CIA Tip Led to Imprisonment of Nelson Mandela in Apartheid-Era South Africa
A CIA’s tip to apartheid-era South Africa led to the arrest of Nelson Mandela, according to a deathbed interview with the agent.
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New Documents: FBI Worried Nelson Mandela Posed a Significant Communist Threat
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI closely monitored Nelson Mandela after the Cold War ended, fearing that the South American president was a national security risk, according to documents obtained by Al Jazeera. The records show concerns among the U.S. that Mandela was a possible communist threat after he was released from prison, even as President…
FBI Spied on Nelson Mandela During His First Visit to U.S. in June 1990
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When Nelson Mandela visited the U.S. for the first time in June 1990, he was under the watch of the FBI. Al Jazeera America reports that the FBI used a confidential source to spy on Mandela, who had been recently released after spending 27 years in prison. The newly released documents are…
Man Sues NSA, FBI, DIA Over Investigations Involving Ex-South African Leader Nelson Mandela
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did a CIA tip lead to Neslon Mandela’s 1962 arrest and subsequent 27 years of imprisonment in South Africa? A Ph.D. candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ryan Shapiro, filed suit Tuesday against the NSA, FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency for failing to turn over records with a Freedom of Information…