In South Africa, the country's revered former president, Nelson
Mandela, who sharply criticized Bush on Iraq and once said Bush
"cannot think properly, " arranged to be out of the country while he
is here.



From The San Francisco Chronicle, 7/10/03:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...0/MN227031.DTL

South Africans give Bush brush-off

Officials avoid him; media take cynical view

Dana Milbank, Emily Wax, Washington Post

Thursday, July 10, 2003

Pretoria, South Africa --

President Bush received a cool reception Wednesday in the capital of
Africa's largest economic power, as opinion leaders here and across
the continent complained about his policies on Iraq, AIDS and the
International Criminal Court.

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More evidence that the world regards this selected presidunce as a big
joke.

Harry