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1. [D]uring the Reagan era .. Mandela and his party, the African National Congress, were added to the US government’s terror watch list.

   Now, with Mandela on the brink of his 90th birthday, the scenery could not contrast more starkly. These days, the Queen meets him and London celebrates his milestone with a rock concert. Yet he officially remained a terror suspect until last week, when the US government finally removed his name, and that of the ANC, from its watch list. It rectified an absurdity that Condoleezza Rice said she found “embarrassing”.

   By Waleed ·  Posted on Jul 11, 02:59 AM