Arms and the Man

Tony's written lately to draw the public attention to Thabo Mbeki's role Thabo Mbeki in the early stages of the arms deal, while he was Deputy President before 1999. I'd also add that Kadar Asmal, head of the Arms Procurement Committee at Parliament, has had a strange and stifling involvement in the process.

Good. If things get too hot around the arms deal, for example as a consequence of the Schabir Shaik trial, then it might be easier for the ANC government to sacrifice Jacob Zuma that to allow any examination of the scope of Mbeki's own involvement. I hope the DA keeps the public eye firmly fixed on the performance of the whole government, not just of certain personalities.