'PRETORIA ON HUNT IN U.S.'
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WASHINGTON-FBI agents claim that hit squads from Pretoria are
targeting black South African anti-apartheid activists in North
America.
Several activists in the U.S. say FBI agents have warned them
that they may be targets of the hit squads.
The warnings, largely ignored until now because of the fear
that the FBI was merely gathering information for South Africa,
are being taken more seriously because of the killing in Paris
last week of an African National Congress official.
After the killing the ANC representative in Toronto, Usuf
Saloojee, claimed he too had repeatedly received anonymous
death threats recently.
Most of the activists warned in the U.S. were also ANC
members.
They say the FBI warnings began last fall and continued into
last week.
Jack Terrell, a former U.S.-based mercenary who
trained Nicaraguan Contra rebels in 1984 and 1985, recently said
South African intelligence agents had asked him to form an
eight-man "hit-team."
Terrell said he refused to become involved and
informed the FBI of the attempts.
(text of article from April 4, 1988 The
Province)
*-SURE, I WAS WORRIED WHEN THE STORIES STARTED
COMING OUT IN THE LATE 1980'S ABOUT SOUTH AFRICAN DEATH SQUADS.
IF THEY COULDN'T MOVE ON MY FRIEND DESMOND TUTU BECAUSE
OF WHAT WE'D DISCUSSED DURING OUR
TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS ON APRIL 2, 1986, THE DATE OF HIS
FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE CALLING FOR ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST
SOUTH AFRICA--WHICH THE APARTHEID REGIME HAD OBVIOUSLY TAPED--I
DON'T THINK I HAVE A RAMPANT EGO IN THEN BELIEVING I MUST BE
REGARDED AS A VERY BIG ENEMY OF THE PROPONENTS OF THE
CONTINUATION OF THE SYSTEMATIC RACISM OF APARTHEID.
AND IT'S FATUOUS TO SUGGEST THAT THERE WAS NO RISK BECAUSE AFTER
F.W. DEKLERK LOST THE FIRST NON-RACIALLY-RESTRICTED
GENERAL ELECTIONS ON APRIL 26, 1994 TO NELSON MANDELA AND
HIS AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY, IT WAS FINALLY REVEALED TO
THE WORLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON FOR SOME
TIME PREVIOUS--INCLUDING WITH MR. MANDELA--TO PEACEFULLY
END APARTHEID.
AS THIS ARTICLE POINTS OUT, SIMULTANEOUSLY
THERE WERE DEATH SQUADS AT WORK.
PRETORIA HAD BEEN FUNDING
THE $110 MILLION DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO MISLEAD THE WEST AS
TO THE ON THE GROUND CONDITIONS UNDER APARTHEID AS FORMER SOUTH
AFRICAN POLITICAL OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER FREDERICK VAN ZYL
SLABBERT (A WHITE) TOLD ME WHEN WE FIRST MET ON JUNE 1, 1988
IN VANCOUVER.
OF COURSE THEY ALSO HAD BEEN FUNDING INKATHA
REBELS TO CREATE DISSENSION AND DIVISIONS WITHIN THE SOUTH
AFRICAN BLACK COMMUNITY SO THAT APARTHEID WOULD CONTINUE.
THE A.N.C.'S CHRIS HANI, FORMER HEAD OF THE GROUP'S
MILITARY WING AND SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER, WAS
MURDERED ON APRIL 10, 1993.
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY
ON THIS SUBJECT AT OTHER PLACES ON THE WEBSITE, BUT FOR NOW,
WITH ALL THESE POLITICAL LEADERS VISITING WITH PRESIDENT
CLINTON AND TELLING THEM HOW MUCH THEY ADMIRE THE AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY AS THE WORLD EDGES CLOSER AGAIN TO A(NOTHER) NEEDLESS WAR IN
THE "CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION", MAY I ASK "ALL OF US" TO CONSIDER, IN RELATION
TO THIS "LAST, BEST HOPE" THAT IS AMERICA (AS RONALD
REAGAN SO OFTEN LIKED TO RECALL FROM AMERICAN HISTORY), WHAT
GEORGE WASHINGTON, OR THOMAS
JEFFERSON, OR EVEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN (THERE IS AN ENLIGHTENING PERSPECTIVE ON THE ENDURING WISDOM OF THE GREAT ASSASSINATED AMERICAN PRESIDENT IF YOU TAKE A BRIEF SIDESTEP HERE) OR FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
WOULD BE DOING IN THIS "PRESENT
SITUATION"?
INCIDENTALLY, MY QUOTING FRANKLIN
ROOSEVELT'S "FOUR ESSENTIAL HUMAN FREEDOMS" IN THE DRAFT OF
THE "AUTHOR'S
INTRODUCTION" TO MY (FIRST) BOOK ABOUT THIS "INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC WORK...ON A DIRECT
BASIS" FOR THE WORLD'S CHILDREN IS ACTUALLY DRAWN FROM THE
STATEMENT TO PRESIDENT CARTER SENT IN MY NOVEMBER 20,
1981 REGISTERED LETTER TO HIM.
THIS WOULD BE ONLY WEEKS
AFTER I HAD QUIT THE TORONTO AREA WAREHOUSE JOB AT WHICH I HAD
RECEIVED THE TELEPHONE CALL FROM CLAIRE GREGORY OF THE
U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER'S OFFICE THE PREVIOUS YEAR--QUIT
IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSASSINATION OF ANWAR SADAT. THIS
WOULD BE BEFORE THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE DISENTITLEMENT WAS LEVIED.
THIS SUBMISSION TO
THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHO PROMISED TO NEVER LIE TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND MADE ME MAKE THE SAME PROMISE IN CONTINUING THIS "INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC WORK...ON A DIRECT
BASIS" FOR THE WORLD'S CHILDREN WOULD BE, AS THE WORLD'S ONE
BILLION PLUS MOSLEMS WOULD KNOW, SENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
BIRTH OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED.
CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT STEP IN
UNDERSTANDING 'WHAT HE FOUND'?
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