M 0 Z AM B I Q U E SUPPORT NETWORK N E W S L E T T E R VOLUME III NUMBER 1 ISSN 1045-0254 FEBRUARY 1990 Missionaries or Mercenaries? (Reprinted from Mozambiquefile, November 1989, No. 160)
Six Americans who spent a week in de group of Mozambican troops crossed the tention in Mozambique after illegally cross border and abducted the eight from Malawi. ing the border from Malawi have publicly This assertion is far-fetched. The border In This Issue thanked the Mozambican and Malawian between Malawi, and the district of Angonia authorities for speedily resolving the mat is well demarcated. Indeed a road runs along Missionaries or Mercenaries? ter. much of this stretch of border, with Malawi MSN Plans For 1990 The six-Frederick and Lucille Leist, on one side and Mozambique on the other. Kenneth Daugherty, Carol Roberts, Steven No such claim was made by the Ameri Newsbriefs Sherrill and John Cannon-are all members cans, who in their statement admit they had Renamo Update of a religious organization, Christian Emer "inadvertently strayed into Mozambican ter gency Relief Team International (CERT), ritory." Mozambique Honors Americans based in Carlsbad, California. They say their The statement added that the members of MSN Members Mobilize mission in Malawi was to provide medical the team, as well as David Courson, the aid to Mozambican refugees. president of CERT, "wish to thank the Against Misinformation They entered Mozambique on 24 October governments of Mozambique and Malawi SA Destabilization Studies along with Peter Hammond-a South Afri for their expeditious handling of this deli Dr. Mocumbi's U.N. Address can resident with a British passport, who is cate situation." well-known as an ultra-right propagandist They expressed the desire, once again in Trauma: Franisse's Story with links to the South African backed contrast to Hammond's behavior, that "only News From Massachusetts MNR bandits-and South African George positive results emanate from this experi Bezuidenhout. ence." Malangatana Ngwenya in U.S. The eight were picked up in Angonia "CERT's endeavours in the region," Namibia: New Era district, in the northwestern province of concludes the statement, "are strictly spiritu Tete, after entering from Malawi, and were al and humanitarian in nature, and the team New Renamo Watch detained for questioning. They were taken thanks the American people for their con- to Maputo where they were released on 30 continued on page 10 October. Americans admit they had "strayed Into Mozambican territory" MSN Plans For 1990 An official government spokesperson told by Lisa January ~ AIM that the investigations into the case "- had not revealed any "malevolent intention" The Mozambique Support Network held go on the part of the eight. its fourth seasonal meeting in Chicago, IL -i: They were told, however, that because October 13-15, 1989. Activists from four they did not have entry visas, they must teen states and Canada attended the weekend leave Mozambique immediately. They left meeting to discuss recent developments in the following day. Mozambique and set policy for the coming On returning to South Africa, Peter year. The weekend started with a public Hammond was quick to attack the Mozambi meeting with Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi, Minis can authorities, stating that the group had ter of Foreign Affairs for Mozambique. been maltreated in prison, and specifically Welcome New Leadership! that the two American women had been Dr. Loretta Williams of Boston and beaten up. Mackie McLeod were elected to serve two But in their statement, issued in Lilongwe, year terms as MSN's National Co-chairs. Malawi, on 2 November, the six Americans DR. LORETTA WILLIAMS, a sociolo stressed that although they had been im gist and activist, is founding chair of the prisoned, sometimes in solitary confinement, National Interreligious Commission on Civil "it should be noted that no one suffered any Rights. She is author of Freemasonry and physical abuse." Middle Class Realities (University of Mis Hammond also claimed that the group souri Press, 1980), and numerous articles had been inside Malawian territory when and book chapters on marginalization and the incident occurred. He alleged that a other social issues. continued on page 3 Artist Malangatana Ngwenya - Pg. 9 - 2- Newsbriefs
Bush Wants Mozambique Off Marxist List mitment to continued humanitarian and de Belafonte Rebuilds Schools According to the Washington Times, the velopment aid to Mozambique and showed Julia Belafonte, wife of famous singer Bush Administration "is ready to remove support for the government's ongoing peace and actor Harry Belafonte, is promoting a Mozambique from a list of nations officially efforts. fundraising campaign for the rehabilitation designated as Marxist-Leninist and, as a re The U.S. current level of humanitarian of schools destroyed by the South African 'mlt, prohibited from receiving certain key and economic aid is $104 million. In backed Renamo. Mozambique's Ambassa types of u.s. economic backing." This September, the United States granted $44 dor to the United States, Valeriano Ferrao, economic backing includes loans and guar million for private sector agricultural pro was the featured guest at the event to spear antees from the Export-Import Bank and in jects in the central and northern Mozambi head the fundraising campaign. vestment from American firms. However, can provinces of Sofala, Zambezia, Nampula the change in policy will not affect the on and Cabo Delgado and to SADCC projects Mozambican - Iranian Mining Agreement going congressional ban on military aid to in Mozambique. Reached the Mozambican Government. An 11 member Iranian delegation began Congressional aides and analysts in op talks with Mozambique on cooperation position to the policy change argue that thE between the two countries in geology and change in policy is premature. The final de mining. The visit resulted in the signing of a cooperation protocol and an announce cision for closer U.S. ties with Mozambique Mozambique Receives More will be up to President Bush. ment that Iran would cooperate in prospect World Bank Loans ing titanium and similar minerals in Gaza The World Bank has granted $90 million and Nampula. in loans to Mozambique to stimulate the Mocumbl Meets Baker country's imports. In addition, the World Mozambique's Minister of Foreign Af Bank provided a $1 million loan for the Bush Administration O.K's fairs, Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi, met with Secre purchase of 72 vehicles for private urban Locomotives for Mozambique tary of State James Baker in Washington to passenger transport. The vehicles will be The Bush Administration has decided to discuss bilateral issues and the latest develop delivered to the Association of Veterans of provide Mozambique with ten new loco ments in Mozambique and Southern Africa. the National Liberation Struggle and to the motives, five in 1990 and five in 1991. The In the meeting, Baker reaffirmed U.S. com- Association of Private Transport Owners. total cost will be $20 million.
Renamo Update Americans Receive High Honors From Mozambique October 1989 Renamo terrorists murdered five civilians, In commemoration of the 25th of September, the People's Assembly awarded high injured two, kidnapped 41, and burned down honors to the following Americans for their contributions to Mozambique's 51 homes in attacks on Kenneth Kaunda, 7 Independence. April, and Nhamitete neighborhoods in Zambezia province. Prof. Herbert Shore - Medal "Bagamoyo" Renamo massacred 24 civilians, wounded Frank Ferrari - Medal "Bagamoyo" seven and burned 24 peasant huts in an George House - Medal "Bagamoyo" attack against Macaretane villlage in Gaza province. William Minter - International Combatant Star Thirty-five civilizans were burned alive Ruth Minter - International Combatant Star when Renamo attacked a bus traveling be Allen Isaacman - International Combatant Star tween the towns of Chibuto and Manjacaze Barbara Isaacman - International Combatant Star in Gaza province. Peter Weiss - International Combatant Star Thirteen civilians were murdered, five Cora Weiss - International Combatant Star injured, and twelve kidnapped when Renamo attacked Nwachikolwane village in Gaza Prexy Nesbitt - Order of Friendship and Peace, 2nd Degree province.
September 1989 November 1989 Renamo terrorists kidnapped four Spanish Renamo. In the past, priest of different na Renamo murder nine civilians, five of sailors of the towboat "Cauderan" which had tionalities (Portuguese, Italians, etc.) and them children, in a pre-dawn raid against been fishing in the Mozambican waters. This citizens from UK, USA, Portugal, among Nhansangira village in Tete province. is not the first kidnapping of foreigners by others, have been abducted. - 3- MSN Members Mobilize Against Misinformation by Lisa January
News reports about the brief detainment tarian aid, rather than aiding the South of six Americans in Mozambique combined African backed terrorist group Renamo. Reprinted from racist anti-African emotion with the de MSN members around the country quick The Seattle Times, November 6, 1989 liberate omission of crucial information. ly mobilized to counteract the inaccurate MISSIONARIES' 'CAPTURE' Headlines such as "Iowa dentist tells of coverage. Members in Iowa, 9klahoma, African nightmare," and "Concern rises for An Inaccurate description of the Massachusetts, Minnesota, Illinois, Idaho, situation In Mozambique Bremerton couple held in Mozambique," Washington and California called press con surfaced racist fears of the mythical un ferences, phoned newspapers, and wrote My sympathy goes out to anyone im civilized Africans. Television coverage in prisoned in a foreign country, and the articles to reveal CERT's political intent and prisons I saw in Mozambique were spar the Pacific Northwest featured crying chil to combat the racist fears. dren fearing that their parents may be suf tan and offered few comforts. The Seattle based Mozambique Health However, in , your coverage of the fering starvation or torture. Committee (MHC), the Northwest Labor "capture" of the Leists, the Silverdale and Employment Law Office (LELO) and missionary couple (Oct. 29 article), you Important information concerning the the Church Council of Greater Seattle suc fail to give an accurate report of the history and philosophy of the Christian cessfully persuaded newspapers to print situation in Mozambique. Emergency Relief Team (CERT), and Peter rebuttals to the original stories. "Groups say First, the Frelimo government is Hammond's connection with the Contras missionaries aided right-wing rebels" and hardly "leftist guerrillas" or "Soviet sup and Renamo was omitted, leaving the reader "An inaccurate description of the situation ported." Non-aligned Mozambique'S largest aid donors are the U.S., Italy, with the impression that the team was mis in Mozambique" replaced previous anti the European Community and Sweden takenly arrested while delivering humani- Mozambique headlines. as well as Canada. The Frelimo government has fought an arduous war against South African backed Renamo bandits, who seek to cripple the economy and terrorize the MSN Plans cont. from page 1 ANNE EVENS is MSN's new Secretary/ people of Mozambique. South Africa Treasurer. Ms. Evens was a founding mem does this to maintain its economic and ber of the MSN in Fall of 1987. She worked political dominance of the region. From 1980-1989 she directed the public in Mozambique's Ministry of Foreign Affairs I spent April and May of this year policy of the Unitarian Universalist Associ training staff in the use of computers. She working as a nurse in the Manica ation, a liberal religious denomination. A also worked with AIM (Mozambique's Infor District of Mozambique under the consultant for various interfaith and civic mation Agency) to set up a database system, auspices of the Ida B. Chambliss project social justice agencies, she serves on the and she trained staff at the Central Commit of Group Health Cooperative and the Advisory Board for the PBS series Eyes on tee of FRELIMO in desktop publishing. Ms. Seattle-based Moz~mbique Health Com The Prize. Evens has an engineering background and a mittee. MACKIE MCLEOD is currently National graduate degree in Development from the There I witnessed, firsthand, the hun Public Education Director of the Institute of University of Pennsylvania. ger, disease, injuries and displacement Technology and Development (TECNICA) MSN 1990 Initiatives of families caused by Renamo activity. Southern Africa Volunteers Program. Many of my Mozambican co-workers As a journalist and technical assistant MSN will spearhead national political action and material aid campaigns. had lost family to the MNR, known specializing in international development there as "armed bandits." and public policy issues, Mr. McLeod has MSN will join a post card write-in cam paign directed at banks which provide loans I visited communities where people travelled extensively in Africa, Central took their chances sleeping in the bush America, the Caribbean basin, and the to South Africa. The post cards will be printed by the MSN National Office and rather than risk being caught in their Middle East. houses at night by the bandits. Mr. McLeod is an alumnus of the Massa will be available in mid-February. MSN has also adopted an orphanage in I can't believe most Seattleites, or chusetts Institute of Technology Dept. of The Times, would approve of Ameri Urban Studies and Planning. Since 1972 he the war torn province of Zambezia to raise money to provide material aid to children cans supporting either the Renamo has contributed his technical expertise tp a guerrillas or apartheid's South Africa number of national liberation, material aid, traumatized by war. Fundraising materials for this important campaign will be availa strategy. and development/empowerment projects in - Kathy Hubenet, Seattle Africa. He serves on the Advisory Boards of ble from the National Office in early Febru Fund for a Free South Africa, Africa ary. Exchange, and Grassroots International, as If YOU or your organization are in well as Executive Committee member (on terested in participating in either or both of leave) of the American Friends Service Com these campaigns, send a letter to the MSN mittee/New England Region and Coordinat National Office. Mark the envelope POST ing Committee member (on leave) of the CARD CAMPAIGN and/or MATERIAL Haymarket .People's Fund. AID CAMPAIGN. - 4- 1.5 Million Deaths Since 1980: New Studies Trauma: Document S.A. Destabilization Against Neighbors Franisse's by Prexy Nesbitt Story =~----...... - ...... E :::J IV In the last six months four major docu is that the cost of emergency assistance to co ments have been produced by world bodies the 7.6 million refugees homeless and documenting the campaign of terror which displaced persons from' the Frontline coun the South African government is conduct u tries' limited coffers exceeded $1 billion '" ing against its neighboring countries, es dollars in the latter half of the 1980's. This ';:;... pecially Angola and Mozambique. One is separate from the contributions of inter < study, prepared for the Commonwealth national relief undertakings and constitutes Foreign Ministers meeting by the Harare an enormous burden on the very limited based Southern African Research and Docu economies of the Frontline states. mentation Center (SARDC), describes South All these studies, but especially the Africa's destabilization campaign as a "holo excellent one done by the Economic Com caust" and notes that over half of the 1.4 mission on Africa, reveal the vicious and million dead in Angola and Mozambique genocidal character of the sophisticated war are children under 5 years of age. which the Republic of South Africa daily wages on its neighbors. A fundamental Following the example of UNICEF's question is why does U.S. media generally Children on the Front Line series, the United fail to cover these and similar reports about Excerpted from "Trauma" Nations Economic Commission for Africa Southern Africa? It seems more and more by Orlanda Mendes has released a study, the major conclusion the case that the near total silence of U.S. New Internationalist, of which is that the calculated strategy of media about South Africa's regional brutali February, 1989 the South African government to destabi zation has to be understood as another wea lize its neighbors had "cost the region $10 pon of the apartheid system. Son of peasants in the billion dollars in 1988, and over $60 billion and 1.5 million lives in the first nine years province of Gaza, six year old of this decade." The study, entitled South Franisse S. was kidnapped by African Destabilization: The Economic Cost Renamo during a dawn raid. of Frontline Resistance to Apartheid, repre They set fire to all the houses in sents the first time that the Economic Com the small community. As the mission for Africa has ever issued a major Inter-Agency Task Force, Africa Recovery public document assessing the social and Programme/Economic Commission for Villagers fled their burning political effects of economic data. The study Africa, South African Destabilization: The homes they were shot. Their also argues that: 1) "support for the victims Economic Cost of Frontline Resistence to bodies were then cut into pieces of (South African) aggression must be Apartheid. New York: (United Nations, to be cooked. Franisse, the only accompanied by international actions against Room S-805, New York, NY 10017 one left alive, was forced to Pretoria"; and 2) that the Frontline States 212/963-6857), 1989.56 pp. collect the remains of his cannot take the lead in sanctions against South Africa. In a section which is essential relatives and put them in the reading for U.S. audiences, the study con Southern Africa Research and Documenta d ru ms the fam iIy used for cludes, "It is strong economies, whose South tion Centre, Report for the 1989 Canberra storing water. African interests are secondary to them, but Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Confer ence. Harare: (Box 5690 Harare, Zimbabwe He was then taken back to important to South Africa, who should take the bandits' camp and, along the lead - not weak ones whose South 737301), 1989. 60 pp. African links are secondary to South Africa with other ch i Id ren, was given but critical to themselves." military training. One day they The World Bank, Mozambique Food Securi were ordered to attack a Village ty Study. Washington D.C.: (1818 H. Street, This Fall the World Bank has issued two N.W., Washington D.C. 20433),1989.181 and get some food. Franisse studies with special significance for Mozam pp. could not resist the water bique: Sub-Saharan Africa, From Crisis to melons growing in one of the Sustainable Growth and Mozambique: Food fields and was just about to Security Study. The latter decisively docu The World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa: From ments Mozambique's need for increased gather some when he was Crisis to Sustainable Growth. Washington surprised by Frelimo soldiers. logistical support, including non-lethal mili D. c.: (Agriculture Division, Southern Afri tary assistance, from donor nations and non ca Department, restricted distribution), They seized him and his rifle. governmental organizations. One of the 1989.300 pp. After a brief period of investi noteworthy findings of Sub-Saharan Africa gation, he was taken to the L'hanguene home for instru mentalized children in Maputo. -5-
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MSN Massachusetts News From MSN Massachusetts The Mozambique Support Network of Council and Boston Mayor Ray Flynn's GOODNIGHT. His silk screen artwork of Massachusetts is on the move to organize Office of Cultural Development. the welcoming dance of Mozambican grassroots support for the people of Mozam Dr. Williams also serves as a board women received thunderous applause when bique. member of the interfaith sponsored CHIL presented by Dr. Williams to President DREN OF WAR (COW) project. COW Joaquim Alberto Chissano at the Fifth Party MASSACHUESETTS INITIATIVES brings youth from the world's war zones Congress (this design is available as a The Boston-Beira Sister-City Committee, together with American youth who must "Mozambique Support Network" t-shirt, see co-chaired by Dr. Loretta Williams and Dr. fight the scourge of crack violence. Dr. New Resources). Mr. Goodnight is also Paul Epstein, is planning to make Beira the Williams arranged the addition of two working on "Mural Masters and Monu first African sister-city of Boston. Loretta Mozambican youth to COW's project with ments", an international educational and Williams, who served as the official MSN the Mozambique Council of Churches. cultural project for African and African representative at the FRELIMO Fifth Party American muralists. "Mural Masters and Congress in July 1989, presented resolutions ART AND SOLIDARITY Monuments" will result in the co-creation to the governor of Sofala Province and to A special thank you from the MSN of murals in Mozambique and the United the Mayor of Beira from the Boston City national membership to artist PAUL States.
Now available from the MSN National Office
Silkscreen T-shirt with design by Paul Goodnight ($10)
Poetry and art - "Breakfast of Sjamboks " ed. by Lukas Mkuti (Zimbabwe Publishing House) -6- Democratization and Peace In Southern Africa
Extracts From a Statement by HE. Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumb~ Minister For Foreign Affairs of The People's Republic of Mozambique, before the 16th Special Session of the u.N. General Assembly Devoted To Apartheid And Its Destructive Consequences In Southern Africa, December 12, 1989.
"Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, the territorial integrity of Mozambique. cycling this terrorist group in Mozambique Your Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates: These forces were placed under the com to give it a political feature, its origin, its mand military intelligence of the South history, its methods as well as its activities The People's Republic of M9~ambique African Defense Forces. depict its terrorist and bandit nature." welcomes the present Special Session of Side by side with this, direct aggressions "Our people reject and oppose this group the General Assembly whose agenda calls by the South African Defense Forces and and permanently denounce its anti-national for an assessment of apartheid and its economic sanctions were carried out character and its role as an instrument for destructive consequences in Southern against the People's Republic of Mozam aggression and destruction of the country. Africa. bique. The lack of peace and stability in Mozam For obvious reasons we are a directly In South Africa itself and in the context bique which is a direct consequence of the interested party in the issue under consid of the total strategy policy, this terrorist systematic acts of terrorism, aggression eration. Mozambique and South Africa group was reorganized and turned into an and destabilization did not succeed in de share a common border of more than 470 instrument with the task of disrupting stroying the sociaL cohesion of our society. KMs. Due to geographical continuity and and rendering inviable the functioning of The Mozambican people led by the Fre historical dictates we are imperatively link an organized society in Mozambique. limo Party are today more united and firm ed to South Africa by economic, social and Mozambican civilian population as well in the defense of their sovereignty and in cultural ties. Unfortunately, circumstances as the economic and social infrastructures dependence. of domination and hegemony turned this were defined as the main target for ter Faithful to the quest for peace, the heritage into a serious obstacle to a sound rorist action that had then ensued. It is in Frelimo Party, as well as the government, and harmonious relationship between this context that more than one million have taken a number of initiatives aimed South Africa and other countries of the peasant homes were ransacked and burned at ending destabilization and war in Mo region, seriously curtailing economic and down, rendering five million citizens zambique and normalizing life for all citi social development of Southern Africa." without shelter. 45'70 of the school network zens in the country. "South Africa has a long history of in the rural areas was destroyed, leaving Internally, we have approved a set of opposition to independence process on the more than one million children without principles which we deem vital for the at African continent. school. About a thousand health centers tainment of a genuine and lasting peace in After the independence of Mozambique were destroyed thus drastically curtailing our country. and Angola and in the imminence of a our capacity to provide health care to most On the basis of these principles, my debacle of the Southern Rhodesian Ian rural citizens, particularly women's health government has subsequently requested Smith regime, the South African leader and children's health which, by then, President Moi of Kenya and President ship conceived and set in motion its "total already covered more than 49'70 of the Mugabe of Zimbabwe to mediate in a strategy" policy. This policy, carried out population. process that could lead to a direct dialogue through invasion, aggression, and eco The result was the lost of more than between the government and the indi nomic pressure against neighbouring coun 700 thousand lives. The infant mortality viduals belonging to the so called Renamo. tries as well as internal repression against for children of up to five years of age rose The principles call for the observance of Black South Africans, was aimed at subor from 150 per thousand in 1980 to 325 per democratic methods in seeking solutions dinating the peoples of the region to the thousand in 1988. to political, socio-economic and cultural hegemonic interests of the apartheid The material losses were estimated at problems in the country. They state clearly regime. 15 billion U. S. dollars." that sovereignty resides in the people and With the new balance of forces that that only through a national debate and emerged after the collapse of the Portu "This kind of devastation does not fall consensus can major changes be effected guese colonial rule, Angola and Mozam within the context of any national agenda; in the constitution and to the principal bique were pinpointed as preferential tar it does not seek any kind of political alterna laws of the country. gets for destabilization by the South Afri tive to the government in the country, nor They forbid any person or group of can regime." does it express the ideas of any internal persons to impose their will on the people "Soon after the signing of the Lancaster opposition. through violence. These are the principles House Agreements, Southern Rhodesian Documents like the Gersony and the that have been rejected by the so called military and security authorities were Minter reports, as well as the UNICEF Renamo which insists on continuing to transferred, in 1980, to South Africa. The report, Children On The Frontline are indiscriminately kill innocent civilians and forces were made up of Portuguese and clear illustrations of the facts mentioned destroy property." Mozambican individuals collaborating with above on these terroristic and destabliizing Portuguese colonialism and who were used undertakings. "Mr. President. in the Rhodesian war against the Zim Despite countless attempts by the crea Mozambique is not the sole target of the babwe liberation movement and against tors and leaders of the armed bandits at re- South African "total strategy" and destabi- - 7 -
"For the inter~ati.onal community the end of apartheid is synonymous with the democratization of the South African society, the constitution of a united and democratic South African state made up of equal citizens ... "
li~ation politics. Any observer can recog hold the idea that this realistic and prag "In these circumstances we should fllze that regardless of one's political matic document constitutes an excellent define our priorities on the understanding syst~m , economic, social as well as diplo contribution in the overall efforts to that all steps that have so far taken place in matic and strategic options, all states in eliminate apartheid through negotiations." South Africa and in the region are essenti ally a result of a combination of internal Southern Africa have, in different degrees, "It is our understanding that in the con suffered from the effects of the policy of struggle and regional and international tex~ of our common effort to bring apar war and economic sanctions by South pressure which must be consolidated and theid to an end the 16th Special Session Africa against the countries of our region. increased until we achieve the fundamental of the United Nations General Assembly In a recent United Nations publication goals we have set for ourselves: should unanimously adopt the fundamental on South Africa's destabilization of - total and complete independence of principles and guidelines of this document. SADCC countries, it is stated that in the Namibia For the international community the period between 1980 and 1988, more than -the end of aggression and destabiliza end of apartheid is synonymous with the one and a half million people in the region tion in the region democratization of the South African have lost their lives as a consequence of - the dismantling of apartheid. " society, the constitution of a united and Pretoria's policy of aggression and de democratic South African state made up "Facts, and not just statements are the stabilization. In the same period, material of equal citizens, without any kind of dis criteria which will allow us to a;sess the losses are calculated at U.S. $60 billion, crimination based on race, ethnical origin, sincerity and commitment of the regime to which is equivalent to 210'70 of the total sex or religious affiliation. The end of effect changes. gross national product of SADCC coun apartheid equally means the cessation of The release of Nelson Mandela and tries all together. aggression and destabilization of neigh oth~: politic~1 prisoners, the unbanning of Facts demonstrate that SADCC coun bouring countries, for, apartheid is the political parties and the democratic move tries have systematically made every effort root cause of the conflict in Southern men~, ~he end of the state of emergency, to promote a policy of peaceful coexistence Africa." the lifting of restrictions to the press and and good neighbourliness with Pretoria. t~e actual beginning of negotiations and However, these efforts have been frus "Mr. President, dialogue amongst all South Africans would ~rated by South Africa's refusal to give up represent a clear demonstration of the Its hegemonic ambitions and adhere to the Trends aimed at putting an end to the Cold War seem to have helped to remove regime's witlingness to change. norms of international law. It is true that As we had mentioned in our statement the change in the balance of forces within the naivete of placing apartheid in the context of the East-West conflict. The during the debate of the 44th Session of South Africa itself, in the region and the General Assembly, we want to stress worldwide, have forced the regime to take international situation allows us to state that all peoples and states in the world here our convention that the adoption of some positive steps. The international such measures are conditio sine qua non community as a whole is happy with the consider the elimination of apartheid and its bellicose policy as a priority for the for. a wide political and peaceful partici implementation of Resolution 435178 in patIOn of all South Africa in the decision Namibia. entire world community. This underlies the reasons why the international com making. p:ocess in their country, and in .We want to seize this opportunity to the bUilding of a just and democratic reiterate our congratulations to SW APO munity through concerted action on diplo matic, economic and financial levels is socie~y in South Africa. Only by imple and the people of Namibia for the electoral menting these demands and by stopping victory they have achieved under difficult exerting pressure on the regime to put an end to the apartheid system. the destabilization can the South African conditions. authorities demonstrate to the South We express our admiration for the gen Despite South Africa's aggression, the Frontline States are bearing enormous African people and to the international erosity and moderation of Namibian people c?~munity their sincerity in taking de and their leadership in their effort to sacrifices in order to preserve their inde pendence and national sovereignty and clsl:e steps in the dismantling of the apar consolidate national unity and overcome theid system and in the establishment of a the resentments of the past. have been able to maintain their unity and internal cohesion as well as their solidarity society in which all South Africans can The same generosity and moderation live in harmony. can be found within the ANC and the with democratic forces in South Africa. The wide Democratic Mass Movement It is our wish that in the new decade South African Democratic Movement. that is about to start and in the realm of Their proposals are today crystallized in the growing identification of the popula~ tion with the ideals of just society in South the new century, South Africa, with the the OAU Ad Hoc Committee Declaration support of the international community on Southern Africa which was adopted in Africa based on equality of all social strata including those in the white and Afrikane; will ,:"or~ in t~e p~th of democracy, thus August of 1989, in Harare, and sub contf1but~ng With vigor for peace, stability, sequently endorsed in Belgrade by the communities, is a sign that the draw for the end of apartheid is much closer." co-operatIOn and prosperity of the African NAM Summit in September this year. We continent and of all mankind. Thank you. " -8- New Resources Nambia: Colonialism ONE NEW PUBLICATION is available from the Mozambique Support Network Ends, New Era Begins National Office, 343 South Dearborn, Suite 314, Chicago, IL 60604,312/922-3286. by Prexy Nesbitt MOfambique: The Right To Survive, " On November 14, 1989, 105 years of (The New Internatiotullist, February 1989. colonial rule in Namibia ended with the 42 Hythe Bridge St., Oxford OXI 2EP, election of a seventy-two member Constitu Mozambique United Kingdom, $1.50). This special ent Assembly. Despite an often bitter and Support edition devoted to Mozambique examines violent election campaign and a general Network the political, social, and economic con atmosphere of instability and "dirty tricks", sequences of Renamo destabilization. Arti the United Nations Special Representative, Newsletter cles, testimonials, and interviews explain Mr. Martin Ahtisaari, declared the momen the current situation as experienced by chil tous and historic U.N.-supervised election Editor dren, women, ex-Renamo prisoners, and to have been "free and fair." lisa January FRELIMO leadership. Reproducible one and two page fact sheets can be used as effective With the same type of support given educational handouts. SWAPO (South-West Africa People's Or Design Also available: "Mozambique Support ganization) during its long years of armed Serif Ltd. Network" t-shirts (MSN-Massachusetts, struggle, the Namibian population gave P.O. Box 6214, Boston, MA 02114). SWAPO 41 seats and the second-running Copy Editors contender, the apartheid-created Democra Designed by Paul Goodnight of the Massa Mary Pennington chusetts MSN. The design is taken from his tic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) 21 seats. silkscreen artwork of the welcoming dance Although this result did not give SW APO Margaret Childs of Mozambican women presented to Presi the two-thirds majority it needed to be the Amy Sullivan dent Joaquim Alberto Chissano at the Fifth sole determinant of Namibia's new consti Party Congress. Available in M,L, and XL, tution and government, the new Namibia $10.00 from the MSN National Office in can be proud of a voter turnout that was as quantities of 1 - 5. Quantities of 6 or over high as 98'70 in many areas- this despite in should be ordered from the Massachusetts timidation, harassment and long distances MSN. to polling places. The Mozambique Support Net Malangatana Postcards (MSN National As SW APO begins the key task of shaping Office). Single panel four color postcard the future government, reports of armed work national membership con which requires a 15<): stamp. $1.25 each, clashes and vigilantism continue to be filed gatulates leader Sam Nujoma, orders over twenty receive 20'70 discount. in the northern regions of Namibia. Many SWAPO, and the Namibian peo former members of the infamous torture ple on their recent victory. We and counter insurgency unit called Mozambique Presidential "koevoet" (crowbar) are being organized into pledge our continued support and new vigilante squads called "Kopano Ya solidarity. Elections Set For 1991 Tou". A prominent American journalist, Mozambique will hold its first presidential Mr. John Evenson, was chased by a group of elections next year. General elections for former koevoet members and was fortunate the People's Assembly will also take place at to safely reach a U.N. monitoring base. A the same time. Kenyan national, Mr. Jeff Mbura, was not ANC Opens Washington Discussions continue around the country so fortunate. A communications officer for about possible revisions to the Constitution. the All Africa Conference of Churches, Mr. D.C. Office President Chissano and heads of government Mbura was severely beaten by a large group The African National Congress of South of former koevoet members and present ministries are traveling to each province to Africa now has an office in Washington members of the South West Africa Police hear public discussion on the proposed D.C. under the direction of Ms. Lindiwe (SW APOL) officially responsible for the Mabuza, the ANC's Representative to the changes. maintenance of law and order. United States. Congressman Ronald V. Dellums (D-CA), In the meanwhile in the United States, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus according to Africa News magazine, "Na and co-sponsor of legislation calling for mibia was covered three times during mandatory comprehensive sanctions against November on the national network evening South Africa, welcomed Ms. Mabuza and newscasts including Dan Rather reading a Mr. Thambo Mbeki, Director of Interna 25 second item; Peter Jennings, a 20 second tional Affairs for the ANC to the nation's story. " capitol with an inaugural ceremony f ~)f the opening of the office. Solidarity messages can be sent to fax number (202) 543-9435 or to P.O. Box 15575, Washington D.C. 20003. - 9-
Positive Fire: Malangatana Ngwenya in the United States by Mary Pennington Malangatana Ngwenya, the renowned artist from Mozambique, arrived in the ... Hammond boasts that he draws his mis Grey was sentenced to ten and a half sionaries from elite units with a record of years imprisonment, but was released in atrocities that include the Selous Scouts and August under amnesty measures passed by the Special Air Services of the now defunct the Mozambican parliament, the People's Missionaries or Ian Smith regime in Rhodesia, and the Assembly. Mercenaries? . reconnaissance commandos of the South One Frontline Fellowship leaflet, entitled cant. from page 1 African armed forces. "The Gospel According to Marx," is devoted His name surfaced at the trial in March to attacking liberation theology, and de 1988 of the young Australian missionary, nounces the World Council of Churches for Ian Grey, who confessed to working for the giving money to "terrorist" organizations cern and prayers for the success of this MNR and to illegal entry into Mozambique. (that is, the Namibian and South African mission." Hammond was one of those who worked liberation movements, SW APO, the ANC The six maintain they will now continue with Grey out of Malawi. and the PAC). with their medical work in Malawi. At a press conference immediately after his trial, Grey said that right-wing American Frontline Fellowship leaflets attack Hammond a "soldier operating in the preachers were flown into bandit-occupied Desmond Tutu and Allan Boesak guise of a missionary" parts of Mozambique, via Malawi, after contacts with Hammond. He added that The same leaflet describes the indepen Hammond and "a few other South Africans" dence of Zimbabwe as a "takeover by the Peter Hammond was widely interviewed and an Australian mercenary told him in communist ZANU terrorists." It goes on to on his return to Johannesburg, after the Malawi they had crossed the border from attack the two most prominent anti-apar group was released. He contended that his South Africa into Mozambique to meet with theid clergymen in South Africa, Anglican organization, Frontline Fellowship, was bandits. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the Rev. strictly religious, preached the gospel to Allan Boesak, President of the World Alli "both sides" in war situations, and was "non After Grey's arrest, Hammond, in an in ance of Reformed Churches. poli tical. " terview with the BBC, maintained that the Hammond has demonstrated hostility Yet it is very easy to demonstrate that Australian High Commission in Harare had verging on the hysterical towards the Hammond's Frontline Fellowship is a viru told him that Mozambican security forces Mozambican government. A Frontline Fel lently right-wing organization, which, far had tortured Grey. This claim was promptly lowship "Prayer and Praise Newsletter" of from being "non-political," is dedicated to denied by the high commissioner, Philip 1986 states that Mozambique is a society of combatting what it considers to be "Marx Peters, who said he had never even spoken "chaos and fear" in which citizens "are ism" or "communism". to Hammond, and by Grey himself. afraid to speak in case someone will report - 11 - them to the local 'people's committee' which procedure not only in Mozambique, but churches affiliated to the World Council of controls each block." everywhere the U.S. sends its aid. Churches as "apostates" and liberation the In the real world, no such "people's com The fact that Hammond invented stories ology as "heresy". mittees" exist, and the fear Mozambicans about the misuse of food aid in Mozambique express has nothing to do with talking too must cast doubt upon all the other tales of Frontline Fellowship founded inside the loud-it is fear of being butchered by Ham atrocities that he retails, most of which are SADF-a case of Bibles as well as bombs mond's friends in the South African backed completely unsourced. "Mozambique National Resistance" Hammond embraces a form of Christian (MNR). Horror stories about alleged persecution fundamentalism that is at odds with all This newsletter also repeats the old lie of Mozambican Christians abound in Ham mainstream twentieth century Christian about aid from the United States being used mond's publications. He talks of "tens of thought. His gospel is one of submission to "to feed the many thousands of Cuban, East thousands of believers" imprisoned "solely an unjust social order-in his case, the German, Tanzanian, Zimbabwean and for their religious beliefs and devotion to South African social order. North Korean troops," and even that U.S. Christ." But international human rights This is far from the "apolitical" stance de food aid is shipped from Mozambique to the bodies such as the London-based Amnesty fended by Hammond. It amounts to support Soviet Union to pay for "tanks, Migs and International, which are highly critical of for the apartheid regime. weapons." various aspects of Mozambican legal proce Frontline Fellowship was founded from The charge d'affaires at the US embassy dure, have never made any such allegation, within the South African armed forces in Maputo, Michael Metelits, told AIM that and neither has any church body inside (SADF)- at a military base in Namibia, to the embassy had checked this particular Mozambique. be precise. Its original justification was that story out when it first appeared "and we Hammond seems to have no idea that South African soldiers should be able to found there was no reason for us to be there are flourishing church organizations take Bibles as well as bombs with them in concerned." Naturally the U.S. Agency for in Mozambique, which have friendly rela their regular raids into neighbouring International Development (USAID) has tions with the authorities. These include Angola. mechanisms to ensure the correct distri the Islamic Council (over 30 per cent of The military overtones of the organiza bution of American food aid. This includes Mozambicans are Moslems), the Christian tion are clear from its very symbol, which is the role of religious groups and U.S. non Council, which unites the main Protestant a sword lying across a book (presumably the governmental organizations in the distribu churches, and even the Roman Catholic Bible), superimposed on a map of Africa. tion and monitoring process. Bishops Conference now enjoys cordial Most Christians today no longer think that "No food goes from our hands without relations with the government. religious faith should be imposed at the provisions for monitoring and reporting But for Hammond such bodies do not point of a sword. Hammond, it seems, back," said Mr. Metelits. This is standard count. He dismisses mainstream Protestant disagrees. 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Renamo Watch "We Have to Transform Invisible Networks of Support for Renamo into Exposed and Highly Visible Networks." -Prexy Nesbitt, Author of Apartheid in Our Livinfrooms Exposing U.S. Support in Order to Help Fight Renamo Atrocities February, 1990 Renamo: Externally Funded Bandits Terrorize Mozambique "'I was on my way back to school after the holiday' said Joii.o Dedeus, a student at the Agricultural Institute in Chi moio, 'when they attacked the bus with machine-guns. It crashed, and they shot at us as we climbed out. The "ban dits" stole clothes, shoes, watches--anything. I was hurt so I was slow, and they did this' he said, pointing to his face . A big gash had been cut up the side of his face, and his eye plucked out. 'Then they set fire to the bus.' At least ten peo ple were killed in the original machine-gunning and crash, and three more were burned to death in the bus." --from Jo seph Hanlon's Mozambique: The Revolution Under Fire The 'bandits' who attacked and burned the bus Joao De Anders Nilsson/AIM deus was travelling in are part of the South African sponsored Burnt bodies in a bus attacked by Renamo. Renamo bandits, whose atrocities have been denounced by even the U.S . State Department as constituting "one of the CIO provided arms, logistical support and bases along the most brutal holocausts against ordinary human beings since Mozambique border. It sent Renamo bandits repeatedly into World War II". Renamo has virtually no support within Mo Mozambique to bum villages, plunder agricultural coopera zambique and has always been armed, trained, and supported tives, attack railroad lines and road traffic, disrupt commerce, by external forces trying to destroy Mozambican indepen and raid refugee camps. dence. With the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement in Renamo has its origins in the Rhodesian (pre late 1979 guaranteeing the end of minority rule in Rhodesia, independence Zimbabawe) Central Intelligence Organization Renamo activities declined. When Mozambique captured the (CIO), whose former head Ken Flowers saw the possibility of main Renamo base in Gorongosa in October 1979, and the creating a mercenary force able to disrupt Mozambique's frag Sitatonga in June 1980 Renamo was virtually destroyed. At ile economy and undermine Mozambique's efforts to support this point, however, the South African 'Special Forces' took ·guerillas fighting for Zimbabwean Independence. From 1976 over support for Renamo--bases were set up along the Trans onward, Rhodesian security officials, working with South Af vaal border with Mozambique, and Renamo radio began to ricans, recruited Portuguese settlers, black and white mercen broadcast from the Transvaal. Since the South Africans took aries, secret police agents, and former African members of over, Renamo has became dramatically successful in paralyz elite special forces of the Portuguese colonial army who fled ing transport routes, destroying economic targets and terroriz to Rhodesia after Mozambique's independence in 1975. The ing the Mozambican population. Since 1982, over 100,000 people have been killed as a di rect result of Renamo activity. Hundreds of thousands more have been killed by a combination of drought and displace ment caused by the Renamo war. Over 4 million people, 25% of the population, have been forced to become refugees. Over 30% of the health care posts have been destroyed, 36% of the schools, 1,300 trucks, tractors and buses have been de stroyed, 164 train locomotives and 352 train wagons de stroyed. Although the U.S. Government does not openly fund Re namo, an increasing number of private sources in the U.S . do! Right-wing fundamentalism is endangering freedom in Mo zambique as well as in the U.S . It is essential that we identify and combat these forces. I Renamo's U.S. Support Western support for Renamo and the desire of certain Western governments to eliminate FRELIMO take place, more and more, within a privatized setting. Renamo's main foreign backers arc South Africa and former colonists in Portugal who want to retain their foothold in Mo zambique. But there are others. In the U.S., the Washington based Heritage Foundation is probably the most powerful. It has widespread connections with the New Right and funds sev eral bodies in Europe as well as in the U.S., including the Mo zambique Research Centre which lobbies the U.S. Congress to get Renamo recognized as a respectable political opposition. Thomas Schaaf, a former missionary to Zimbabwe, now serves as Renamo spokesman in Washington. During his stay in Zimbabwe, Schaaf was an active member of a small evangel dom Research Foundation, once went to U.S. Marine Colo ical group, Mutare's One Way Christian Center, which has a nel Oliver North to seek U.S. government support for Rena neighboring mission program in Mozambique. In that capacity, mo. Schaaf regularly received military messages from Renamo Louisiana businessman James Blanchard III reportedly President Alfonso Dhlakama. Ian Grey, an Australian convict gives Renamo monthly supplies worth about $3,000. ed in 1987 of illegally entering Mozambique and aiding Rena Television evangelist Pat Robertson, (Republican Party mo, reports that in at least one of those messages, he learned presidential candidate in 1988) has raised money for Renamo that Renamo was seeking American ground-to-air missiles. and has broadcast pro-Renamo material on his syndicated The Dallas-based Christ for the Nations, Inc. provides program, the 700 Club. financial support to the Shekinah Ministries the organization Christian Emergency Relief Team (CERT), a Carlsbad, which Ian Grey worked for, and whichcd is headed by Michael California based mission group which has funded the contras Howard, an associate of Thomas Schaaf. in Nicaragua for years, also is supporting Renamo. Six Jack Wheeler and Robert MacKenzie are writers and acti CERT members were recently arrested in northern Mozam vists from the far right mercenary magazine Soldier of For bique for illegal entry. While the Mozambican government tune. MacKenzie is listed as "contributing editor--unconvential quickly released them in an effort to avoid conflict with operations" at Soldier of Fortune and is head of the pro Washington or Pretoria, many signs point to active CERT Renamo lobby, Freedom Inc. Wheeler, who heads the Free- support for Renamo. Other U.S. Based Individuals and Organizations that support Renamo: About My Father's Business, Inc., Lexington, KY Good News Communications, Atlanta, GA American Freedom International; Dennis Hoffman, Director Dr. Thomas H. Henrickson, Senior follow, Hoover Institute Americans For Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, President High Frontier, lobbying branch of Star Wars Campaign run by ex- David Balsiger, President RAMBOC (Restore a More Benevolent Or- CIA Deputy Director, Daniel Graham der Coalition) and Publisher, Family Protection Scoreboard. Costa International Freedom Foundation, Bruce Rickerson Mesa CA International Society for Human Rights Bashore International, linked to American Constitution Committee, Lew Lehrman and Citizens for America Director: Judy Campbell Bashore Don Normand and Ministries, Melrose, FL, raises funds for Sheki- Pat Buchanan, syndicated colunmist and White House Advisor for nah Ministries President Reagan National Association of Religious Broadcasters The Believers Church, Coalinga, CA Representatives Dan Burton (R-IN) and Phillip Crane (R-IL) Charles Breece, Jacksonville, FL Representative Jack Kemp (R-NY), retired Coalitions for America RUFFPAC, Howard J. Ruff, Chairman Conservative Action Foundation (CAF) Senators Robert Dole (R-KS), Jesse Helms (R-NC) and The Conservative Caucus, Howard Phillips, National Director Senator Bob Kasten (R-WI) Cuban American National Foundation Harry Shultz, U.S. citizen living in Monaco, finances Renamo acti1 End-Time Handmaidens, Jasper, Arkansas ities and press trips, also publishes Schultz Tnves•nient NPw~lP.tte Free Congress Research and Education Foundation; Connie Marshner Luis Serapiao, Political Science Dept., Howard University, DC. Free the Eagle, Daniel Elynn and Kristina Arriaga Reverend Jimmy Swaggart Freedom, Inc. Valley Center, CA U.S. Council for World Freedom Freedom Research Foundation, LaJolla, CA Washington Times newspaper Friends of Mozambique, Arturo Vilankulu Western Goals Foundation, Alexandria, VA Fund for Africa's Future, Director: Phillips Nicolaides, from White World Anti-Communist League House NSC staff World Missionary Assistance Plan (World MAP), CA If you have any information about any of these organizations, please contact us. ~"'001