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From: tim@extel.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Apartheid & Jerry Falwell
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 15:00:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 23 15:00:00 1985
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Nf-From: extel!tim    Aug 23 14:00:00 1985


>I saw on the news last night where Jerry Falwell came out in favor of Apartheid.
>Not in so many words, you understand, but he is currently in South Africa,
>and he pledged about $a million to Prime Minister Botha's regime.  
....
>Hey, Jer, are you sure that a million is enough?  With more money he could 
>arrest more innocent Blacks, and suppress more personal freedoms.

The way I heard it was that Falwell pledged 1 million dollars to a media
blitz in the U.S. to overcome the press's biased reporting of the situation
in S. Africa.  He is trying to encourage Americans to re-invest in S.
African companies.

I agree with your feelings anyway but heard the story differently.

tim