ha, I had the same thought, Stephan -- but actually, Mitchel's point was that Mandela hid out in *Dennis Brutus's* house. :) - CG To: <NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> From: "stephan" <sgeras@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date sent: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:35:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] South African poet DENNIS BRUTUS, on Steal This Radio this week Send reply to: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I was moved, angry and disappointed when I read Randal Robinson's description of how people from the Congressional Black Caucus were rudely ignored and ostrasized by the new South African government, and Nelson Mandela in particular, in order to please and satisfy the moneylenders. Did you mean to say "Dennis Brutus hid out in his house...."? Stephan From: Mitchel Cohen To: mitchelcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 6:30 PM Subject: [NewPacifica] South African poet DENNIS BRUTUS, on Steal This Radio this week Nelson Mandela hid out in his house while the apartheid army searched for him. Then he served hard time in jail with Mandela and other heros of the anti-apartheid freedom struggle, and was a member of the African National Congress. <snip>