Why Was Raul Castro At Mandela's Memorial Service?

From Family Security Matters.

South Africa “Joined at the Hip” to Cuba

If President Obama's handshake with Cuban dictator Raul Castro is news, Castro's featured presence at the Nelson Mandela memorial service and what the South African government said about him are equally newsworthy. South Africa was described as "joined at the hip" to Cuba and in its debt for "liberation."

Yet, this part of the memorial service has been carefully edited out of most of the "mainstream media" coverage of the event.

The service was organized and orchestrated by officers of the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party of South Africa which operates as a front for the South African Communist Party. Baleka Mbete, ANC chairperson, introduced Raul Castro's speech by saying, "Comrades, we will now get an address from a tiny island-an island of people who liberated us, who fought for our liberation in Cuito Cuanavale-the people of Cuba."

Cuito Cuanavale refers to the foreign intervention of thousands of Cuban military troops on behalf of communist Angolan government forces in Africa under the guidance of Soviet military officers during 1987 and 1988. This was a critical time when communist forces backed by the Soviet Union, Cuba and China were determined to crush the non-communist pro-freedom movement UNITA (The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola).

As part of his effort to turn the tide against communism in Africa and elsewhere, the "Reagan Doctrine," President Ronald Reagan strongly supported UNITA and its leader, Jonas Savimbi.

In the end, the communists solidified control of Angola, assassinated Savimbi (shot 15 times, twice to the head and once to the throat), and then took over Namibia and South Africa as the white population-fearing extinction in the face of the onslaught-made deals with the communists.

Mandela, in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the battle in 2008, referred to it as "a turning point for the liberation of our continent and my people." This helps explain why the Cuban regime is held in such high regard by the South African government. The ANC and SWAPO (the South West Africa People's Organization) communists in Namibia greatly benefitted from the Cuban imperialistic intervention. Of course, Mandela's communist movement also enjoyed the support of Libya and the PLO.

After Raul Castro's speech, during which he highlighted Mandela's visit to Cuba to meet with and thank Fidel Castro, ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa said, "Thank you President Castro. We thank you for all the support and help that we continue to get from the people of Cuba during our years of struggle, and our countries continue to be joined at the hip in the areas of development..."

AIM noted in our column about current South African President Jacob Zuma that he traveled to Cuba in 2010 to receive the top Communist award from Raul Castro himself. Zuma also told a meeting of young communists in South Africa, "Work begins today in earnest to improve the quality of life of all our people and to build Cuban-style patriotism and internationalism within our ranks."

Of the 6 "foreign dignitaries" listed on the official Mandela memorial service program as giving a tribute to Mandela, five are known Marxists: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (a former terrorist herself); Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao; Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba; Cuba's Raul Castro; and of course President Obama. The other speaker was President Pranab Mukherjee of India, described as a "close friend" of Marxists in India who has "remained a friend" of the Communist Party of India during his political career and leadership in the United Progressive Alliance. Indeed, he has been labeled a "communist agent." The Indian delegation to the memorial service included Sitaram Yechury of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

Earlier in the memorial service, Andrew Mlangeni, identified as a Mandela "family friend," spoke on Mandela's behalf. Now considered an "elder statesman" in the ANC, he had studied "military science" and "guerrilla theory" in China. The Stephen Ellis book, External Mission, confirms that Umkhonto we Sizwe, which became the military arm of the ANC, was launched by the South African Communist Party after negotiations with Chinese Communist mass murderer and dictator Mao Tse-tung. The cover of the book, which also reveals that the East German secret police trained the ANC's security personnel, shows a photograph of Mao Tse-tung meeting with SACP leader Yusuf Dadoo, a Muslim Indian South African communist.

Mandela ran Umkhonto we Sizwe, which carried out violence and terrorism, and he went to prison as a result. He was never a "political prisoner." He refused to renounce violence in order to be released early. He could have been hanged for his conviction for terrorism.

Although Mandela is being widely praised for his spirit of "forgiveness" and "reconciliation," the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, was never fully accepted as a legitimate partner and actor in South African politics by Mandela's ANC. The IFP advocated the abolition of apartheid, or racial segregation, but refused to engage in violence and terrorism against innocent people. It also had an anti-communist orientation.

"The armed struggle, and Inkatha's refusal to engage it, had driven a wedge between our organizations," Buthelezi says. "Propaganda against me and Inkatha was rife and there were many attempts on my life."

But the U.S. government under Obama is in complete support of the South African government and provides an estimated $500 million a year in foreign aid to the regime.

The United States ambassador to South Africa, former Democratic Party operative and radical organizer Patrick Gaspard, recently announced that American taxpayers would provide an additional $100,000 in U.S. government funding for the purpose of the "preservation of documents" relating to Mandela. The money was given to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, the official home of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. This is the same group offering a poster featuring a quotation of Mandela under an image of communist murderer and Castro henchman Che Guevara.

In supporting South Africa, the U.S. is supporting Cuba. Obama's handshake with Castro only confirms this fact.

South African Muslim Girl Impregnated at 13 Years Old, Married At 14 To Middle Aged Man

A young girl in the West Cape area of South Africa, a Muslim, was impregnated by a middle aged Muslim man when she was 13 years old...and her parents are so darn happy that he at least married her at 14. She gave birth to the child 3 months after her "wedding." And now authorities are "looking into" the fact that it is illegal to have consentual sex with a child between the ages of 12 and 16.

I'm not sure what is more disgusting in this story - the fact that this man in essence raped a 13 year old girl or the fact that her parents dismiss the whole thing so flippantly.

Look at what the parents have to say from the article at IOL:

The girl, who may not be identified because of her age, married the man in November 2009. Now 15, she has recently gone back to school, which brought the situation to the authorities’ attention.

The girl’s parents said she had made a mistake when she was very young, and was now putting it right. They were delighted she had chosen to go back to school.

“We want our daughter to have a good life and by going to school she can achieve that.”

The parents of the 15-year-old girl were both surprised and angry when Weekend Argus approached them this week. “It’s not something one plans for, it’s not that you want your child to get married so young, but the religion is clear: when a child messes up, marriage is the only way to make things right.”

So that is it? Because of the "religion" you just hope for the best? What about throwing this middle aged man's ass in jail for a few years? Oh wait, I forgot...he's a male in Islam and she's a girl in Islam...no harm, no foul. She was probably begging for the sex, yanno.

You know, I blog about honor killings all of the time here and often question how in the world a father could literally kill his daughter for any action...well, here we see the father of a 13 year old girl who sits idly by while some old bastard rapes his little girl and gets her pregnant. Explain to me how the father of this girl can accept that? Explain to me how ANY father could accept that.

Pregnant at 13, wed at 14


The Western Cape government is investigating the marriage of a city girl who was made pregnant at 13 by a middle-aged man, and married to him by Muslim rites three months after her 14th birthday.

Their daughter was born three months later.

The girl, who may not be identified because of her age, married the man in November 2009. Now 15, she has recently gone back to school, which brought the situation to the authorities’ attention.

The girl’s parents said she had made a mistake when she was very young, and was now putting it right. They were delighted she had chosen to go back to school.

“We want our daughter to have a good life and by going to school she can achieve that.”

But the Women’s Legal Centre is concerned that the draft Bill recognising Muslim marriages does not expressly state a minimum age for marriage.

Director Jennifer Williams says it is a criminal offence to have consensual sex with a child between 12 and 16.

And according to the Children’s Act, no child under 18 may be married without special permission, including in some cases from the Minister of Home Affairs. The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act also requires that the prospective spouses be 18, but the Muslim Marriages Bill does not.

“The Children’s Act specifically seeks to prevent marriages of minors, and the best interests of the child are paramount in terms of the constitution. Where there are circumstances that it is in the child’s interest to be in the marriage, this should be dealt with across the board and not according to the type of marriage. At the moment the provisions differ in relation to civil marriages and customary marriages and, of course, there are no provisions relating to religious marriages.”

The parents of the 15-year-old girl were both surprised and angry when Weekend Argus approached them this week. “It’s not something one plans for, it’s not that you want your child to get married so young, but the religion is clear: when a child messes up, marriage is the only way to make things right.”

The girl’s mother said her daughter was very mature for her age. “Many people do not believe that she is only 15. Looking at her you will never say. My daughter and her husband live with us and we make sure that we help and guide where we can. Ultimately, she is happy and it’s what she wanted. Our child had to grow up quickly but she knew what she wanted, and that’s important.”

She said her son-in-law provided well for both his wife and their one-year-old girl.

When asked about her marriage, the girl merely smiled and said: “I love being married, it is very nice.”

Paddy Attwell, of the Western Cape Education Department, confirmed that a girl married according to Muslim rites was a pupil at a Delft school.

“The department’s main concern is the best interests of the learner. We will not discriminate against her because she is married.”

The matter had been referred to the provincial Department of Social Development.

Western Cape Social Development MEC Patricia de Lille said she instructed inspectors to visit the school and investigate the case. “Our social workers met the family yesterday and we are awaiting a full report.”

The Muslim Judicial Council’s Head of Social Development, Moulana Abdul Sattaag Carr, said it was not inevitable that if a young couple had a baby they should marry.

“There are various aspects that we have to look at. In some cases marriage might be a good option but in others, where the couple does not share a loving relationship or it is not economically viable, they should not get married.”

He said, according to Islam any girl beyond puberty could marry.

Williams, of the Women’s Legal Centre, said in terms of the Marriage Act anyone under 18 wanting to marry needed the consent of both parents. In addition, boys under 18 and girls under 16 required the permission of the Minister of Home Affairs to marry. The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act also requires that prospective spouses be 18. - Weekend Argus