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Willem Ratte - The Legend | ![]() |
The life and ideals of a German Boer in the fight for freedom and justice in South Africa | |
sold out long time ENGLLISH EDITION | |
signed by the author | |
Pretoria: Contact 1996 | |
Paperback | |
80 pages, pics | |
NEVER READ - BRANDNEW | |
cover slightly stained |
What is this book all about? The decisive reason for publishing this book is as simple as it is tragic. The South African government under Nelson Mandela is being confronted by a tremendous legal scandal - and it is keeping silent. It is silencing it to death. In the interests of justice and humanity, this silence must be broken. Numerous highly esteemed and serious- minded international organisations and interest groups, but also idealistic individuals have realised the seriousness of the situation, heeded the call of the moment and intervened for Willem Ratte's release during the past weeks. Despite this, the government of the rainbow nation, though claiming to strive for truth and reconciliation, is turning a deaf ear or indulges itself with nothing more than implausible and high-sounding phrases devoid of meaning. Since his scandalous sentence on 3 May 1996, one of South Africa's best officers has been on a hunger strike. This account endeavours to explain what commandant Ratte hopes to achieve by his self-sacrificing resistance. Whatever course the miscarriage of justice of which Willem Ratte was the victim may take, if the practising of double standards that has by now become entrenched and the suppression of undesirable peoples continue, South Africa will ultimately have only one future - civil war. Oor wat gaan hierdie boek? Hierdie eerste uitgawe is binne vyf baie opwindende dae en slapelose nagte geskryf. Ons versoek die leser om dit in aanmerking te neem; 'n omvattende biografie van Willem Ratte moet nie verwag word nie. Eweneens kan die volgende bladsye nog 'n omvattende geskiedenisstudie nog 'n politieke manifes wees. Dit was ook nie die bedoeling nie. Ek het wel moeite gedoen om gehoor te gee aan die versoek van baie bekommerdes en meelewendes om so gou moontlik 'n oorsig oor die lewe en invloed van Willem Ratte tot op datum en oor sy ideale daar te stel.
A book detailing the forgotten war still raging in South Africa against Nelson Mandela details communist atrocities, conveniently overlooked by the American press. Die boek is op geskiedkundige feite gebaseer. key words: Jan Breytenbach, 32 Battalion, Bataljon 32, Reconnaissance, South West Africa, Bush War, Oorlog, Mandela, terroriste, SWAPO, ANC, Sudi-Africa, South Africa, Luis Bothma, Koevoet, bosbefok |