Comrades, please excuse my ignorance but did this letter made it through to press? It's badly written - illogical and lack substance. One would expert from the supposedly bright SHIKOTA a bit of substance but no, you get the sour grape story!
On 10/29/08, kagiso nkhoma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *Open Letter to Thabo Mbeki by Friends for Democracy* > > *Honourable Mr. Thabo Mbeki* > > *Receive my warm and heartfelt revolutionary greetings unmitigated to you > in the spirit of protecting and defending yet again our democracy of our > country.* > > *Mr. Thabo Mbeki I'm writing this letter in what may go down in history > as a stepping stone for continued efforts to resuscitate and revamp our > country in line with our strategic objective of a non racial and prosperous > society guided by the Freedom Charter, that some deviating from it. * > > *Firstly, I would like to thank you for the efforts and energy you offered > to help our brothers and sisters at Zimbabwe, to mediate and maintain peace > and stability, not for Mr. Robert Mugabe or Morgan Tsvangirai but for the > general people of Zimbabwe, it really shows your vision as a leader, for > Africa to be a peaceful and prosperous continent. * > > *Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error... > They are the natural enemies of error and of error only... If [free enquiry] > be restrained now, the present corruptions will be protected, and new ones > encouraged.* > > *Today ANC, faces serious problems that some correctly to a certain extend > would say a crisis, I personally as a citizen of the country I was not happy > in the manner which the ANC-NEC treated you, specifically in regard to your > ousting. By ousting you without hearing your side of the story whether > indeed you had influence in the prosecution of Mr. Jacob Zuma or not, also > that mainly their decision to recall you were based on the judgement of > Judge Chris Nicholson.* > > *Yesterday I was very flabbergasted to my attention by Jacob Zuma saying > that you wrote a letter to him, stating your loyalty to the ANC. Who and > what is ANC? Is ANC Luthuli house or a flag, or is it the general members at > branch level and the policies, constitution and the driving force "freedom > Charter"?* > > *I ask specifically this questions, to indicate that something is wrong > within the party that you allude to be loyal to, the same people you are > loyal to, previously insulted you and continuing to do so, banned T-shirts > with your face on them and publicly told the nation they don't have > confidence in you and that you are the course of the problem in the ANC, > that's why they recalled you to heal the organisation, so they claim.* > > *If you are loyal to the policies of the ANC and the Freedom charter, > there is no room for you in the ANC because alliance economic summit > resolute that the policies going to be changed, therefore you'll be loyal to > something that you don't believe in.* > > *If you are loyal to the disciplined general members of the ANC, then > still you don't have a place in the ANC, because they are living the ANC and > they will be at the convention on the 2nd of November 2008. You'll be left > with Julius Malema and the rest.* > > *If you then loyal to the Freedom Charter and the constitution, then still > Mr. Mbeki you not going to be accommodated at the ANC, as it proves that > some believe that they are above the law, contrary the freedom charter and > the constitution that all shall be equal in the eyes of the law, therefore > certain individual should be given special treatment, "a political solution > on criminal cases". As I believe you don't agree with the fact that some > should be special cases in the eyes of the law. Too many people are only > willing to defend rights that are personally important to them. It's selfish > ignorance, and it's exactly why totalitarian governments are able to get > away with trampling on people. Freedom does not mean freedom just for the > things I think I should be able to do. Freedom is for all of us. If people > will not speak up for other people's rights, there will come a day when they > will lose their own.* > > *If you are loyal to the ANC flag, then soon the flag will be red and with > a star, since the SACP had hijacked the ANC daylight, Blade Mzimande, > Zwelinzima Vavi and their cronies penetrated in all the ranks of the ANC to > advance their course, and only their course, they are going to drive ANC > from the passenger seat with a gunpoint on Jacob Zuma's head and our > matriculant of the year Julius Malema. * > > *So, are you willing to stay in the cold ANC alone?* > > *Further to reiterate my question, amazing how the NEC of the ANC handles > matters, When Mr. Terror Lakota, wrote a open letter to the NEC about the > issues facing the organisation and unconstitutional manner they oust you, > also stating the facts in which the leadership of the ANC deviating from the > freedom charter, they blasted Terror claiming is not the tradition of the > ANC on how members to raise their concerns by going to the media, and they > Insisted that matters of the ANC stays within the ANC. * > > *When you comply with the tradition and by using the right channels of > addressing concerns, by writing that letter privately to the NEC, without > using media and stating your views of loyalty to the party, like any other > disgruntled members who are loyal to the party but not agreeing with the > leadership roles and decision taken by the NEC. The party bosses go to the > media and address about your private letter's contents, because the letter > was between the NEC and you, so why do they go to the Media? So it's only > correct for them to use the media when its suit them.* > > *So they are trying to use the letter you wrote to confuse people and > dismantle the new party's progress. But all I'm saying is that, backward > never, forward ever! We are going to the convention.* > > *My apologies for any grammatical errors, but I believe they would be > greater than those of our so called youth leader, Julius Malema.* > > *I hope and trust you find this in order.* > > *Yours truly* > > *Friends for Democracy* > > *ISSUED: 28/10/2008* > > *For more clarity contact:* > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *www.friendsfordemocracy.co.za* > > > > > > > > > > -- Sibusiso Mimi Contact: +27 (0) 76 021 1216 "Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient" ARISTOTLE --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. 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