ugnet_: Northern Conflict: Prof. Mahmood Mamdani criticises Rosa Whittaker

2003-02-15 Thread Omar Kezimbira
THE MONITOR-15/02/2003 By Badru D. MulumbaRenowned academic Prof. Mahmood Mamdani on Thursday criticised former US Assistant Trade Representative for Africa Rosa Whittaker for the negative remarks made against religious leaders and parliamentarians campaigning for a negotiated end to the war in

ugnet_: A NOTE TO JOHN HOWARD

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
His Excellency, Rt. Hon John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia Canberra Australia Dear Prime Minister I am writing to you at this time in continuation of our consultations and especially to brief you on issues on which we have been engaged relating to Zimbabwe. This briefing has become

ugnet_: Kagame to Meet Bush.

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
Kagame to Meet Bush The Monitor (Kampala) February 14, 2003 Posted to the web February 14, 2003 David Kibirige Kampala U.S. President George W. Bush has invited President Paul Kagame of Rwanda for talks. The invitation letter dated February 12 states that the meeting will be held on March

ugnet_: Iteso Want K'jong Cattle Handed Back

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
Iteso Want K'jong Cattle Handed Back The Monitor (Kampala) February 13, 2003 Posted to the web February 14, 2003 Sylvester Onyang Kampala Iteso from Katakwi district fear that the impounding of about 2,000 heads of cattle from Karimojong by the UPDF will increase cattle rustling. The

ugnet_: DRC: UN official warns of ''culture of impunity'' as obstacle to peace

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
DRC: UN official warns of ''culture of impunity'' as obstacle to peace NAIROBI, 14 February (IRIN) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno has warned the Security Council that a "culture of impunity" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is

ugnet_: DRC: UN official warns of ''culture of impunity'' as obstacle to peace

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
DRC: UN official warns of ''culture of impunity'' as obstacle to peace NAIROBI, 14 February (IRIN) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno has warned the Security Council that a "culture of impunity" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is

ugnet_: Government ordered to compensate 20 detainees

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
Government ordered to compensate 20 detainees By Fred Kyobe and Raymond Baguma THE High Court has ordered the Attorney General to release sh230m as compensation for 21 people arrested and detained by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces in northern Uganda last year. Justice Augustine Kania

ugnet_: Government ordered to compensate 20 detainees

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
Government ordered to compensate 20 detainees By Fred Kyobe and Raymond Baguma THE High Court has ordered the Attorney General to release sh230m as compensation for 21 people arrested and detained by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces in northern Uganda last year. Justice Augustine Kania

ugnet_: US SUPPORTED WARS IN COLUMBIA ,

2003-02-15 Thread Matekopoko
NEIVA, Colombia (Feb. 14) - A massive explosion ripped through a house Friday as it was being searched by police investigating a death plot against President Alvaro Uribe, killing 16 people and scattering debris for blocks in this southern Colombian city. The pre-dawn explosion destroyed three

ugnet_: WEST'S POLICY ON AFRICA ADIOUS

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
By Baffour Ankomar When truth goes on holiday and dishonesty rules the world, it behoves people with moral conscience to stand up and be counted. Perhaps I have to declare my hand early. I used to vote Labour. I voted for Tony Blair on 7 May 1997 when he became Prime Minister. But I

Re: ugnet_: Northern Conflict: Prof. Mahmood Mamdani criticises Rosa Whittaker

2003-02-15 Thread Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga
Netters, In a presentation I made this past Monday to a group of Northwestern law students preparing for a study trip to Uganda, I made acase of how the U.S. government has consistently given political cover to the Museveni regimein its anti-democratic activities. Little did I know that

ugnet_: HOWARD CANNOT EXTEND SANCTIONS

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Mr John Howard does not have the mandate to extend the suspension of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth, since it was taken by a majority of members of the troika, diplomats said yesterday. They said since the decision to suspend Zimbabwe was taken by the troika

ugnet_: COLIN POWELL HAS LIED BEFORE

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Colin Powell Has Lied Before - Do You Believe Him Now?The War Party's HucksterBy John Sugg Creative Loafing - Atlanta2-14-3 In a lobby at the U.N. building where diplomats meet with the press, there hangs a large replica of Picasso's "Guernica." The

ugnet_: THE HEAD OF OSAMA BIN LADEN

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Bring Us The Head Of Osama bin LadenBy Kurt Nimmo2-13-3 Have you heard the news? We won't have to worry about that slippery eel Osama anymore. According to Jane Wardell of the Associated Press, an Islamic news

ugnet_: LET THE WORLD RAISE ON THIS WAR MONGER

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Thousands Worldwide Protest War in Iraq. By ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer LONDON - Anti-war protests Saturday drew hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world - from London to Canberra - united in their opposition to a threatened U.S.-led strike against Iraq. The British

ugnet_: WHO WON WORLD WAR 2?

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
The Soviet Union Won World War IIBy Jacob G. Hornberger2-15-3 While Nazi Germany lost World War II, does that necessarily mean that we won it? Only if we ignore the specific objective of Great Britain and France when they initially declared war

ugnet_: CNN.com - Widespread antiwar demonstrations begin - Feb. 15, 2003

2003-02-15 Thread bwambuga
Title: EMAIL THIS Email Powered by * Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Anti-War Demos

ugnet_: African despots stand warned as Kanu torture methods get exposed

2003-02-15 Thread J Ssemakula
African despots stand warned as Kanu torture methods get exposed By Wahome MutahiSeventeen years ago, I was at the Sunday Nation offices writing my weekly column, Whispers. I had just done two paragraphs when a man came to my desk and asked me to accompany him outside.I walked out and as soon as

ugnet_: Fw:Buganda's report to the constitutional review commission

2003-02-15 Thread Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga
PREAMBLE: For centuries, Buganda was a warrior kingdom, which believed in conquest and settling disputes with neighbors with force of arms and conquest. Internally, reigning kings (Kabakas) were often removed and replaced by force of arms. At the close of the 19th Century however, the

ugnet_: Dept of Prisons ask for abolition of the death penalty in Uganda

2003-02-15 Thread J Ssemakula
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ugnet_: Buganda's report to the constitutional review commission

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
"The people of Buganda would like to extend their sympathy and condolences to the many Ugandans who have died or lost their relatives and loved ones in these senseless wars, whose causes, they believe, would have been settled and can still be settled through peaceful discussions and

ugnet_: BUSH THE UGLY AMERICAN

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
French see Bush as the Ugly American By Vivienne WaltUSA TODAY PARIS -- In France's popular television satire, Les Guignols d'Info (The News Puppets), a Sylvester Stallone puppet struts on screen nightly, threatening to shoot 'em up against the Iraqis. French viewers clutching their

ugnet_: A MESSAGE TO THE TEXAS COWBOY

2003-02-15 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Millions Protest Worldwide Against Bush's Iraq WarBy Paul Majendie and Ellen Wulfhorst2-15-3 LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than six million demonstrators turned out across the world on Saturday in a wave of protest supporting international

ugnet_: Fact

2003-02-15 Thread Ed Kironde
Title: Message George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release

ugnet_: Before they were stars -

2003-02-15 Thread Ed Kironde
Entertainers who worked in the pizza business before they became famous include Stephen Baldwin, who was a pizza parlor employee, Bill Murray, who was a pizza maker, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, who delivered pizzas. Many years back, Julia Roberts and Christie Brinkley both sold ice