EMM News Explorer: Desmond Tutu

[-said]: God hasten the day when we will enter a free Tibet,

voanews 10-FEB-12

[-told]: India is doing fantastically. I mean they are complaining about seven percent GDP growth. Imagine if you then enlisted the participation of 50 percent of the population. Women. Imagine what it would be,

trust 09-FEB-12

[said:]: My immediate gut-level reaction is positive, and I want to commend him (De Klerk). We seem to be on the way to a new South Africa .

guardian 03-FEB-12

[-told]: Each one of us is made for goodness, even bankers,

ibtimes 26-JAN-12

[-wrote]: He may indeed be guilty of inhuman, ghastly and monstrous deeds, but he is not a monster. We are actually letting him off lightly by calling him a monster because monsters have no moral sense of right and wrong - and therefore cannot be held morally culpable, cannot be regarded as morally blameworthy,

news24 18-JAN-12

[-wrote]: Decent people are rightly appalled by what happened to Ms Ina Bonnette in Modimolle…

xinhuanet_en 18-JAN-12

[-wrote]: Decent people are rightly appalled by what happened to Ms Ina Bonnette in Modimolle

iol 18-JAN-12

[-said]: But we believed then, and I hope we still do, that it was possible for people to change for the better, that the worst criminal could become a good and virtuous person,

iol 18-JAN-12

[said:]: *if you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality

ghanaweb 14-JAN-12

[ said]: I've just come back from Durban and I have to have two sides of my face because we really have to take the challenges of climate change seriously,

thetimes 02-DEC-11

[-said]: Chevron we hope very much that you are aware of the very grave risk we run of destroying our home.

news24 02-DEC-11

[-said]: It is possible, and I want to pay tribute to all of the wonderful people who have worked and are reducing the mountain to something manageable,

thetimes 02-DEC-11

[-said]: It lies with us whether we are going to achieve what God wants us to achieve. If all of us didn't buy expensive cars, we would have enough for everyone in this country.

news24 02-DEC-11

[-said]: For your own sake, come on the right side and do the right thing to reduce emissions,

afriquejet 28-NOV-11

[-declared]: It is insulting to all South Africans to be asked to stomach legislation that could be used to outlaw whistle-blowing and investigative journalism,

allafrica 23-NOV-11

[ said]: The Protection of State Information is not only flawed, it is insulting to all South Africans to be asked to stomach legislation that could be used to outlaw whistle-blowing and investigative journalism,

allafrica 22-NOV-11

[-said]: I appeal to our MPs: Please hear the disquiet this proposed piece of legislation has caused,

allafrica 22-NOV-11

[-said]: A state is entitled to keep information outside the public domain in instances where publication may jeopardise state security,

iol 21-NOV-11

[-said]: Apartheid seemed an overwhelming challenge but we mobilised and defeated it. We need the same passion and determination to defeat climate change,

mg 11-NOV-11

[-said]: We worship a God that is naturally biased in favour of the suffering, the underdog, those who are suffering underfoot... God is always on the side of the oppressed. In the Holy Land, the Palestinian people are the ones suffering.

news24 05-NOV-11

[-said]: They have forgotten their own history. They have forgotten what their own prophets have said about our God,

news24 05-NOV-11

[-said]: We worship a God that is naturally biased in favour of the suffering, the underdog, those who are suffering underfoot ... God is always on the side of the oppressed. In the Holy Land, the Palestinian people are the ones suffering.

mg 05-NOV-11

[ said]: We need to improve and strengthen our health services, we need better methods to diagnose TB in the clinics and we need people affected by TB, usually in poor communities, to say that they are tired of TB and that they will stand together and demand that things change,

allafrica 04-NOV-11

[-said]: The people of Libya should have demonstrated better values than those of their erstwhile oppressor.

iol 22-OCT-11

[said:]: While the Allies could pack up and go home after Nuremberg, we in South Africa had to live with one another.

independent 20-OCT-11

[ said]: Hey Mr Zuma, you and your government don't represent me. You represent your own interests,

news24 05-OCT-11

[-accused]: One day we will start praying for the defeat of the ANC government. You are disgraceful.

AP 05-OCT-11

[-said]: I can’t believe this, I really can’t believe this, this is a curious happening here (South Africa). It is quite unbelievable the discourtesy they (the government) have shown to the Dalai Lama,

express 05-OCT-11

[ said]: Our government is worse than the apartheid government, because at least you were expecting it from the apartheid government .

thetimes 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Either she was being very economical with the truth or she didn't know her work. She should have known that it was unlikely they would [let him come]. The discourtesy is mind-blowing.

allafrica 05-OCT-11

[-said]: I am warning you out of love. I am warning you like I warned the nationalists that one day we will start praying for the defeat of the ANC government. You are disgraceful.

allafrica 05-OCT-11

[-said]: When you think Madiba able to say to most powerful country, look you don't choose our friends for us... To say that to the US about Cuba, it takes something, but he did and they did nothing. If anything their respect for him grew.

allafrica 05-OCT-11

[-said]: . In the pipeline? It's not weeks before he should have left, it's hours, and why have (they) kept it all so much in abeyance and making everybody uncertain? Why?

montrealgazette 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Here we are kowtowing . . . it's a despicable way,

montrealgazette 05-OCT-11

[also added that:]: Our government is worse than the apartheid government, because at least you were expecting it from the apartheid government.

news24 05-OCT-11

[ warned]: You have... a huge majority - that is nothing. Watch out ANC government watch out,

news24 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Mubarak had a large majority. Gaddafi had a large majority,

7days 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Well, Mubarak had a large majority. Gadhafi had a large majority,

france24 05-OCT-11

[said:]: People believed that we South Africans, would be on the side of those who were being oppressed. The people of Tibet are being oppressed viciously by the Chinese.

zimbabwereporter 05-OCT-11

[-shouted]: We will pray as we prayed for the downfall of the apartheid government. We will pray for the downfall of a government that misrepresents us,

iol 05-OCT-11

[has has suggested:]: a second-best method of communicating

iol 05-OCT-11

[ said]: Hey Mr Zuma, you and your government don’t represent me. You represent your own interests,

scmp 05-OCT-11

[-told]: When we used to apply for passports from the apartheid government, we never knew until the last moment what the decision was,

scmp 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Clearly, whether they say so or not, they were quite determined that they are not going to do anything that would upset the Chinese,

scmp 05-OCT-11

[-said]: And here we are siding with one of the most vicious oppressors... and we are scared to say no,

news24 05-OCT-11

[responded:]: God bless you. I love you.

news24 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Here we are kowtowing ... it's a despicable way,

mg 05-OCT-11

[-said]: . In the pipeline? It's not weeks before he should have left, it's hours, and why have [they] kept it all so much in abeyance and making everybody uncertain? Why?

mg 05-OCT-11

[ said]: God bless you. I love you,

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Hey, Mr Zuma, you and your government don’t represent me. You represent your own interests,

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said]: I sat in the audience and listened to this president paying tribute to all the people who had helped to bring about democracy. This president didn’t thank a single religious leader.

iol 05-OCT-11

[-concluded]: Watch out ANC government; watch out,

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said that]: Either she was being very economical with the truth or she didn’t know her work. This is someone who was supposed to come this week.

iol 05-OCT-11

[-warned]: Let the ANC know; they cannot airbrush us out.

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said that]: I have to say that I can’t believe this. I really can’t believe it. It is quite unbelievable the discourteousness to the Dalai Lama. Anywhere in the world you have problems finding a venue to contain the people who want to see him.

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said]: And here we are siding with one of the most vicious oppressors and we are scared to say no,

news24 05-OCT-11

[-said]: I'm a very sad old man who had thought that you guys approximated the kind of values that we support and what has happened is unconscionable,

news24 05-OCT-11

[-shouted]: We will pray as we prayed for downfall of apartheid government, we will pray for downfall of a government that misrepresents us,

thetimes 05-OCT-11

[-said]: We were expecting we would have a government that was sensitive to sentiments of our Constitution,

thetimes 05-OCT-11

[-said]: I listened to this president paying tribute to all kinds of people who had helped bring about democracy in this country,

thetimes 05-OCT-11

[-said]: The trouble is that the ANC on the whole reckons that the freedom we enjoy is due to them. Everyone else is just a sideline.

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said that]: Watch out. I am warning you. Watch out. Please watch out.

iol 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Mubarak had a large majority. Gaddafi had a large majority. Watch out. I am warning you. Watch out.

thetimes 05-OCT-11

[-said]: The nationalists had a huge majority. They ate dust,

thetimes 05-OCT-11

[replied:]: I'm a very sad old man who had thought that you guys approximated the kind of values that we support and what has happened is unconscionable.

news24 05-OCT-11

[-responded]: We love you. Just know that, and your track record speaks for itself in this country. May God forgive, but may He also bless.

news24 05-OCT-11

[ said]: Our government is worse than the apartheid government, because at least you were expecting it from the apartheid government,

scmp 05-OCT-11

[-said]: This government, our government, is worse than the apartheid government, because at least you were expecting it with the apartheid government,

GulfDailyNews 05-OCT-11

[-said]: The nationalists had a huge majority. They bit the dust,

iol 04-OCT-11

[-told]: Our government is worse than the apartheid government because at least you would expect it with the apartheid government,

guardian 04-OCT-11

[-said]: When you think Madiba [was] able to say to [the] most powerful country, look you don't choose our friends for us... To say that to the US about Cuba, it takes something, but he did and they did nothing. If anything, their respect for him grew.

news24 04-OCT-11

[-added]: You are disgraceful, I want to warn you. You are behaving in a way that is totally at variance with the things for which we stood,

voanews 04-OCT-11

[-said]: You are disgraceful,

cnn 04-OCT-11

[-said]: We are, therefore, now convinced that, for whatever reason or reasons, the South African government finds it inconvenient to issue a visa to … the Dalai Lama.

guardian 04-OCT-11

[replied:]: To all intents and purposes, yes. This is the Dalai Lama. Incredible.

guardian 04-OCT-11

[-said that]: Wake me up and tell this is actually happening here [in SA]. This is quite unbelievable.

news24 04-OCT-11

[-said]: This president did not mention a single religious leader. Let the ANC know that they cannot airbrush us out,

iol 04-OCT-11

[-said]: I do not even have the words to say how sad I feel. This is the darkest day,

ibtimes 04-OCT-11

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