Bush Meets Terrorist Dictator "Savimbi was shot 15 times once in the throat, twice in the head, and the rest in the chest, legs and arms, state media said."           AFP February 26: A representative of Savimbi's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), speaking to Lisbon private radio TSF from Geneva, on Monday accused Portuguese, South African and Israeli troops of aiding Angolan forces to find the rebel leader. Making a mockery of his war on terrorism, President Bush has been maneuvered by the liberal State Department into a scheduled Tuesday meeting with Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the Angolan Communist dictator who masterminded the assassination of freedom fighter Jonas Savimbi, whose body was found riddled with seventeen bullets, two to the head. The communist Dos Santos, backed by Enron and other big corporations, had postured as a supporter of the U.S. war on terrorism after 9/11 when the truth is that he was put in power by Cuban troops paid for by the Soviet Union and has staged a brutal terroristic war against his freedom-loving opponents. The State Department human rights report says dos Santos' troops rape and murder, and his police torture and kill their victims. An Angolan journalist was threatened with 8 years in prison for simply calling him a dictator. White House spokesman Ari Fleisher explained the meeting by saying, "The President…will meet with the Presidents of Botswana, Mozambique and Angola to discuss conflict resolution in the region, particularly Angola, as well as economic issues, trade issues, and development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa." A White House press release said: "President to Welcome African Leaders to White House Meeting with Angolan President Dos Santos, Mozambican President Chissano, and Botswana President Mogae "President Bush has invited President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola, President Joaquim Alberto Chissano of Mozambique, and President Festus Gontebonye Mogae of Botswana to meet with him at the White House on February 26. They have accepted. "These three leaders are critically important to the future of Southern Africa. President Bush looks forward to discussing issues affecting Southern Africa, particularly its political stability and security, trade and economic development, poverty reduction, and HIV/AIDS." At a news conference, Howard Phillips of the Conservative Caucus declared, "If President Bush meets on Tuesday with Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the President of Angola, as is now planned, within days of the murder of Dr. Savimbi, it will be a grievous, unforgettable insult to all Americans who are grateful for the sacrifices Dr. Savimbi made throughout his life and for the extraordinary assistance he provided to freedom's cause at a crucial time in America's epochal struggle with international Communism." Cliff Kincaid, president of America's Survival, Inc. agreed, saying, "President Bush has continued the Clinton policy of supporting the brutal Communist dictatorship in Angola and isolating the freedom fighters opposing it. Now this policy has resulted in the cold-blooded murder of a brave anti-communist hailed by President Reagan as a true freedom fighter in the war against the Evil Empire. A Bush meeting with dos Santos will demonstrate that this Bush is no Reagan. In fact, he will appear to be more like Clinton. A meeting with dos Santos opens the door to deals with other terrorist dictators. " Kincaid said that Jonas Savimbi's supporters in the U.S. were prevented by a Clinton executive order (continued in force by Bush) of distributing information about the Angolan conflict. Their U.S. organization was dismantled by the Treasury Department and their Web site taken off the Internet. "Perhaps the president is a victim of the media black-out he enforced," said Kincaid. "But he should know enough to refuse a meeting with this dictator under any circumstances."              Printer-friendly version Click here to be added to our mailing list.