In Bashir fiasco, Pretoria makes clear Africa comes first

By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - From the moment Omar al-Bashir touched down in South Africa, Pretoria had a choice: arrest the Sudanese president for alleged war crimes and face fury from the rest of the continent, or grant him safe passage home and take flak from the West. The decision, confirmed by the departure of Bashir's plane into the skies above the capital on Monday, spoke volumes about South Africa's priorities - Africa comes first, and legal niceties such as the author