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Examine what Ronald Reagan did during South Africa's fight against Apartheid
June 18, 1986
By voice vote, House approves, sends to Senate legislation imposing trade embargo against South Africa, requiring all US companies with operations there to disinvest within 180 days. US, UK veto UN Security Council resolution that would impose limited sanctions against South Africa. World Council of Churches reports that nearly 3,000 persons have been detained in week since state of emergency was declared. (New York Times, 19 June 1986, A1)
October 2, 1986
Senate overrides Reagan's veto of sanctions bill by vote of 78 to 21, following House vote to override earlier in week (313 to 83). Falling well short of House-proposed sanctions, Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (CAAA) extends and expands existing sanctions: it bans all loans to, new investment in South Africa (ban does not extend to letters of credit, loan rescheduling, reinvestment of retained profits); bans imports of iron and steel, coal, uranium, textiles, agricultural products, goods produced by government-controlled firms (parastatals), except for strategic materials for the US military; transfers South Africa's sugar quota to Philippines; bans export of petroleum and products, weapons and munitions; severs air links; prohibits US banks from accepting South African government deposits (worth $329 million in March); prohibits government agencies from cooperating with South African military, promoting trade or tourism in South Africa. In addition, Act authorizes $40 million in aid for disadvantaged South Africans, $4 million a year in scholarship funds for victims of apartheid; calls on ANC to suspend "terrorist activities"; threatens to impose additional sanctions if "substantial progress" toward dismantling apartheid is not made within a year of enactment. Act also restricts US military assistance to countries that do not join UN arms embargo, provides for sanctions against countries that "benefit from or take commercial advantage of" limitations imposed on US business. CAAA also sets five conditions for lifting of sanctions (see "Goals of Sender Country"). (Washington Post, 3 October 1986, A1, A16; New York Times, 3 October 1986, A1; Hayes 2; Baker 44-45, app. D; Lipton 1988, 18, app. 6)
Vote- Yea 78 people against Ronald Reagan's decision
Vote- Nay 21 People who support Ronald Reagan's decision
Reality? Nearly the whole world is telling Ronald Reagan to stop supporting Apartheid.
Ronald Reagan insisted on supporting Apartheid South Africa until he was forced to stop.
Ronald Reagan insisted on fighting against making Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday.
His excuse was that it "was too expensive." He was forced to stop fighting it.
http://www.salon.com/2011/02/05/ronald_reagan_apartheid_south_africa/singleton/
His foreign policy legacy includes an alliance with a racist government
What else is part of the Reagan Legacy?
Ask Paul Krugman
November 10, 2007, 7:36 pm
Innocent mistakes
http://74.6.238.254/search/srpcache...9&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=Osdr6RwqvhwkMNU2vrKGQA--
Racism unites the Republican Party, just like anti- racism unites the Democratic Party?
Ronald Regan tossed the fear of terrorism and the fear of communism into the Pro- Apartheid mix.
Words as weapons? The Republicans are still using the same ones, in 2012
Harry S. Dent Sr., who helped devise the “Southern strategy” that was crucial to
Richard M. Nixon’s winning the White House, died on Friday in Columbia, S.C. He was 77 .
October 2, 2007
Reflecting on his new mission in life, Mr. Dent acknowledged in a 1981 interview with The Washington Post that he had regrets.
“When I look back, my biggest regret now is anything I did that stood in the way of the rights of black people,” he said. “Or any people.”
Christopher Hitchens
The stupidity of Ronald Reagan
June 7, 2004
June 18, 1986
By voice vote, House approves, sends to Senate legislation imposing trade embargo against South Africa, requiring all US companies with operations there to disinvest within 180 days. US, UK veto UN Security Council resolution that would impose limited sanctions against South Africa. World Council of Churches reports that nearly 3,000 persons have been detained in week since state of emergency was declared. (New York Times, 19 June 1986, A1)
October 2, 1986
Senate overrides Reagan's veto of sanctions bill by vote of 78 to 21, following House vote to override earlier in week (313 to 83). Falling well short of House-proposed sanctions, Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (CAAA) extends and expands existing sanctions: it bans all loans to, new investment in South Africa (ban does not extend to letters of credit, loan rescheduling, reinvestment of retained profits); bans imports of iron and steel, coal, uranium, textiles, agricultural products, goods produced by government-controlled firms (parastatals), except for strategic materials for the US military; transfers South Africa's sugar quota to Philippines; bans export of petroleum and products, weapons and munitions; severs air links; prohibits US banks from accepting South African government deposits (worth $329 million in March); prohibits government agencies from cooperating with South African military, promoting trade or tourism in South Africa. In addition, Act authorizes $40 million in aid for disadvantaged South Africans, $4 million a year in scholarship funds for victims of apartheid; calls on ANC to suspend "terrorist activities"; threatens to impose additional sanctions if "substantial progress" toward dismantling apartheid is not made within a year of enactment. Act also restricts US military assistance to countries that do not join UN arms embargo, provides for sanctions against countries that "benefit from or take commercial advantage of" limitations imposed on US business. CAAA also sets five conditions for lifting of sanctions (see "Goals of Sender Country"). (Washington Post, 3 October 1986, A1, A16; New York Times, 3 October 1986, A1; Hayes 2; Baker 44-45, app. D; Lipton 1988, 18, app. 6)
Vote- Yea 78 people against Ronald Reagan's decision
Vote- Nay 21 People who support Ronald Reagan's decision
Reality? Nearly the whole world is telling Ronald Reagan to stop supporting Apartheid.
Ronald Reagan insisted on supporting Apartheid South Africa until he was forced to stop.
Ronald Reagan insisted on fighting against making Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday.
His excuse was that it "was too expensive." He was forced to stop fighting it.
http://www.salon.com/2011/02/05/ronald_reagan_apartheid_south_africa/singleton/
His foreign policy legacy includes an alliance with a racist government
What else is part of the Reagan Legacy?
Ask Paul Krugman
November 10, 2007, 7:36 pm
Innocent mistakes
http://74.6.238.254/search/srpcache...9&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=Osdr6RwqvhwkMNU2vrKGQA--
Racism unites the Republican Party, just like anti- racism unites the Democratic Party?
Ronald Regan tossed the fear of terrorism and the fear of communism into the Pro- Apartheid mix.
Words as weapons? The Republicans are still using the same ones, in 2012
Harry S. Dent Sr., who helped devise the “Southern strategy” that was crucial to
Richard M. Nixon’s winning the White House, died on Friday in Columbia, S.C. He was 77 .
October 2, 2007
Reflecting on his new mission in life, Mr. Dent acknowledged in a 1981 interview with The Washington Post that he had regrets.
“When I look back, my biggest regret now is anything I did that stood in the way of the rights of black people,” he said. “Or any people.”
Christopher Hitchens
The stupidity of Ronald Reagan
June 7, 2004
