ugnet_: US SECRETARY OF STATE IGNORANT OF ZIMBABWE

2003-07-02 Thread Mulindwa Edward
By Willmore Kanyongo, US It is clear the US Secretary of State — Colin Powell — is totally ignorant of the Zimbabwean situation. The article he wrote and which was published in The New York Times on June 24 has further shown him as a shameless liar, who has habitually sought to build his

ugnet_: Kenyan Church rejects UK gay bishop-BBC

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Last Updated:Tuesday, 1 July, 2003, 14:57 GMT 15:57 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Kenyan Church rejects gay Bishop Dr John says his relationship is a 'gift from God'The head of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi, has said that

ugnet_: UK Proposal: People could work up until 70-BBC

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Last Updated:Wednesday, 2 July, 2003, 07:46 GMT 08:46 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Age discrimination to be outlawed People could work up until 70 under the proposalsGovernment proposals that could see millions of people working until they are 70 will be

ugnet_: Bush told Museveni to 'forget' third term-Minitor 2/7/2003

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Bush told Museveni to 'forget' third term By Emma MutaizibwaJuly 2, 2003 President had no answer, says MP American leader, Mr George W. Bush, who is visiting Uganda next week, has told President Yoweri Museveni to "forget" the third term. According to information available to The Monitor,

ugnet_: MPs Panic whenever they meet with Museveni-Cecilia Ogwal

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
MPs panic before Museveni - OgwalBy Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda July 2, 2003-Monitor Members of Parliament who sit on the Presidential and Foreign Affairs Committee have been asked to stop panicking whenever they meet with President Yoweri Museveni. The MP for Lira Municipality, Ms Cecilia Ogwal,

ugnet_: Court bans case debate on FM radio stations-Monitor 2/7/2003

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Court bans Nambooze case By Siraje K. Lubwama July 2, 2003 Court has banned FM radio stations from debating the corruption case against Mukono Town Council law enforcement officer, Ms Betty Nambooze. The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate, Mr Frank Othembi, issued the directive yesterday after he

ugnet_: Bush told Museveni to 'forget' third term-Monitor 2/7/2003

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Bush told Museveni to 'forget' third term By Emma MutaizibwaJuly 2, 2003 President had no answer, says MP American leader, Mr George W. Bush, who is visiting Uganda next week, has told President Yoweri Museveni to "forget" the third term. According to information available to The Monitor,

ugnet_: Kony War: Lt. Gen David Tinyefuza will announce his arrival

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Waterloo or springboard?By Badru D. MulumbaJuly 2, 2003-Monitor The real Lt. General David Tinyefuza will announce his arrival; he will not sneak in, says a journalist who covered Tinyefuza during Operation North. He will be anxious to show that he is in charge. That is Gen. Tinyefuza.

ugnet_: Latest update: Profiles of the African nations Bush will visit

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
REPORT: Profiles of the African nations Bush will visit next week -New Vision Web, 2nd July 2003 BY KEZIO D. MUSOKE NEXT week, President Bush voyages to Africa, vowing to raise the profile of a vast continent that has stood small on America's radar screen since the end of the Cold War.

ugnet_: ‘I have a right to trade with govt’

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
‘I have a right to trade with govt’By Richard M. KavumaJuly 2, 2003 Lira Municipality Member of Parliament Cecilia Ogwal, a member of Uganda People’s Congress, was once known as Uganda’s Iron Lady. Lately, however, she has not been given to saying much in public. Richard M. Kavuma asked Ms

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2003-07-02 Thread LilQT4851
WASHINGTON (July 1) - The Pentagon is developing an urban surveillance system that would use computers and thousands of cameras to track, record and analyze the movement of every vehicle in a foreign city. Dubbed ``Combat Zones That See,'' the project is designed to help the U.S. military protect

ugnet_: The butcher of the north goes back to the North!

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
Waterloo or springboard?By Badru D. MulumbaJuly 2, 2003 The real Lt. General David Tinyefuza will announce his arrival; he will not sneak in, says a journalist who covered Tinyefuza during Operation North. He will be anxious to show that he is in charge. That is Gen. Tinyefuza. TAKE NO

ugnet_: Join Me In Recognizing the Federalists-Note to Kipenji/Kyijomanyi

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Messrs Kipenji Kyijomanyi, Gentlemen, permit me to perhaps to pre-empt Mr. Oworon the stance of postings. What are the criteria of postings vis-a-vis the right of an individual Ugandan to express his views? I had all along thought thatwe ought to show a difference betweenthe status quo at home

ugnet_: It is ‘good’ Kony has reached Teso

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
July 2, 2003 It is ‘good’ Kony has reached Teso At the risk of being labeled a rebel apologist, I wish to assert how ‘happy’ I am that the Kony war has now reached Teso. Let me set the record straight. I am not happy that the people of Teso are being displaced, killed or maimed, or because the

ugnet_: Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: The Mystery of Itch, the Joy of Scratch

2003-07-02 Thread J Ssemakula
The Mystery of Itch, the Joy of Scratch July 1, 2003 By ABIGAIL ZUGER An itch demands a scratch, but science has barely begun to scratch the surface of why an itch itches, and how to make it stop.

ugnet_: Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: Afghanistan's Future, Lost in the Shuffle

2003-07-02 Thread J Ssemakula
Afghanistan's Future, Lost in the Shuffle July 1, 2003 By SARAH CHAYES America backs President Hamid Karzai, but it can't relinquish its alliances with the enemies of all he stands for. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/01/opinion/01CHAY.html?ex=1058083417ei=1en=1bfac98e983d25ba

Re: ugnet_: Latest update: Profiles of the African nations Bush will visit

2003-07-02 Thread Y Yaobang
The author of this article states that Uganda is a semi-democracy. How ridiculuous! It is like saying one is semi-pregnant. Who doesnt know that under Museveni, Uganda is a dictatorship?? I wish the UPC rally against Bush a success. y From: Omar Kezimbira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

ugnet_: Strom's Skeleton - The late segregationist's black daughter.

2003-07-02 Thread J Ssemakula
politicsStrom's Skeleton - The late segregationist's black daughter.By Diane McWhorterPosted Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 12:11 PM PT Thurmond: curiouser and curiouserIn all the words spent on Strom Thurmond's life and times since his death last week, I have seen no acknowledgment of the most

Re: ugnet_: Court bans case debate on FM radio stations-Monitor 2/7/2003

2003-07-02 Thread J Ssemakula
We had best follow this story very, very closely! I think there is more to it than meets the eye. Could someone in the know educate us of the facts, nuances, undercurrents, etc? Original Message Follows From: Omar Kezimbira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

ugnet_: EU wants Kony on Bush agenda

2003-07-02 Thread Ochan Otim
EU wants Kony on Bush agenda By Badru D. Mulumba Agencies July 3, 2003 1 million displaced A senior European Union official has called on the international community to give more attention to the forgotten crisis of northern Uganda, where about one million people have been displaced. We have

ugnet_: MP Flees Rally Over Rebel Threat

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
MP Flees Rally Over Rebel Threat ABANDONED RALLY: orech By Nathan Etengu Kalaki County MP David Martin Orech on Tuesday abandoned a public rally in his constituency after hearing rumours that LRA rebels were barely two kilometres away. Orech, accompanied by about 20 UPDF soldiers,

ugnet_: Lt. Gen. Salim Saleh, silence the guns first_Oloya

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
Lt. Gen. Salim Saleh, silence the guns first PROPOSED FOOD FOR PEACE: Lt. Gen. Salim Saleh Dear General Salim Saleh; You do deserve a “good” grade for continuing the effort to find solution to the bloody conflict in northern Uganda. At a time when most people have simply walked away or

ugnet_: Wanted: Ugandan Heroes

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
No-Holds-Barred By Peter G. Mwesige Wanted: Ugandan HeroesJuly 3, 2003 Mr Gaetano Kaggwa, Uganda’s representative in the Big Brother Africa House in South Africa, who quickly shot to fame when he joined the other African contestants in the $100,000 competition, is no longer just a

ugnet_: Emulate Mandela, protest Bush visit

2003-07-02 Thread gook makanga
Emulate Mandela, protest Bush visit EditorialJuly 3, 2003 The legendary South African elder statesman, Nelson Mandela, will not be in his country when US president George Bush visits on Tuesday next week. Mr Mandela’s absence is already being interpreted as a deliberate action seeing that

ugnet_: Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: Britain Allows Suit by Kenyans Accusing Soldiers ofRape

2003-07-02 Thread J Ssemakula
Britain Allows Suit by Kenyans Accusing Soldiers of Rape July 2, 2003 By WARREN HOGE The women's lawyer said that the alleged rapes were not impulsive but were premeditated by British soldiers on assignment in their country.

ugnet_: U.S. Suspends Aid to 35 Countries Over New International Court

2003-07-02 Thread J Ssemakula
U.S. Suspends Aid to 35 Countries Over New International Court July 2, 2003 By ELIZABETH BECKER Many of the countries affected are considered critical to the Bush administration's efforts to bring stability to the Western Hemisphere.

ugnet_: BUGANDA IN UGANDA (The relationship)

2003-07-02 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Netters As these series are continuing, I want to take a minute to make some points clear. We are all here to learn and not to fight. If we are to look for a solution to Uganda's problem, we must use all possible means available. And studying our history is one of them. If we know why we

ugnet_: BUGANDA IN UGANDA (The Political Parties)

2003-07-02 Thread Mulindwa Edward
In'Continua With the introduction of the bill to hold the referendum, the UPC-KY alliance gave way, for, as was mentioned, the remaining KY contingent in parliament there-upon crossed the floor to sit with DP on the opposition benches. Untill then the alliance had formed another contest

ugnet_: God's power struck Museveni Bukenya in 1999 Israel visit

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
God’s power made me get VP post – Bukenya New Vision -3/7/2003 There was excitement and joy as VP Prof. Gilbert Bukenya proclaimed that the power of God made him get the vice-presidency, reports Nicholas Kajoba. Bukenya was on Sunday receiving blessings from Pastor Samuel Lwandise of Mt.

ugnet_: Bush visit to last 4 hours- US team 600 strong

2003-07-02 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Bush visit to last 4 hoursBy Badru D. MulumbaJuly 3, 2003 -Monitor US team 600 strong US President George W. Bush's visit to Uganda will last four hours, the government announced yesterday. "It is actually four hours. But if we use that time well, it will be a lot of time," the Information