I agree cde Kenneth, I don't see why are these letters of relevance now. I mean if this foundation has got nothing to offer to the public, they must just shut it down. It is becoming more useless day in and day out. I am not impressed.
On 1/19/16, Kenneth Lekhuleni <[email protected]> wrote: > the Mbeki foundation should stop this letters. this will create disharmony > between the former and the incumbent. > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:29 PM, VC <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> [image: News24white.png] >> >> >> >> >> >> *I didn't apologise for 'falsehoods' – Cronin* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Genevieve Quintal, News24, Johannesburg, 18 January 2016* >> >> >> >> Deputy general secretary of the SA Communist Party, Jeremy Cronin, says >> he >> never apologised for so-called "falsehoods" he told about ANC national >> executive committee (NEC) meetings, which former president Thabo Mbeki >> accused him of. >> >> >> >> "I apologised unqualifiedly, and I stand by that apology but what I >> apologised for was not for falsehoods and all those things he [Mbeki] is >> now claiming, but I apologised for having talked rather too freely about >> things that had happened in previous NECs and allowed that to be >> published," he told News24 on Monday. >> >> >> >> "I stand by that apology; it was wrong of me to talk out of confidential >> [meetings]." >> >> >> >> Cronin, who is also deputy minister of public works, was responding to >> the >> second of an instalment of letters by Mbeki which are being published >> every >> Monday by the former president's foundation. >> >> >> >> In the second letter, titled 'When your position can't be sustained, >> create a scarecrow – the menace of post apartheid South Africa', Mbeki >> wrote about Cronin's "communication of fabrications concerning the >> workings >> of the NEC". >> >> >> >> *Read the full letter here* >> >> >> >> Mbeki was referring to an interview Cronin had with Irish academic, Dr >> Helena Sheehan, which was later discussed at a NEC meeting in August >> 2002. >> >> >> >> The former president wrote Cronin had said during the interview, among >> other things, that, "there is bullying of the left" in the alliance, and >> that "there are tendencies now of what some of us refer to as the >> Zanufication of the ANC. You can see features of that, of a >> bureaucratisation of the struggle…". >> >> >> >> Cronin on Monday explained that he had had the discussion with Sheehan >> almost 18 months before the August 2002 NEC meeting and that he was not >> aware that it was for publication. >> >> >> >> "Part of my mistake was not being clear enough about that. I spoke quite >> openly to this person who shared the same political views, a left-winger >> from Ireland, who had been active in the anti-apartheid struggle and so >> on," he said. >> >> >> >> Cronin said he had subsequently learnt from someone working in >> intelligence at the time that they had picked up on a transcript of the >> interviews which had been published and that Mbeki was made aware of it. >> >> >> >> *Intelligence sat on the interviews* >> >> >> >> "They sat on the interviews, state intelligence, until the NEC in 2002. >> The interviews were the year before," he said. >> >> >> >> In July 2002 the interview was played out in the media just before the >> SACP's elective congress. >> >> >> >> "Clearly this was an attempt, and as I learnt from the informant... that >> they had briefed Mbeki about what they had picked up and deliberately sat >> on it until a week before the SACP congress in July 2002 with the >> intention >> of damaging me, so they thought, in the congress. >> >> >> >> "Of course it backfired because what I was reported to have said in the >> newspapers... rang a very strong bell with the congress, and the >> delegates >> at the congress, so I got more support and got re-elected as the deputy >> secretary," said Cronin. >> >> >> >> He said it was clear that this had been orchestrated by Mbeki and there >> was an "orchestrated attack" against Cronin at the 2002 NEC meeting. >> >> >> >> *Stands by claims of intimidation* >> >> >> >> To this day Cronin stands by his claims that there was intimidation and >> bullying under Mbeki. >> >> >> >> "During the Mbeki leadership there was a pattern of attempting to silence >> people, intimidate them and so on and I'm proud to say we didn't allow >> that >> to happen, but it obviously made things very difficult." >> >> >> >> Cronin could not say why Mbeki was releasing this information now. "It is >> a bit bewildering as to why he's doing this and it's really quite sad for >> the former president. >> >> >> >> "I think there is an attempt to settle political scores, not against me >> but I think more against a collective of people who increasingly became >> critical of the Mbeki presidency and which led to the ANC NEC recalling >> him," said Cronin. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From: >> http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/i-didnt-apologise-for-falsehoods-cronin-20160118 >> <http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/i-didnt-apologise-for-falsehoods-cronin-20160118>* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 12888 (20160118) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> -- >> -- >> You are subscribed. 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