[Ugnet] Uganda: Forgotten crisis or global cover-up?
Uganda: Forgotten crisis or global cover-up? 26 Oct 2004Source: AlertNetBy Genevieve Butler Children who were abducted by the LRA line up for food at a feeding centre run by a support group for rescued kids in Gulu, northern Uganda.File photo by MATTHEW GREENBRUSSELS (AlertNet) - Political interests at home and abroad are helping to keep northern Ugandas 18-year conflict out of the global spotlight despite the fact that more people have been displaced there than in Sudans Darfur region, NGOs say. Some aid agencies argue that Ugandas special relationship with donors -- which provide 50 percent of the countrys annual budget -- and the countrys reputation as a development success story sometimes distract from what the United Nations has described as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. Almost two million people have been displaced in northern Uganda, compared with just over a million in Darfur, yet the crisis rarely makes international headlines or sparks outcry from world leaders. For Ugandan President Yoweri Musuveni, that may be just as well, NGOs say. The permanence of a crisis helps the government to get more money from the outside, a programme officer for an NGO working in the region said. The government has not had a great interest to find a solution to the conflict. The officer, like several others contacted by AlertNet, declined to be identified for fear his organisations operations would be compromised if he criticised the government. The Lords Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group and religious sect, has been terrorising northern Uganda for years, uprooting almost the entire population of Acholiland, kidnapping children to camps in southern Sudan and forcing them to become fighters and sex slaves. The Ugandan government denies it is encouraging the insurgency, and Museveni claims he could act more effectively against the LRA if donors lifted spending curbs on defence. But some NGOs say the insurgency has allowed Museveni to consolidate his grip on power. President Museveni pursues a military solution in part to justify the unreformed army that is a key pillar of his regime, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report issued in April. Indeed, the war helps him justify and maintain the status quo in Ugandan politics, denying his opposition a power base and offering numerous opportunities for curtailing freedom of _expression and association in the name of the war against terrorism. ICGs Africa director, Suliman Baldo, said many factors were prolonging the crisis, including traditional historical neglect of the impoverished north, the ineffectiveness of the Ugandan army and a complex relationship with neighbouring Sudan, which has backed the LRA because it accuses Uganda of supporting insurgents in southern Sudan. Put these factors together and you begin to get the picture, Baldo said. The government has not invested in the north, he said, echoing the ICG report, which found that as long as the situation in the north was dominated by security matters, the monopolisation of power and wealth by southerners would not be questioned. Baldo also said the nature of the war exacerbated the difficulties in resolving it. The LRA insurgency, led by self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony, lacks any clear and negotiable political objectives. One of the difficulties in Uganda is understanding what the rebel cause is all about, said James Allen, programme officer for the International Rescue Committee UK. Who is the LRA? What are they fighting for? When its an enemy you dont know, how do you defeat it? Initially Kony said he was fighting to free his northern Acholi tribe from what he said was oppression by the southern-based government. Later, feeling that his own people had failed to support him, he unleashed a campaign of massacres, mutilations and abductions designed to "cleanse" the Acholi of "sinners". DONOR INTERESTS For their part, donors would rather focus on Ugandas successes, rather than its failures, NGOs say. Uganda is presented as a champion of development and as a champion in the fight against terrorism, said a representative of an international NGO. Saying the contrary would be a problem for donors who have invested big money. But money doesnt always end up where its supposed to go, NGOs say. Another programme officer said funding earmarked for health and education was flowing back into the central governments coffers because the villages in the targeted region were deserted. The best way to monitor the use of aid funding is to work directly in the camps with the cooperation of the local government, he added. We have a lot of people on the spot to check how the money is being spent, even if there is a problem of security. Another aid official said national authorities needed to show a greater commitment to ensuring the security and protection of their own population and relief workers, given the dangers of working in LRA
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[Ugnet] We are persecuted, Catholic Church says..NEW VISION
We are persecuted, Catholic Church says THE Catholic Church has described the arrest of the Episcopal Vicar of Kigum Christ the King Church, Monsignor Matthew Ojara, as persecution of the Catholic Church, writes Chris Ochowun. The Vicar General of Gulu Archdiocese, Monsignor Matthew Odong, while briefing the press in Gulu town on Wednesday, said the arrest of Ojara, who is also a member of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI), would jeopardise the efforts of the religious leaders towards peace building in the war ravaged region. We know Monsignor Ojara as a priest who is committed to peace and his arrest is a form of persecution to the whole church, Odong said. Published on: Friday, 5th November, 2004 Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com___ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
[Ugnet] EPISCOPAL VICAR RELEASED, FACES TERRORISM CHARGES
UGANDA5/11/200413:45 EPISCOPAL VICAR RELEASED, FACES TERRORISM CHARGES Church/Religious Affairs,Brief Father Matthew Ojara, the Episcopal vicar of Kitgum (north Uganda) who was arrested at his home next to his church, Christ the King, during a joint military and police operation on Monday evening, has been released on police bond, according to MISNA sources in Gulu, capital of the homonymous district and the location of the prison to which the priest was taken shortly after his arrest. For the time being, Father Ojara will remain in Gulu at the disposal of the judicial authorities as investigations are still underway, a MISNA source in situ has said. According to local news sources, the State could charge the priest with violating Section 8 of the 2002 anti-terrorism law, which contemplates the death penalty for those found guilty of assisting, financing or supporting acts of terrorism. The Ugandan authorities, and the army in particular, accuse the vicar of suspected links with rebels of the self-pr oclaimed LRA (Lords Resistance Army), the armed movement that has tormented the civilian population in the northern districts for 18 years, although no official charges have been brought against him. In particular, military sources in Gulu and Kampala have let slip that evidence against the priest allegedly includes a recording of a radio conversation between a rebel and Father Ojara in Kitgum at 09.00 on Sunday 31 October. The army claims that during the conversation the priest advised the rebels not to participate in peace talks organised by the government. In reality, religious sources stress that the evidence is unfounded, given that on 31 October the priest was in Gulu, 100 kilometres away, leaving this town for Kitgum only at 15.00 that afternoon. Local religious sources read monsignor Ojaras arrest as an act of intimidation towards local religious leaders, who are trying to find a negotiated solution to the crisis in north Uganda in the belief that dialogue rather than milit ary action is the only answer to the conflict.[LC Obviously kaguta has calculated ( and his advisors have probably briefed him) that the arrest of the Priest is having a disastrous effect on the NRM image abroad...and so what does Kaguta do... he releases the priest! However, the priest , the regime still claims claims, will be charged with "treason". Word up kaguta charging the priest with Treason , is a wrong move. Ugandans and the world are watching the siutation with very keen interest. Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com___ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
[Ugnet] U.S.-Led Coalition Could See Desertions ..international news
U.S.-Led Coalition Could See Desertions Thu Nov 4, 8:07 PM ET Middle East - AP By WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary - President Bush (news - web sites)'s "coalition of the willing" in Iraq (news - web sites) isn't quite so willing any more, even though its largest members Britain and Italy are standing firm. AP Photo Latest headlines: · Allawi Warns Fallujah Rebels of Deadline AP - 8 minutes ago · Annan Warns U.S., Britain, Iraq on Falluja Assault Reuters - 9 minutes ago · Iraq tensions cloud EU meeting with Allawi AFP - 17 minutes ago Special Coverage In a blow to U.S. efforts to keep countries from deserting the multinational force, Hungary said this week it won't keep troops there beyond March 31. The Czechs plan to pull out by the end of February, the Dutch soon afterward. And Japan is feeling pressure to withdraw. There could be even more troop pullouts after Iraq holds elections in January and nations feel their obligations have ended. The United States has about 142,000 troops in Iraq. "We should never have sent troops to Iraq. Bringing them back now is already too late," said Janos Fekete, a Budapest shopkeeper. Key allies said this week their troops were staying. Britain said Hungary's decision would not prompt a withdrawal of its 8,500 troops, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said his country's 3,000 troops would remain for as long as the Iraqi government wants. Berlusconi said it was part of Italy's duty in "defending democracy in the world." Denmark said its 501 troops in the southern Iraqi city of Basra will stay as long as needed, and Romania is considering bolstering its 730-member force for the elections. Nevertheless, Hungary's announcement that it won't keep its 300 non-combat soldiers in Iraq beyond the end of March dealt a blow to the coalition. The ex-communist country and many of its neighbors have been steadfast in their commitment, in part out of gratitude for U.S. support during the Cold War and help in joining the European Union (news - web sites) and NATO (news - web sites). Early last year, Hungary declared it would stay in Iraq through the end of 2004 as a message to the insurgents targeting U.S.-led forces . Hungary's new prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, says he doesn't believe in pre-emptive war and has been receptive to public calls for a withdrawal. Polls show 60 percent of Hungarians want them home now. "The intention of our government is to bring back our troops and complete the mission," Gyurcsany said Thursday. Parliament next week will debate his proposal to extend the troops' mandate, which expires Dec. 31, by three months. But that requires a two-thirds majority vote, and the country's main opposition party has said it will consider an extension only if the troops are given a U.N. mandate. "Right now, we feel there are more arguments in favor of bringing the troops home," Mihaly Varga, an opposition leader and former finance minister, told The Associated Press. If lawmakers reject the extension, which seems likely, Hungary's troops could be on their way home by New Year's Day. In Washington, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher played down the threat of significant drawdowns or pullouts. The Bush administration has worked to preserve and expand the coalition since Spain withdrew its 1,300 troops this year. "It's too early now to start predicting a mass exodus or departure," Boucher said. "There are a number of countries that have stepped up. There are number of countries going down ... We have always felt that the situation on the ground should determine how people stay and how they work." Later Thursday, he announced that Georgia was boosting its troop deployment in Iraq, from 159 to 850, to provide security for U.N. officials. "The United States warmly welcomes this deployment," Boucher said. "It underscores Georgia's commitment to partnership with the people of Iraq and their friends around the world in pursuit of peace, prosperity and democracy in Iraq. For many Japanese, mourning the beheading of a 24-year-old Japanese backpacker slain by militants in Iraq, the situation is simply too dangerous. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has been beset by calls for a pullout of his country's 500 troops, with the opposition blaming his pro-U.S. policy for the slaying. Koizumi hasn't said whether the forces will extend their aid mission beyond mid-December. Lawmakers in the Czech Republic voted Thursday to keep 100 military police in Iraq through Feb. 28, but Czech leaders have made it clear they see the Iraqi elections as a logical end to their commitment. Bulgaria said this week it may "slightly reduce" its contingent of 480 infantry soldiers next year. The Netherlands said its 1,400 troops will finish their mission in March. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all plan to stay through June. Dutch Defense Ministry spokesman
[Ugnet] Re: The Chronicles of Riddick (DVD/VHS) - out on Nov 17th
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[Ugnet] Republican Fundraiser sold voting machine that counted the votes
Published on Thursday, August 28, 2003 by the Cleveland Plain Dealer Voting Machine Controversy by Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS - The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year. The Aug. 14 letter from Walden O'Dell, chief executive of Diebold Inc. - who has become active in the re-election effort of President Bush - prompted Democrats this week to question the propriety of allowing O'Dell's company to calculate votes in the 2004 presidential election. O'Dell attended a strategy pow-wow with wealthy Bush benefactors - known as Rangers and Pioneers - at the president's Crawford, Texas, ranch earlier this month. The next week, he penned invitations to a $1,000-a-plate fund-raiser to benefit the Ohio Republican Party's federal campaign fund - partially benefiting Bush - at his mansion in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington. The letter went out the day before Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, also a Republican, was set to qualify Diebold as one of three firms eligible to sell upgraded electronic voting machines to Ohio counties in time for the 2004 election. Blackwell's announcement is still in limbo because of a court challenge over the fairness of the selection process by a disqualified bidder, Sequoia Voting Systems. In his invitation letter, O'Dell asked guests to consider donating or raising up to $10,000 each for the federal account that the state GOP will use to help Bush and other federal candidates - money that legislative Democratic leaders charged could come back to benefit Blackwell. They urged Blackwell to remove Diebold from the field of voting-machine companies eligible to sell to Ohio counties. This is the second such request in as many months. State Sen. Jeff Jacobson, a Dayton-area Republican, asked Blackwell in July to disqualify Diebold after security concerns arose over its equipment. Ordinary Ohioans may infer that Blackwell's office is looking past Diebold's security issues because its CEO is seeking $10,000 donations for Blackwell's party - donations that could be made with statewide elected officials right there in the same room, said Senate Democratic Leader Greg DiDonato. Diebold spokeswoman Michelle Griggy said O'Dell - who was unavailable to comment personally - has held fund-raisers in his home for many causes, including the Columbus Zoo, Op era Columbus, Catholic Social Services and Ohio State University. Ohio GOP spokesman Jason Mauk said the party approached O'Dell about hosting the event at his home, the historic Cotswold Manor, and not the other way around. Mauk said that under federal campaign finance rules, the party cannot use any money from its federal account for state- level candidates. To think that Diebold is somehow tainted because they have a couple folks on their board who support the president is just unfair, Mauk said. Griggy said in an e-mail statement that Diebold could not comment on the political contributions of individual company employees. Blackwell said Diebold is not the only company with political connections - noting that lobbyists for voting-machine makers read like a who's who of Columbus' powerful and politically connected. Let me put it to you this way: If there was one person uniquely involved in the political process, that might be troubling, he said. But there's no one that hasn't used every legitimate avenue and bit of leverage that they could legally use to get their product looked at. Believe me, if there is a political lever to be pulled, all of them have pulled it. Blackwell said he stands by the process used for selecting voting machine vendors as fair, thorough and impartial. As of yesterday, however, that determination lay with Ohio Court of Claims Judge Fred Shoemaker. He heard closing arguments yesterday over whether Sequoia was unfairly eliminated by Blackwell midway through the final phase of negotiations. Shoemaker extended a temporary restraining order in the case for 14 days, but said he hopes to issue his opinion sooner than that. 2003 The Plain Dealer There are known knowns - there are things that we know that we know. There are known unknowns - that is to say, there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns ... things we do not know we don't know. And each year we discover a few more of those unknown unknowns. Us Secretary of Defense 2001 -? Donald Rumsfeld --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004
[Ugnet] dfwa-u JUSTICE PARTY - statement
http://www.idr.co.ug/dfwa-u/gallery.htm The issue of how we go forward will be discussed in Uganda at a date that will be communicated to you in December 2004 of January 2005 There are numerous parties that have registered - our research desk is trying to get data on the strategic action that can be taken to register the party among those registered party gruops, their ideological base, social and economic policies and territorial support. Some members have suggested to transform into a social activitist group based on the \green\ peace action gruop and wait for political chaos and uncertanity to settle. You can still discuss this issue and report accordingly. There was a suggestion to start a news letter, however the working committe has not reported back their findings on this issue; re: workers unions, farmers co-operatives, environment, elderly welfare , housing to all and children /youth emerging problems. There were suggestion to right the party cnstitution - however this could be done when all members have reported back on all issue under investigation. We are looking for a system programmer that can offer some free time for data base design for membership registration, discussion forum and online news letter. A new website will only be started when after we have mapped a political line of action due 2005. Those who are joining the dfwa-u note the following: 1. Contact the acting chairman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has the role of organising party activities and laying down strategies for its development. 2. Party colour is red colour of worker world over and symblo of social struggle. 3. The symbol is a rose flower a symbol of peace. DFWA-U members will then be able to buy the same boost local flower industry giving to the farmers as to workers. 4. The basic reason why dfwa-u was created was create a forum for farmers and workers a to give them a voice where their basic issues can be articulated . tax: housing, education, pension, transport, medicare etc. 5. I have discussed all suggestions for party names - they are many and we can\'t have all names. We admnistrative committe, therefore suggested that we are not going to divert from the original idea. FARMERS AND WORKERS TAXES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE which is our motto and as the party posed ideologically to see that taxes payed by the people of Uganda are for what they intended for. 7. Ugandans are 99% farmers at least every Ugandan has a piece of land or communally own one in trust. 8. Dfwa-u is based on reality in Uganda and always stick to those realities then you will win big. Read the policy programme at : http://www.idr.co.ug/dfwa-u/Nymapp/justice.htm in the right corner coordinator, bwanika Bwanika http://www.idr.co.ug -- for your consultancy needs http://p201.ezboard.com/fugandamanufacturersassociationfrm1 --- Spela poker mot verkliga människor över Internet. Över 60 000 spelare online http://www.multipoker.com ___ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
[Ugnet] KCC market Dues The Poor
KCC hikes market dues Kampala City Council (KCC) has increased dues in all the 27 markets in the districts five divisions, a statement from the city authority has said. Among the hiked charges are those of second-hand clothes (mivumba) and produce which have increased from sh9,000 to sh13,500 per unit every month in St. Balikudembe and Nakivubo markets. In Nakasero Market, shop dues have risen from sh75,000 to sh100,000, eating houses will pay between sh40,000 and sh60,000, while butcheries are paying sh100,000 from sh50,000 per month. Bugolobi Market vendors pay sh9,100 from sh7,000 for vegetables, eating stalls, fish, bananas, cassava, potatoes, cereals and old clothes, while shops are paying between sh13,000 and sh15,000 from sh10,000. Most markets in Nakawa Division are paying rates ranging between sh6,000 and sh13,500, while Kawempe vendors are charged between sh6,000 and sh40,000. We revised them because our charges are lower compared to surrounding districts and municipalities. Inflation also led to the revision, Kampala town clerk, James Sseggane, said recently. Bwanika http://www.idr.co.ug -- for your consultancy needs http://p201.ezboard.com/fugandamanufacturersassociationfrm1 --- Spela poker mot verkliga människor över Internet. Över 60 000 spelare online http://www.multipoker.com ___ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
