Winnie Madikizela-Mandela wants to be human shield in Iraq

Agence France-Presse | February 18, 2003

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CAPE TOWN, Feb 18 (AFP) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the flamboyant ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, on Tuesday said she wanted to travel to Iraq to act as a human shield, her office said.

"She is seriously considering a suggestion that she travel to Iraq as a human shield against American attacks," Madikizela-Mandela's office said in a statement.

Her announcement Tuesday comes as volunteers extended an invitation last week to her former husband to travel to Iraq and join them as human shields against a US-lead attack.

Asked to elaborate on her offer, an aide told the SAPA news agency the initiative was Madikizela-Mandela's own, and she would raise it formally within African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL), of which she is the president.

"She wants to involve women from across all parties and interested groups, on a mother-to-mother basis," the aide said.

"Mrs Madikizela-Mandela believes we have the experience in South Africa of having seen our children needlessly killed."

Madikizela-Mandela, 66, known as the "Mother of the Nation" for her defiance of apartheid, has wide popular support in South Africa.

Winnie and Nelson Mandela married in 1958 and formally separated in 1996.

In the years after their marriage -- and during Nelson Mandela's 27 years in prison -- Winnie was in and out of jail on various charges.

She was convicted in 1992 of kidnapping a young activist called Stompie Sepei, who was murdered, but a six-year sentence for the offence was suspended on appeal.

She clashed with South African President Thabo Mbeki in 2001, when he brushed her off at a Youth Day rally after she arrived late for the function and has become politically isolated within the ruling ANC.

She is currently also facing fraud and theft charges amounting to around 100,000 dollars / 93,000 euros, relating to the use of ANCWL letterheads and her signature to fraudulently obtain bank loans in the names of bogus league employees.

At the same time, she is suing Parliament in a row over the non-disclosure of her assets.

[talleyman]

And take your little dog too!

[ambrose]

I'm hoping she'll announce where she's going to park her fat ass so our B-52's know where to drop the bombs.

[drew]

Bombs away!

[ItsJeff]

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela... she wanted to travel to Iraq to act as a human shield

"Safe journey, Winnie."

[Nov3]

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela wants to be human shield in Iraq

I think that is a delightful idea!

[VRWCmember]

The human shields need a catchy name for their group. My suggestion is:
Strategic Human Insertion Team: Fostering Obstruction, Resistance, & Barriers, Rejecting American Interests, Needs, & Security.

[Conspiracy Guy]

More targets and this one will be easy to spot with even old technology.

[dfwgator]

I hope Winnie "blows up real good."

[MayflowerMadam]

Let her.

[finnman69]

Take your husband and Jimmy Carter too please!

[Right Wing Professor]

Wear bright clothes. They're easier to aim at.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Great Acronym. What's the synonym for thesaurus?

[EggsAckley]

GO WINNIE, GO!!!

[goodnesswins]

Hey....we should put together a fund....and send anyone who wants to be a "human shield" to Iraq.....would save us a lot of money (and hardship) in the long run!

[Double Tap]

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the flamboyant ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, on Tuesday said she wanted to travel to Iraq to act as a human shield, her office said.

Oh please, please, please!!! I'll chip in some money for the plane ticket.

[dead]

"Mrs Madikizela-Mandela believes we have the experience in South Africa of having seen our children needlessly killed."

Mrs. Mandela did just “see” kids killed, she saw to it that they were killed in very painful ways to send the appropriate messages.

I don't even think Saddam has had children "necklaced," you hypocritical murderess.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Can you take most of the 'Rat caucus, too ? Thanks ! Hugs 'n kisses, snookums.

[Centurion2000]

This from the chick that kills chidren ?? BWAHAHAHA !!!!!!

No really, that was a good one.

[cubreporter]

I hope her and the rest of the human shields have their houses in order.

[SerpentDove]

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[cubreporter]

NO!!!! Not her dog. Just her!!!

[COBOL2Java]

"May the Good Lord take a likin' to ya' and blow ya' up real soon!"

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I really like this "human shield" strategy of the anarchist left ...

Winnie go Boom!

[johnb838]

Please, STOP TEASING ME!!!!!

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

How about having a Woodstock III (or IV or V or VI or whatever we're up to now) in Baghdad? If you're a leftie or a commie or a rock star or a film star, this will be the event you won't want to miss. You'll want to be able to tell your children and your grandchildren that you were there. We could have Oliver Stone film it, Bono head up the music committee and I'm sure Saddam could see to it that there are really, really good drugs there to enhance the experience. Of course we'll need T shirts, CD's and other merchandise but those ideas will. Luminaries and A-list celebrities like Winnie and Carter et. al. will get back stage passes and won't have to mingle with the commoners.

[laconic]

I seem to recall that the bodyguards of Miss Winnie Mandela were found to have been involved in the beating murder of one Stompie, a young teenager in Soweto. Real class, eh?

[Britton J Wingfield]

She can stand there with a tire around her neck and wait for the bombs.

[The Wizard]

Good deal, take jessie jackass, nancy peloci, tommy dasshole and the beast, just to be sure

[Question_Assumptions]

She needs to make sure that she lights up that tire like she did for her little friends, to make it easier for the night bombers to spot her...

[Taffini]

You go girl! bye-bye and say hi to the Baby Jesus for me on your way into the pit of darkness--i always knew she was meant to be a Maxi-Shield

[freekitty]

I'll bet her ex-husband made that suggestion.

[Paul Atreides]

If being a human shield is what she wants, she could save herself some time and money and just stay home.

[genefromjersey]

Oh Mama !!

Best news I've heard all day !!

[stands2reason]

oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please !

You took that thought right outta my head!

[Libertina]

OK by me. Next?!...

[jws3sticks]

Let's get her a one-way bus ticket tonight.