliens coming into this country, because they are...
Washington, May 6 (IANS) India's Operation Sindoor, launched after the heinous terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 last year and witnessed Pakistan-backed ter...