MR BOTHA
Mr Chairman, I did say in my evidence that I did not hate the Black nation or any nation. Since I gained any consciousness, we, I grew up in this country and we grew up next to one another, why should I suddenly develop hate to the degree that I wanted to attack a bus full of innocent people?
The point I am trying to highlight is that the attack wasn't personal. It wasn't because I felt hatred towards any persons. It was a military strategy to make a point vis-a-vis the National Party Government and the ANC. Remember that at the time of the incident, I also said that I was of the opinion that already there was a civil war in the country, perhaps at a very low intensity ... [intervention]