Editor, Times-Union: “At his arrest in August 1962, Nelson Mandela was not only a member of the then-underground South African Communist Party, but was also a member of the Party’s Central Committee. “To us as South African communists, Cde Mandela shall forever symbolize the monumental contribution of the SACP in our liberation struggle. The contribution of communists in the struggle to achieve the South African freedom has very few parallels in the history of our country. After his release from prison in 1990, Cde Madiba became a great and close friend of the communists till his last days….” P.S. Before you go gaga check the black-on-white crime figures after Mandela gained power. Something progressives never want to talk about. The republicrats are very mum about it too. Tom Metzger Warsaw, via e-mail
