Branson planned Mandela mission to prevent Iraq war

[Ruffhowse]

SIR Richard Branson tried to stop the war in Iraq by hatching a secret plan with Nelson Mandela, it emerged today.

The Virgin chief reportedly wanted to send Mr Mandela to meet with tyrant Saddam Hussein to persuade him to go into exile.

The aim was for the former South African leader to fly out of Baghdad with Saddam in tow.

Multi-millionaire tycoon Sir Richard even got approval for the plan from United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, despite fears the Nobel Peace Prize winner might be kidnapped. Sir Richard, who was prepared to go to Iraq with Mr Mandela, believed the war could be prevented if Saddam was given an escape route - but coalition forces invaded Iraq before his plan was able to proceed.

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1445592004

[BrklynLiberal]

1. The Bushites probably would have shot down the plane with Branson and

Mandela aboard before they could have gotten to Saddam and then blamed Saddam.

[Vidar]

2. Hmm- combination of personal courage & selfless humanitarianism.

Nope don't want that commie sh*t around here.

[OneTwentyoNine]

3. Two things Bush could not have in happen in early 2003

Continued inspections for WMD and other leaders trying to broker a country for SH exile.

Either one continuing would mean an invasion of Iraq was unnecessary,in fact it would be a War crime.

[Sara Beverley]

4. And you wonder why Republicans hate Mandela?

He survived.

Same reason they hate Castro.