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2003-01-19 East/Subsaharan Africa
South African minister in solidarity visit to Iraq
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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-01-19 12:05 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 If i remember correctly, during the Johanesburg summit, Colin Powell arrival was met with hostility, Robert Mugabe 's with hurras. Theses (not so) reformed african marxists (ANC, SWAPO,...) still have a grudge about being on the wrong side of history.
Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-19 13:01:05||   2003-01-19 13:01:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't So. Africa have a couple of nukes as well? Any word on what happened to them?
Posted by Frank G  2003-01-19 13:48:55||   2003-01-19 13:48:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Well,the Iraqis do have special know-how in acupuncture,deep-body massage and therapeutic acidic baths.That enough for you?
Posted by El Id  2003-01-19 16:53:07||   2003-01-19 16:53:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Frank:

I recall coming across info on ZA and nukes on some site that offers a broad analysis of nuclear capability of various nations. I can't find the site, but I did find this which corroborates what I'd read:

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In March 1993 President de Klerk declared that South Africa had previously developed a limited nuclear capability which had been dismantled and destroyed before South Africa acceded to the NPT. The IAEA sent experts to visit the facilities involved in the abandoned program and to review historical data. It found no indication casting doubt on South Africa's statement that all the highly enriched uranium for weapons had been reported in its initial declaration. Also it has found no indication to suggest that there remain any sensitive components of the nuclear weapons programme which have not been either rendered useless or converted to commercial non-nuclear applications or peaceful nuclear usage. The IAEA declared it had completed its inspection in late 1994 and that South Africa's nuclear weapons facilities had been dismantled
Posted by Vicarious  2003-01-19 17:09:03|| [vicariously.blogspot.com/]  2003-01-19 17:09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 See? It CAN be done, but only if there is cooperation.
Posted by Ptah  2003-01-19 18:44:20||   2003-01-19 18:44:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Thx Vicarious! Good response - now if only those same expectations were enforced elsewhere....
thk God Mbeki didn't have a chance to export these toys...
Posted by Frank G  2003-01-19 20:35:30||   2003-01-19 20:35:30|| Front Page Top

#7 South Africa has a 25% percent HIV infection rate in the adult population. This is really not the time to start antagonizing the West into not caring *AT ALL* about what happens down there.
Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-19 22:32:27||   2003-01-19 22:32:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Nice to see my country getting some publicity in the blogosphere (NOT!) It can really get lonely down here on the southern tip of Africa as a supporter of the War on Terror and the war against Saddam. There's even talk of our public broadcaster replacing CNN with Al Jazeera(!!) Just a reminder that our government does not speak for all of us in carrying out this ridiculous foreign policy. Lets hope it sees some sense before the war begins!
Posted by marcf  2003-01-20 06:37:19||   2003-01-20 06:37:19|| Front Page Top

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