ugnet_: 8,000 Militia Fighters Quit

2004-01-09 Thread Matekopoko
8,000 Militia Fighters Quit   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) January 9, 2004 Posted to the web January 9, 2004 Mercy Nalugo Kampala More than 6,000 members of the Amuka militia group

Re: ugnet_: Muhoozi: seriously injured or oba what?

2004-01-09 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 1/9/2004 8:52:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Netters, Has any one heard about Museveni's son Muhoozi's whereabouts? y He is said to be "absent". nursing his bullet ridden limbs somewhere Matek

ugnet_: Re: [theafricanobserver] 8,000 Militia Fighters Quit

2004-01-09 Thread Matekopoko
Smartest move so far by this so called "AMUKA MILITIA". Why sacrifice your lives in this Hopeless Museveni created wars. Let those UPDF soldiers who are still stupid enough to fight in Yoweri Museveni's wars, do the fighting. Matek 8,000 Militia Fighters Quit Email This Page Print This

Re: ugnet_: Muhoozi: seriously injured or oba what?

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 1/9/2004 11:28:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Next ... y The bold headed one. MK

Re: ugnet_: Re: [Ugandacom] (no subject)

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 1/10/2004 2:51:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Watch out for tomorrow's sixty minutes there might be a very intresting report about Bush's economical plans. Em EM: Are you kidding The Bush adm, never had any " Economic Plan", so to say, to write home

ugnet_: Uganda to begin talks on shift to party democracy

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
Uganda to begin talks on shift to party democracy KAMPALA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Ugandan government, under pressure from international donors to end a 17-year-old ban on party politics, has for the first time set a date for talks with opposition leaders on a move to a multi-party democracy. A

ugnet_: Govt Rejects Opposition Demands

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
This clearly demonstrates, to those in doubt that the NRM military dictatorship is not at all serious about instituting democratic changes and bring an end to the now rampant violence in our country. Ugandans may have to deal with Museveni/NRM in the only way he understands! Matek Govt

Re: ugnet_: Re: [Ugandacom] (no subject)

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 1/10/2004 6:38:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Apparently I was reading the numbers and this administration created 1000 jobs last month. Now 1000 jobs n the entire American economy is bazre but that is what makes Bush popular. Em Em: You got that

ugnet_: EC must live up to its mistakes

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
EC must live up to its mistakes Editorial Jan 11, 2004 The Electoral Commission is broke and cannot pay its huge court bills totalling nearly Shs 200 million. As a result, many of its activities are threatened with disruption by court bailiffs who want to recover the compensation awards due to

ugnet_: From: CNN.com quickvote

2004-01-10 Thread Matekopoko
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has refused to negotiate with the rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army. Should the government talk with the rebels? Yes   88% No   12% This QuickVote is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only

ugnet_: Twelve killed in attack by singing Burundi gunmen

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Twelve killed in attack by singing Burundi gunmen BUJUMBURA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Twelve Burundians were killed when a large group of gunmen singing "Alleluia" launched a night time raid on a village outside the capital, a government official said on Monday. In a separate attack, seven people

ugnet_: Attacks prompt U.N. to boost patrols in east Congo

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Attacks prompt U.N. to boost patrols in east Congo By Finbarr O'Reilly KIGALI, Rwanda (Reuters) - The United Nations is stepping up peacekeeping patrols in the lawless jungles of eastern Congo following a series of deadly militia attacks on remote villages, a U.N. spokesman said Monday. A wave

ugnet_: Germany regrets Namibia 'genocide'

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Germany regrets Namibia 'genocide' Germany's military commander vowed to wipe out the Herero Germany has expressed its "regret" for the killing of thousands of Namibia's ethnic Hereros during the colonial era. Between 35,000 and 105,000 people were killed after the Hereros rebelled

ugnet_: Re: [Ugandacom] Germany regrets Namibia 'genocide'

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Source: BBC NEWS 01/12/04

ugnet_: Fwd: PROSPECT

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
They never stop or do they? Matek In a message dated 1/12/2004 11:07:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: PROSPECT Date: 1/12/2004 11:07:49 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from the Internet Mr. Peter Konig Valiant Privat Bank AG Postfach

ugnet_: Journalist Receives Death Threats From Political Leaders in Eastern DRC

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Journalist Receives Death Threats From Political Leaders in Eastern DRC   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site Reporters sans Frontières (Paris) PRESS RELEASE January 9, 2004 Posted to the web January 11, 2004

ugnet_: Bundibugyo in ADF Scare

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Bundibugyo in ADF Scare   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala) January 8, 2004 Posted to the web January 8, 2004 Frank Kibulya Kampala ABOUT 200 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels are

ugnet_: NY Times Wants an Investigation of Iraq War Lies

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
  NY Times Wants an Investigation of Iraq War Lies http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/opinion/11SUN1.html Three new reports cast further doubt on the administration's reckless rush to invade Iraq. Taken together, they paint a picture far different from the one presented to Americans early last

ugnet_: Bush was demanding excuse to invade Iraq in January 2001, says ex-treasury secre

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Bush was demanding excuse to invade Iraq in January 2001, says ex-treasury secretary 12 January 2004 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=480363 The Bush administration started making detailed plans for the invasion of Iraq within days of coming to office, with the

ugnet_: John Kerry Declares: Bush LIED

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
John Kerry Declares: Bush LIED http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0110.html These are very serious charges by a former high ranking Administration official. We already knew the Administration failed to focus on the threat from Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda. We already knew the

ugnet_: State Department claims Russia provided Iraq with war aid

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
State Department claims Russia provided Iraq with war aid (Netters ...how do we know that this time arround the US administration of George is NOT LYING? Given the CREDIBILITY OF THE ADM., we simply don't know whether they are telling the truth nothing but the truth or yet is this another lie!

Re: ugnet_: Re: [theafricanobserver] 8,000 Militia Fighters Quit

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Ssabbo Semakula: You do not have to be a Nuclear Scientist or a genus to figure out that if after eighteen years of fighting wars, the NRM has not succeeded in defeating the "rebels" ; instead the NRM has succeeded in creating more displaced people in the IDP camps all throughout Northern and

Re: ugnet_: Re: [theafricanobserver] 8,000 Militia Fighters Quit

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Ssabbo Semakula: You do not have to be a Nuclear Scientist or a genus to figure out that if after eighteen years of fighting wars, the NRM has not succeeded in defeating the "rebels" ; instead the NRM has succeeded in creating more displaced people in the IDP camps all throughout Northern and

ugnet_: Army War College report blasts war on terrorism

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Army War College report blasts war on terrorism By Thomas E. Ricks 01/12/04 (Contra Costa Times) WASHINGTON - A scathing new report published by the Army War College broadly criticizes the Bush administration's handling of the war on terrorism, accusing it of taking a detour into an

ugnet_: Vail Trail Issue Friday, January 9, 2004....Same war, new excuse

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Vail Trail Issue Friday, January 9, 2004 In The Newspaper Send Feedback Same war, new excuse Tom Boyd A year ago our nation was involved in a mass debate (lackluster and misinformed as it may have been) about the pros and cons of removing

ugnet_: Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic January 12, 2004 by Chalmers Johnson From the author of the prophetic national bestseller Blowback, a startling look at militarism, American style, and its consequences abroad and at home. In the years after the

ugnet_: Fwd: Different Opinions As Govt Mounts Pressure On Lra

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Different Opinions As Govt Mounts Pressure On Lra Email This Page Print This Page African Church Information Service January 12, 2004 Posted to the web January 12, 2004 Crespo Sebunya Gulu The Acholi community in northern Uganda woke up in 2004 surrounded by thousands of

ugnet_: Treasury wants O'Neill papers probed

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Treasury wants O'Neill papers probed Probe to focus on how possibly classified information appeared in a TV interview, spokesman says. January 12, 2004: 6:03 PM EST WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Treasury Department said Monday it is looking into how a government document from the very early

ugnet_: Hutu Rebels Kill 17 People in Burundi

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
Hutu Rebels Kill 17 People in Burundi By ALOYS NIYOYITA .c The Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - Hutu rebels killed 17 people, including five soldiers, in attacks northwest of the capital, officials and witnesses said Monday. The violence was blamed on the National Liberation Forces,

ugnet_: Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Flee Province Over Killings

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
I see Kaguta's handy work at play here!! Kagame watch out!!! MK Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Flee Province Over Killings   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site UN Integrated Regional Information Networks January

ugnet_: DRC Plunder: UK Accused of Failing to Act on Firms Named in UN Report

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
"In November of 2003, the Ugandan government was accused in a secret section of the same UN report of continuing with its policy of supporting rebel groups despite a promise not to do so. Kampala was also accused of "a shift to a more centralised, state-sponsored policy" of militia funding and

ugnet_: Museveni's NRM fundamental change

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
He added that it is not good to stay among poor people because it is like a contagious disease. Fellow Citizens: This is indeed NRM's VERSON of "FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE" The very people which Museveni now castigate for being poor, are the very people who contributed... rather enable Museveni to

Re: ugnet_: Quotable quotes

2004-01-12 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 1/12/2004 11:16:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Museveni told the crowd that he hates poor people and would like all people to be like him and his family. ..there you have it fellow citizens. Matek inline: Classic White.jpg

Re: ugnet_: Ghost soldiers' court martial

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
HMMM Very interesting observation! Matek In a message dated 1/15/2004 1:50:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Would the following be enough reasons for CMI chief Col. Noble Mayombo, who is a lawyer, to excuse himself from the Court martial? No wonder the Court Martial

ugnet_: Politics Y2K4

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
Politics Y2K4 Disappearing US Jobs As David Ricardo theorized, a drop in wages leads to an increase in profits, hence the hot performance of US stock markets. While Ricardo made valuable contributions to our understanding of the distribution of wealth, changing economic conditions raise

ugnet_: Classic While Black

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
Hood Notes Classic While Black By John Burl Smith The death of 19 year-old Michael Newby (1/5/04), a Louisville, KY black man, who died in police custody, bears all the telltale signs of an absurd pattern of "dying while black."  First, only vague and sketchy details as to what actually

ugnet_: US planning to recruit one in 24 Americans as citizen spies

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
US planning to recruit one in 24 Americans as citizen spies By Ritt Goldstein July 15 2002 The Bush Administration aims to recruit millions of United States citizens as domestic informants in a program likely to alarm civil liberties groups.The Terrorism Information and Prevention System, or

ugnet_: 7,000 Amuka Militia to Confront Kony

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
According to Bantarazi, only about 100 Kony rebels exist, ( see THE NEW VISION PROPAGANDA for the past week) the rest have been kurrudi captured or are on their way running to Sudan to hide in some KONY camps!! So the question becomes, who are this 7,000 Amuka Battalion going to fight? ...100

ugnet_: Movt as bad as Aids?

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
Movt as bad as Aids? In his response to city lawyer Erias Lukwago in Sunday Monitor, January 11, Mr Fox Odoi made an attempt to absolve the President of the evils that the Movement is better known for. Allow me to prove to Odoi that the Movement has become even worse than the HIV virus. Just a

ugnet_: Uganda is in need of visions, dreams

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
Uganda is in need of visions, dreams In my view, the main criticism against President Museveni is not that he is talking of vision instead of spelling it out in concrete terms. In fairness to him, he has stated planks of this vision, namely privatisation, an export-oriented economy based on the

ugnet_: Museveni should develop all areas

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
Museveni should develop all areas In an article that appeared in The Monitor, January 13, President Museveni is reported to have stated that he hates poor people. It is not good to stay among poor people because it is like a contagious disease, he reportedly said. The President also claimed

ugnet_: Brig. Tumukunde, Lakara charged

2004-01-15 Thread Matekopoko
Brig. Tumukunde, Lakara charged By Frank Nyakairu, Emmanuel N. Mugarura Jennifer Nakalemar Jan 16, 2004 Their travel is restrictedKAMPALA - Brigadiers Henry Tumukunde and Lakara Nakibus were yesterday charged with several counts before the court martial.Tumukunde was charged with causing

ugnet_: Are We Safer? Not as Long as Al-Qaeda Lurks

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
Are We Safer? Not as Long as Al-Qaeda Lurks By Joseph L. Galloway Knight Ridder Newspapers Tuesday 13 January 2003  WASHINGTON - Have we permitted ourselves to become bogged down in Iraq, in what at best is a sideshow in the Global War on Terrorism, while diverting precious

ugnet_: Bush Flees Iraq Mess on the Campaign Express

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
Last Copter Out of Baghdad By Rick Perlstein Village Voice Wednesday 14 January 2004 Bush Flees Iraq Mess on the Campaign Express George Bush is selling out Iraq. Gone are his hard-liners' dreams of setting up a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic republic, a light unto the Middle Eastern

ugnet_: New Blow to Blair over Iraq

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
New Blow to Blair over Iraq By James Lyons The Press Association UK Tuesday 13 January 2004 Prime Minister Tony Blair was dealt a fresh blow over Iraq today when a second senior Washington insider said intelligence was misrepresented. Former US Treasury Secretary Paul ONeill has revealed he

ugnet_: LRA REBELS SHELTERED IN SUDAN ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT PRESS

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
UGANDA15/1/200412:17 LRA REBELS SHELTERED IN SUDAN ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT PRESS General,Brief The majority of the rebels of the LRA (lords Resistance Army) over the past days left North Uganda seeking refuge over the border, in South Sudan, according to the

ugnet_: Rebels Need Talks Mediator - EU Envoy

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
Rebels Need Talks Mediator - EU Envoy   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)January 16, 2004 Posted to the web January 16, 2004 Catherine Ntabadde Kampala THE Government should involve a third party in

ugnet_: Japan Gives Shs 7bn for Katakwi Power

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
Fellow citizens: This is yet another source of money for Yoweri Museveni and his sycophants in the NRM from which to "eat". MK Japan Gives Shs 7bn for Katakwi Power   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor

ugnet_: OKIRIA FROM YALE UNIVERSITY says he has lost hope in Movementisim!

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
Letters Jan 17, 2004 Ive lost hope in Movement The time for stocktaking for Uganda as a country and individuals who have been at the helm is now.When the Movement came to power 17 years ago, it found a messy economy and rampant abuse of human rights. The Movement promised a fundamental

ugnet_: LIRA DISTRICT: REBELS KILL 14 WOMEN

2004-01-16 Thread Matekopoko
I guess the rebels are not in Sudan after all!!!.. It appears, fellow citizens, "KONY rebels" have this rather supper natural tendency to rise from the dead and strike at civilians at will. More like How Museveni use to change into a fly during his bush wars in Luwero Matek

ugnet_: Disarming K'jong is But Half the Answer

2004-01-17 Thread Matekopoko
The truth of the matter is that the NRM move to disarm of the "Karamojong warriors" is never going to work. Why? Because of the following reasons: a) Could it be the some unscrupulous elements within the UPDF, are, in essence, posing as "Karamojong warriors" who conduct raids in neighboring

Re: ugnet_: Rebels Need Talks Mediator - EU Envoy

2004-01-17 Thread Matekopoko
The head of the European Union delegation, Sigurd Illing, is probably very much aware that the NRM regime in Kampala is very much convinced that there is, in essence, no need to hold any "peace talks" or some type of negotiation with "KONY REBELS" after all, the impression we get from

ugnet_: Re: [Ugandacom] Obasanjo loses touch with the masses.Is Museveni fairing bett...

2004-01-17 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 1/17/2004 9:16:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Obasanjos government has lost touch with the masses Rev. Okotie By Ibrahim Sule Audu Thursday, January 15, 2004 http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/politics/p516012004.html Pastor-politician, with

ugnet_: Thugs Loot Cattle, Food From IDPs

2004-01-17 Thread Matekopoko
Akini Yaa... Di ZALLE KIZU.. who are this "thugs" who have the audacity to loot IDP camps even though the camps a supposingly well guarded by UPDF troops! MK Thugs Loot Cattle, Food From IDPs   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site

ugnet_: US embassy denies visas to the corrupt

2004-01-17 Thread Matekopoko
That, no doubt a good policy. Corrupt NRM politicians should not be allowed over here in the US. Corrupt officials should stay in Uganda were they must face the wrath of the people! You can no longer hide here in the US after swindling public funds. MK US embassy denies visas to the corrupt

ugnet_: Letter to all law abiding Ugandans

2004-01-17 Thread Matekopoko
Letter to all law abiding Ugandans When Mr Fox Odoi reacted to Mr Erias Lukwago's article on the referendum, he kept repeating Article 1 so authoritatively (Sunday Monitor, January 11).However, if one looks at article 258, which reads: (1). Subject to the provisions of this Constitution,

ugnet_: Ugandan rebels kill 18 in northern village -priest

2004-01-18 Thread Matekopoko
Ugandan rebels kill 18 in northern village -priest KAMPALA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ugandan rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) shot dead 18 people, most of them women, in a northern village last week, a priest said on Sunday. The cult-like rebel group has waged war against Uganda's

ugnet_: Movt vision to sell third term

2004-01-18 Thread Matekopoko
Right on...Mr. Watmon Mike Kinyera,..I bet you a certain Ssesmakula cannot reason the way you have reasoned below. Matek Movt vision to sell third term Not so long ago, the President claimed that no one had an alternative vision to his for Uganda. 'Vision' has now became a constant in every

ugnet_: FROM MISNA:LIRA DISTRICT: REVISED DEATH TOLL, 18 VICTIMS

2004-01-18 Thread Matekopoko
UGANDA17/1/200415:42 LIRA DISTRICT: REVISED DEATH TOLL, 18 VICTIMS General,Brief The number of dead in the latest LRA (Lords Resistance Army) attack in north Uganda has been revised upwards to 18. Initially, it was thought that the rebels had killed 14 women in the village of

ugnet_: WILD WIDE WEST starring BILLYTHE KID

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
Brig. Tumukunde Surrenders Guns   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) January 18, 2004 Posted to the web January 19, 2004 Emmanuel N. Mugarura Kampala The former Internal Security

ugnet_: Kabaka to Meet Sudan Elders Over LRA Rebels

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
Kabaka to Meet Sudan Elders Over LRA Rebels   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)January 17, 2004 Posted to the web January 19, 2004 Josephine Maseruka Kampala Kabaka Ronald Mutebi has accepted to meet

ugnet_: Bidandi's comments on the Vision thing!!

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
Bidandi also told the radio listeners that nobody has a monopoly over a vision for the country.As we head for the 2006 elections, we should not talk of vision in terms of a personality but a vision for parties, Bidandi said. We all have a vision. Democratic Party has a vision; Uganda Peoples

ugnet_: Bidandi on Tumukunde's role

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
Everyone knows the role [Brig. Henry] Tumukunde played in the elections, but he is now facing the court martial; is history repeating itself? he asked. Bidandi poured scorn on the new cadres within the Movement who insult its historical members. " MK "The lie can be maintained only for

ugnet_: Bidandi stil on Museveni's SAD TERM

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
"He literally said that even a good dancer leaves the floor.Even for the simplest tasks there is a stop, Mr Bidandi said, in reference to the fact that Musevenis last term in office runs out in 2006. Those who are asking for Museveni to stay after 2006 are trying to protect their jobs, he added.

ugnet_: Bidandi on Museveni

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
When we came from Kyankwazi, those opposed to the Museveni line were sacked. Kategaya, Miria were all sacked for opposing the so-called official line, Bidandi said. "The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or

ugnet_: Govt, parties talks open on sour note

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
Govt, parties talks open on sour note By Elias Biryabarema Mwanguhya Charles Mpagi Jan 20, 2004 KAMPALA The much-anticipated talks between the government and major opposition groups started on a rocky note at Fairway Hotel yesterday. The talks are designed to agree how to open up the country

ugnet_: Parties dialogue a waste of resources ...says Okurut

2004-01-19 Thread Matekopoko
Parties dialogue a waste of resources The multi-partyists have been agitating for a national dialogue with the Government (which recently relented), reportedly to map out a democratic future for Uganda.This is merely a waste of time and taxpayers money. Multi-partyists should come out of

ugnet_: U.N. troops come under fire in Congo's east

2004-01-20 Thread Matekopoko
U.N. troops come under fire in Congo's east By Dino Mahtani KINSHASA (Reuters) - U.N. soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo came under attack Monday in the dense forests of the troubled northeastern Ituri province, in the third such incident in less than a week. U.N. personnel

ugnet_: UN Moves Against Child Soldiering

2004-01-20 Thread Matekopoko
UN Moves Against Child Soldiering   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) January 19, 2004 Posted to the web January 19, 2004 Mwanguhya Charles Mpagi Kampala A new international report has named

ugnet_: From MISNA:LIRA: REBELS ATTACK MARKET/NEW DETAILS

2004-01-22 Thread Matekopoko
UGANDA22/1/200410:12 LIRA: "REBELS" ATTACK MARKET/NEW DETAILS General,Brief There are new details concerning yesterdays attack by the rebels of the self-styled LRA (Lords Resistance Army), who killed around 20 people in a village in north Uganda. Three eyewitnesses who are

ugnet_: From MISNA:ITURI: CIRCUMSTANCES OF INCIDENT IN LARGU STILL UNCLEAR

2004-01-22 Thread Matekopoko
CONGO-DEM.REPUBLIC20/1/200415:16 ITURI: CIRCUMSTANCES OF INCIDENT IN LARGU STILL UNCLEAR General,Brief New details are emerging on the incident hat took place yesterday morning in the zone between Largu and Drodro, north of Bunia, in the extreme north-east of the Democratic

ugnet_: LIRA: REBELS ATTACK MARKET, AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE DEAD

2004-01-22 Thread Matekopoko
LIRA: REBELS ATTACK MARKET, AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE DEAD General,Brief Rebels of the self-styled LRA (Lords Resistance Army) killed at least 20 people in north Uganda this morning, MISNA sources have said. At least 60 Olum (as the LRA rebels are called in the Acholi language) assaulted

ugnet_: From MISNA:ITURI: MASSACRE ON LAKE ALBERT

2004-01-22 Thread Matekopoko
CONGO-DEM.REPUBLIC  22/1/2004 20:08 ITURI: MASSACRE ON LAKE ALBERT General, Flash Between 180 and 200 people were killed in Gobu, small fishing village along the banks of Lake Albert, in the extreme north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. MISNA sources report that

ugnet_: Re: [Ugandacom] REBELS PILLAGE MINAKULU AND ABDUCT CHILDREN IN DISTRICTS OF K...

2004-02-01 Thread Matekopoko
REBELS PILLAGE MINAKULU AND ABDUCT CHILDREN IN DISTRICTS OF KITGUM AND PADER General, Brief The Ugandan rebels of the LRA (lords Resistance Army) last night attacked the location of Minakulu, in the northern district of Apach. MISNA sources refer that the raid lasted over two hours, starting

ugnet_: Re: [theafricanobserver] Re: [Ugandacom] REBELS PILLAGE MINAKULU AND ABDUCT C...

2004-02-01 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 2/1/2004 1:30:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Todays edition of the Monitor, independent newspaper of Kampala, contains a surprising declaration by 4th Division commander Colonel Nathan Mugisha, in which he says that the civil war in North Uganda is over.

ugnet_: Lets stop worshipping politicians

2004-02-01 Thread Matekopoko
Lets stop worshipping politicians I always endeavour to keep my self away from Ugandan politicians because there is nothing one can get out of them. Unfortunately and quite irritably, many Ugandans are steadily picking the habit of praising and worshipping politicians whom they support. They do

ugnet_: Rescue us Mr President

2004-02-01 Thread Matekopoko
Rescue us Mr President I read with great admiration a report, which appeared in The Monitor of January 13.In the article, President Yoweri Museveni was reported to have boasted of having helped the people of Nyabushosi to change their lifestyle to the extent that they are now rich and

ugnet_: Do not trust our political messiahs

2004-02-01 Thread Matekopoko
Do not trust our political messiahs I refer to the article, Uganda Public Vs Yoweri Museveni (Sunday Monitor, January 4, 2004). As a delegate during the making of the 1995 Constitution, 1 have more than 26 counts against government on the way peoples Constitutional rights have been contravened.

ugnet_: Majara is an Idiot!!

2004-02-01 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 2/1/2004 4:12:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Majara said the district was receiving sh130m, down from sh530m.He was speaking during the 18th NRM Day celebrations at Masindi Stadium on Monday.The RDC, Hassan Galiwango, urged the public to support the

ugnet_: The Art of Camouflage

2004-02-02 Thread Matekopoko
The Art of Camouflage David Kay comes clean, almost. By FredKaplan Posted Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at 2:41 PM PT David Kay's remarks over the weekendthat Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction before the war and that U.S. intelligence agencies missed the signs that would have told them as

ugnet_: Machiavelli, politics

2004-02-02 Thread Matekopoko
"For Machiavelli, politics was about one and only one thing: getting and keeping power or authority. Everything else, religion, morality, truth, honor, and integrity, that people associate with politics has nothing to do with this fundamental aspect of politics, unless being moral helps one get

ugnet_: The 50 lies, exaggerations, distortions and half truths that took this country t

2004-02-02 Thread Matekopoko
The 50 lies, exaggerations, distortions and half truths that took this country to war Raymond Whitaker and Glen Rangwala  25 January 2004: (The Independent) Whatever the outcome of the Hutton inquiry and the vote on top-up fees, the central charge this paper has consistently made against Tony

ugnet_: Up to 35 rebels, govt troops killed in Burundi

2004-02-02 Thread Matekopoko
Up to 35 rebels, govt troops killed in Burundi BUJUMBURA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Burundi army official said late on Sunday that 20 rebels were killed in heavy fighting between government troops and the rebel Forces for National Liberation (FNL) on the outskirts of the capital Bujumbura. "The army

ugnet_: Movement cannot organise free polls

2004-02-02 Thread Matekopoko
Movement cannot organise free polls In Let's Celebrate The Polls Instead (See: The Monitor, January 29), Mr George Kibumba asks, "Why don't we begin to celebrate the day when, through fairly peaceful means, the Movement retained the presidency?" As things are now, we may never realise this as

ugnet_: GULU: REBELS ATTACK REFUGEE CAMP

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
This is pretty much mind bungling ... how can "rebels" attack a refugee camp which is apparently well guarded by the UPDF? Matek UGANDA 3/2/2004 19:06 GULU: REBELS ATTACK REFUGEE CAMP Church/Religious Affairs, Brief Rebels of the self-styled LRA (lords Resistance Army) attacked the

Re: ugnet_: GULU: REBELS ATTACK REFUGEE CAMP

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
In a message dated 2/3/2004 10:22:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Matek: Any sensible person would see through these lies of "rebels" killing civilians in concentration camps. These so called "rebels" are infact UPDF soldiers who attack and kill civilians. That is why

ugnet_: Uganda: Row Over Fire And Arrests of Rebels in IDP Camp

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Uganda: Row Over Fire And Arrests of "Rebels" in IDP Camp   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site UN Integrated Regional Information Networks February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Kampala A row has broken

ugnet_: Kony War Stops Efforts to Treat Filariasis

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Kony War Stops Efforts to Treat Filariasis   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The East African (Nairobi)February 2, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 David Kaiza Nairobi Twenty-one districts are said to be

ugnet_: Banage..and the wars and killings continue in Museveni's Uganda

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Army Kills K'jong Warriors   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Nathan Etengu Kampala Five Karimojong warriors and three Bokora local defence

ugnet_: NRM at it's best...fighting wars this time in Karamojaland!!!

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Owangee AbanaUganda...Choka tu KOYEE, Omusaja , Kaguta, Aliku Bibye fighting wars.. I hear mbu X-ray Battalioni! Matek. 53 Karimojong Rounded Up   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)February 3, 2004

ugnet_: Besigye Hits At Court Martial

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Besigye Hits At Court Martial   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala)February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Mercy Nalugo Kampala The General Court Martial is targeting officers who are

ugnet_: AbanaUganda...Omussaja Agudee kuu Bintu!!!

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
UPDF Paymaster Flees With sh230m   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Grace Matsiko Kampala ANOTHER financial scam has hit the UPDF.A paymaster

ugnet_: Acholi MPs to Meet US Embassy Officials

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Acholi MPs to Meet US Embassy Officials   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Kampala THE Acholi Parliamentary Group is to meet officials of the US

ugnet_: Kony War Debate in London Today

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Kony War Debate in London Today   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala)February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Badru D. Mulumba Kampala Religious leaders in Acholi take their campaign for

ugnet_: Kasese Youth Support Militia

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
Kasese Youth Support Militia   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)February 2, 2004 Posted to the web February 2, 2004 John Nzinjah Kampala Village scouts in Kasese district are reportedly intent on

ugnet_: PABO: PROTECTED CAMP STILL BURNING

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
UGANDA3/2/200415:54 PABO: PROTECTED CAMP STILL BURNING Church/Religious Affairs,Standard The protected camp for 62,000 displaced people in Pabo (roughly 20 kilometres north of Gulu, northern Uganda), is still burning. So far, the blaze, which started on Sunday, has destroyed

ugnet_: Elsewhere in the World...In Colombia

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
COLOMBIA3/2/200413:08 BARRANCABERMEJA: PARAMILITARIES STRIKE OUT AT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS Peace/Justice,Standard The abuse continues of paramilitaries against activists of the OFP (Popular Womens Organisation) of Barrancabermeja, the key oil centre of the

ugnet_: PABO: NEW DETAILS ON FIRE

2004-02-03 Thread Matekopoko
"Some people were then arrested, including a Catholic priest" "I reckon the Priest is also a rebel!!!" UGANDA3/2/200411:00 PABO: NEW DETAILS ON FIRE General,Brief The fire broke out in Pabo, a protected displaced camp (around 20km north of Gulu, North

ugnet_: Army Implicated in IDP Rape Cases

2004-02-04 Thread Matekopoko
Army Implicated in IDP Rape Cases   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala)February 3, 2004 Posted to the web February 3, 2004 Joyce Namutebi Kampala UPDF soldiers have been named among the people who

ugnet_: GULU: REBELS ABDUCT CHILDREN REAPING PANIC AMONG CIVILIANS

2004-02-04 Thread Matekopoko
UGANDA4/2/20049:16 GULU: REBELS ABDUCT CHILDREN REAPING PANIC AMONG CIVILIANS General,Brief The rebels of the LRA (lords Resistance Army) yesterday abducted numerous children in two attacks conducted not far from Gulu, administrative centre of the homonymous

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