- F.W. de Klerk, the former white leader of South Africa, appeared before the country's Truth Commission this week. The Commission is looking into the abuses of the apartheid era. De Klerk apologized for the human rights violations his party committed, although he said the "unconventional" tactics of the African National Congress required an unconventional response. For the record, we play excerpts from De Klerk's statement.
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