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2005-06-15 Africa: Subsaharan

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Posted by Fred 2005-06-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ... the ruling African National Congress (ANC) rank and file as well as its trade union and Communist allies.

There isn't a heck of a lot of difference betwen the three.

Posted by Pappy 2005-06-15 01:39|| 2005-06-15 01:39|| Front Page Top

#2 An interesting organogram showing The Muslim and French connections in this deal that started in 1998.

http://www.armsdeal-vpo.co.za/special_items/organogram_corvettes08.gif

Posted by SwissTex 2005-06-15 09:41|| 2005-06-15 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 pappy, actually there is, and that may be whats behind this. Mbeki has tended to adopt more or less free market policies. This offends the SACP, and its trade union allies. Now the leadership of the SACP is largely white - they were the strongest white allies of the ANC during apartheid. So one way to counter them, which IIUC Mbeki has also followed is so emphasize race and black power - which Mandela (more leftist) did not. Black power tends to push away the SACP.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-15 16:49|| 2005-06-15 16:49|| Front Page Top

#4 pappy, actually there is, and that may be whats behind this. Mbeki has tended to adopt more or less free market policies. This offends the SACP, and its trade union allies. Now the leadership of the SACP is largely white - they were the strongest white allies of the ANC during apartheid. So one way to counter them, which IIUC Mbeki has also followed is so emphasize race and black power - which Mandela (more leftist) did not. Black power tends to push away the SACP.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-15 16:49|| 2005-06-15 16:49|| Front Page Top

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