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"Bitter" family feud rifts Mandela family, newspaper reports
Jul 27, 2008, 11:44 GMT
Johannesburg - Nelson Mandela, South Africa's national hero and anti-Apartheid fighter, has a dispute with his own family.
Johannesburg's The Sunday Times reported Sunday on its front page about a 'bitter' feud which is dividing the family of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The dispute even led his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and their two daughters Zindzi and Zenani to boycott the huge 90th birthday party held for Mandela last weekend at his homestead in Qunu in the Eastern Cape.
Madikizela-Mandela and the two daughters stayed away from the party despite personal pleas from Mandela, said the paper.
The Sunday Times said it had obtained a copy of a letter written by the two daughters, in which they announced that neither they nor their children - Mandela's grandchildren - would attend because they were angry that they were not properly consulted.
Among others, they were upset that the birthday party was not more intimate for family members only and that 500 guests had been invited.
Background for the arguments within the family is also Mandela's proposed division of his estate and funeral arrangements after his death, the paper said.
Mandela had convened a family meeting about the matter of his estate and funeral arrangements at his farm in Limpopo, but had to call it off because of the differences, The Sunday Times quoted 'someone familiar with the matter' as saying.
He had suggested that a large chunk of his estate be awarded to his foundation and that his third wife, Graca Machel, and his favourite grandson Chief Mandla Mandela would also get a portion. The rest would be shared among his children.
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patriotJul 28th, 2008 - 13:03:36
Barack Obama as next President of The United States of America
The die is cast and for reasons that only a privileged few know, you Sir, will be the next President of the United States of America. Your next 4 years will be a turning point in US history and planet earth. CHANGE, your advisors and high stake investors offer the nation will undoubtedly be the same rhetoric and empty promises that make up a political campaign, that campaigns for appointment for any public office in America.
The White House will be the Black House to some, the Aryan Brothers of America will not be so happy, but yet will blame you and your staff if you fail, which will reinforce their belief that the Aryan Nation is the true leader for America. The religious zealots will be busy bees making nests to survive the onslaught of lies, corruption and deceit. Business enterprises and other competing nations will capitalize off of your inexperience in the art of corruption and murder. The organized crime organizations from different nations including our own will benefit from the lack of control over national crime.
Military governments including our own will test your tolerance to pain and deception and trick you into needless and profitable domestic and international conflict. You will no doubt attempt to colorize your staff to soften the race conflict once in office.
As President you will be President. Nations will respect you only for your title of office. Americans will soon see after your appointment as President that your intentions were manipulated by those that make the rules. You will fill the spot in history as planned, and nothing more.
You will never while in office be able to pull the troops from conflict in any land we are engaged in. As a matter of fact we as a nation will be engaged in a new conflict of war, which will galvanize Americans to seek a different form of government and a different and honest Congress.
You will attempt to shore up Americas problems with false promise and lies, because you cannot directly affect the CHANGE you promised.
Your frustration will be your downfall while in office, and your co-dependence on those that you trust will also add to your demise.
Our Armed Forces in rank will respect you as good soldiers they are, but those under them will not, and for good reasons, that only a good soldier knows.
America will not be America until its government respects the People, and tells the truth. America is a Republic, not a Democracy or Fascist Government or is it?
Until you can walk thru the streets and neighborhoods of America unaided by Secret Service or any other law enforcement agency you will not be respected by the many, only by the fearful and selfish few. Americans can protect their leaders if they are honest and respectful of the people they were elected to serve. Our Government has forsaken us for many hundreds of years, and now we will wait until your 4 years are finished for us to come to fruition.
CHANGE FOR AMERICA FOR AMERICANS!
The American Republic
A Sovereign Republic
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