The World - News from Jan. 28, 1986
South African Bishop Desmond Tutu returned from a controversial three-week trip to the United States and defended remarks he made about the African National Congress. “I can’t understand why there should be so much hoo-ha,” he said. “I’ve said before--long ago--that I support the ANC in its objectives of working for a non-racial, democratic and just society, and I have said I have not supported its methods.” Tutu accused the South African media of distorting his remarks to make it appear that he supports violent revolution rather than peaceful protest.
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