Bush and Botha

A very interesting article in Newsweek by Arlene Getz
compares the actions of Bush to those of the former South African president P. W. Botha.

As the article points out, "Botha believed his country was under 'total onslaught' from its enemies from forces both within and without, and that this global assault was his rationale for allowing opponents to be jailed, beaten or killed. Likewise, the Bush administration has adopted the argument that anything is justified in the name of national security".

Unfortunately, I think that the author of this articles makes many good points.