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...Those terms will inevitably severely restrict campaign freedoms and guide Namibia into a sham confederation of tribal groupings whose weakness will guarantee the continued economic and political dominance of the whites who make up 10 per cent of the territory's population. The Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), the Namibian freedom-fighting group that has led the struggle for independence for 12 years, has justly refused to participate in such an election, and has vowed to intensify its armed struggle against South Africa. And most Western observers believe SWAPO commands the support of at least a majority of Namibians...
DURING THE SUMMER months, the American press was filled with premature praise for the role of Western diplomacy in bringing about the tentative accord between SWAPO and South Africa. Lost amidst all the kudos was a frank discussion of the West's ongoing undermining of U.N. efforts to force South Africa to leave the territory it illegally occupies...
...Southwest Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO)--the freedom-fighting organization most Western observers believe commands the support of the majority of Namibians--has rightly refused to participate in elections held in the atmosphere of intimidation and repression South African guns would guarantee. A government established with the "help" of the South Africans would undoubtedly emerge with a weak confederation structure and representation along tribal lines. Such a government merely would insure continued political and economic dominance by the whites in the territory, who currently enjoy one of the world's highest standards of living. With these realities in mind, SWAPO...
Much has been made of the diplomatic role the Western powers played in moving SWAPO and South Africa toward the July compromise on U.N.-supervised elections. Throughout the summer, the American press touted the now-broken agreement as a victory for Western diplomacy over Communist support of armed struggle as a means of securing justice in Southern Africa. Overlooked amid all the self-congratulation has been the self-interested nature of the Western diplomatic role: the five NATO powers who attempted to act as honest brokers between SWAPO and Pretoria stand to gain the most by securing a peaceful transition...
...SWAPO, which most observers agree commands the support of the majority of blacks in Namibia, has consistently refused to participate in elections held under South African supervision...