Nelson Mandela is no longer a terrorist in the US
US President George W Bush has signed a bill removing Nelson Mandela from the US terror watch list. He is now allows to travel freely to the USA without a waiver from the secretary of state.
A US senator said the new legislation was a step towards removing the “shame of dishonouring this great leader”.
Under the legislation, members of the ANC could travel to the United Nations headquarters in New York but not to Washington DC or other parts of the United States.
see also: U.S. lawmakers want Nelson Mandela off terrorists list
[via bbc news]
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