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of that strategic hamlet, as well as many African soldiers and policemen, escaped into the bush and asked for the protection of FRELIMO
forces.
This incident shov/s us several things:
1 - The Portuguese colonialist mentality, as revealed when the Portuguese soldiers, despising our traditional culture, tried to ridicule
our dances.
2 - The national scope of our struggle and consequent isolation ox the
Portuguese , shown when the Portuguese soldier, expressing the general
feeling and awareness of all Portuguese, said that "the whole Mozambican people are bandits" - thus contradicting the statements of their
leaders, who say that "the struggle in Mozambique is launched by Elements coming from outside tho country10"
3 - The demoralisation of the Portuguese sold_i_ers_ v/ho murder, with knives, like butchers, Mozambicans tied up and without any chance of defending themselves. This v/as a revenge, motivated by the demoralisation
caused to the Portuguese by the knowledge that everyday their colleagues are killed in the people's ambushes. Specifically, those soldiers
had well in mind the memory of their colleagues who had been killed the
day before.
4 m ^kfLlliS^ wk° no longsr curb themselves before their "bosses", but openly defy them, ready to fight
them, even unarmed, even in a hamlet controlled by them.,
5 ~ The nationalist spirit of the Mozambican J^eo^le^^JLncJaidj^
African soldiers in the Portuguese army and the African policemen, v/ho
were mostly recruited by force and v/ho, at the first opportunity, revolt against the Portuguese whom, they know, are their real enemie.s. >
ana r op
1. THE POPE GIVES HIS* BLESSING TO PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM
Many of our militants, specially the Catholics, have asked us
about the recent visit tho Pope paid to Salazar. " Did ho really go to
Portugal?"- thoy ask. "Yes", "And did ho really give his blessing to
Salazar? Is he not informed that the soldiers of Salazar are torturing
and murdering our brothers, violating our sisters, burning our villages
bySalazar's order ?"~"Ho must know", wo answer. " And still he gave
his blessing to Salazar? Does this moan that "the Pope supports tho colonialist regime of Salazar?" "i;/hat do you think?" - we asked.
"The facts show that ho supports Salazar. And if ho supports Salazar
and his policy, ho is;our,enemy. But how can a representative of Christ
-7-
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| Full text | of that strategic hamlet, as well as many African soldiers and policemen, escaped into the bush and asked for the protection of FRELIMO forces. This incident shov/s us several things: 1 - The Portuguese colonialist mentality, as revealed when the Portuguese soldiers, despising our traditional culture, tried to ridicule our dances. 2 - The national scope of our struggle and consequent isolation ox the Portuguese , shown when the Portuguese soldier, expressing the general feeling and awareness of all Portuguese, said that "the whole Mozambican people are bandits" - thus contradicting the statements of their leaders, who say that "the struggle in Mozambique is launched by Elements coming from outside tho country10" 3 - The demoralisation of the Portuguese sold_i_ers_ v/ho murder, with knives, like butchers, Mozambicans tied up and without any chance of defending themselves. This v/as a revenge, motivated by the demoralisation caused to the Portuguese by the knowledge that everyday their colleagues are killed in the people's ambushes. Specifically, those soldiers had well in mind the memory of their colleagues who had been killed the day before. 4 m ^kfLlliS^ wk° no longsr curb themselves before their "bosses", but openly defy them, ready to fight them, even unarmed, even in a hamlet controlled by them., 5 ~ The nationalist spirit of the Mozambican J^eo^le^^JLncJaidj^ African soldiers in the Portuguese army and the African policemen, v/ho were mostly recruited by force and v/ho, at the first opportunity, revolt against the Portuguese whom, they know, are their real enemie.s. > ana r op 1. THE POPE GIVES HIS* BLESSING TO PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM Many of our militants, specially the Catholics, have asked us about the recent visit tho Pope paid to Salazar. " Did ho really go to Portugal?"- thoy ask. "Yes", "And did ho really give his blessing to Salazar? Is he not informed that the soldiers of Salazar are torturing and murdering our brothers, violating our sisters, burning our villages bySalazar's order ?"~"Ho must know", wo answer. " And still he gave his blessing to Salazar? Does this moan that "the Pope supports tho colonialist regime of Salazar?" "i;/hat do you think?" - we asked. "The facts show that ho supports Salazar. And if ho supports Salazar and his policy, ho is;our,enemy. But how can a representative of Christ -7- |
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