# As the Bureaucracy Gear Turns

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**Created:** [July 1, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-the-bureaucracy-gear-turns/454974 "2008-07-01T22:51:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-the-bureaucracy-gear-turns/454974/1 "2008-07-01T22:51:26Z")

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Nelson Mandela is no longer considered a terrorist by the US government.

> **[Mandela off U.S. terrorism watch list - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/01/mandela.watch/index.html)**
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> Former South African President Nelson Mandela is to be removed from a U.S. terrorism watch list under a bill President Bush signed Tuesday.

Boy, first [Ted Kennedy](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17073-2004Aug19.html), now Mandela. Soon they’ll be letting anyone fly into the US!