This paper is a draft for discussion purposed prepared for "Beyond Containment" Conference. The paper argues that the Reagan administration's embrace of South Africa, while more developed, is not new for a U.S. administration. It secondly argues that the embrace plays a significant role in the dividing and polarizing of the American people. Finally it asserts that there must be a well informed, broadly based, well organized and militant grassroots movement formed before any alternative policies toward Southern Africa are adopted. Contents: I. Introduction • II. Historical Impact of U.S. Containment Policy upon Southern Africa • III. Impact of U.S. (containment) policy...
This paper is a draft for discussion purposed prepared for "Beyond Containment" Conference. The paper argues that the Reagan administration's embrace of South Africa, while more developed, is not new for a U.S. administration. It secondly argues that the embrace plays a significant role in the dividing and polarizing of the American people. Finally it asserts that there must be a well informed, broadly based, well organized and militant grassroots movement formed before any alternative policies toward Southern Africa are adopted. Contents: I. Introduction • II. Historical Impact of U.S. Containment Policy upon Southern Africa • III. Impact of U.S. (containment) policy towards Southern Africa an the U.S. domestic situation • IV. Alternative policy approaches and some essential prerequisites • V. Working Bibliography [This document was most likely written by Prexy Nesbitt is his capacity as a consultant to the Mozambique Support Network.]
