Wednesday, September 11, 2002
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Wednesday, 11 September, 2002, 11:31 GMT 12:31 UK
US threatens world peace, says Mandela


Cheney opposed his prison release, Mandela recalled


One of the world's most respected statesmen, Nelson Mandela, has condemned United States intervention in the Middle East as "a threat to world peace".
In an interview with the US magazine, Newsweek published on Wednesday, the former South African president repeated his call for President George Bush not to launch attacks on Iraq.