Mandela condemns US stance on Iraq

"Former South African president Nelson Mandela has criticised US President George W Bush over Iraq, saying the sole reason for a possible US-led attack would be to gain control of Iraqi oil," reports the BBC. "The US stance on Iraq is 'arrogant' and would cause 'a holocaust', Mr Mandela, a Nobel Peace laureate and one of the world's most respected figures, told a forum in Johannesburg."

Nellie better watch it, or the CIA's gonna get him arrested and thrown in jail again.