Premium RW Johnson: Curiouser and Curiouser – a G7 Story
By RW Johnson*
The G7 meets in Hiroshima, Japan on May 21 and, as we know, this time South Africa will not be in attendance. This decision was probably taken following the visit to South Africa in February this year by Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary. Ms. Yellen told her hosts that the US was gravely disturbed by reports that South Africa had sold arms to the Russians, loading them onto the Lady R. She was told the matter would be investigated by a judicial inquiry led by a retired judge – but as soon as she departed this move was cancelled or forgotten.
The US was doubtless frustrated by this poor response. One result was South Africa's omission from the G7 list of invitees. Another, a while later, was ambassador Brigety's broadside.
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