[Ugnet] Affirmative Action, Cuban Style

Affirmative Action, Cuban Style By Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. // /This article originally appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine , and was republished in Portside . Most recently it appeared in the Black Commenta

[Ugnet] A Note for Kabonero on Kabushenga's Kisanja Letter

Bwana Kabonero, Kisanja would be a rib-ticklishly hilarious farce if it was not also a periously needless tinkering with a process that Museveni has killed with the equanimity of a drunken mother who smothers her baby. From a wellspring of their own bitter experience, Nigerians have a surprisin

[Ugnet] Cry, hope for the bleeding country

Hello Mr. President By David Ouma Balikowa Cry, hope for the bleeding country Jan 8, 2005 Ugandans ushered in the New Year on yet another false start. A week before, they had come close to peace in northern Uganda only to elude them, courtesy of stubborn wills both on the rebel and govern

[Ugnet] LETTER

Published on: Sunday, 2nd January, 2005 A letter to MP John Kazoora THE WRITER: Kabushenga Dear John, IT was good to exchange greetings at a wedding recently. I hope you recall asking me in Runya

[Ugnet] KAGAME IS DAMAGING HIS COUNTRY

   "Rwanda's Kagame is Damaging his Country"German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (SPD) discusses the president of Rwanda, the war in Central Africa and Germany's potential role in the Africa crisis DPA

[Ugnet] Fwd: Government cannot prevent the ICC from investigating crimes

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE AI Index: AFR 59/008/2004 (Public) News Service No: 289 16 November 2004 Uganda: Government cannot prevent the International Criminal Court from investigating crimes Amnesty International is concerned about reported statements by government officials suggesting

[Ugnet] FWD: Can someone here explain this mistake? Why did officials stop this earlier?

Mr. Chadiha,   What is remarkable about this episode is the complete abscence of due process. How come Mr. Nyakaana was not taken to a court of law before his investment was so blithely destroyed? Does Mr. Nyakaana have recourse to legal redress of his losses or does the law of the jungle apply

[Ugnet] Just who is the true king of the Rwenzururu?

Just who is the true king of the Rwenzururu?CROSSFIRE: By Charles Etukuri Jan 5, 2004 The kingship of the Rwenzururu, a small community of mostly little people who live in the Rwenzori mountains in western Uganda, is being bitterly contested.CHARLES ETUKURI talks to Dr. Arthur Syahuka Muhindo,

[Ugnet] Rwenzururu king dilemma

Rwenzururu king dilemmaBy Charles EtukuriJan 5, 2004 Charles Wesley Mumbere is back in the country and at the centre of a kingship row among the Bakonzo of western Uganda. Two claimants have laid out their claim to the throne: Prince Swaleh Tibamwenda and Charles Mumbere. Mumbere's claim to ki

[Ugnet] An all-inclusive federo system would be a great help!

Musamize,   You make a strong case for  self-determination.  With the an inclusive-federo system in place, "okutiitiibya!"  Buganda would not be necessary.   Gtr, ttyl, and stay away from the rough weather.   FN  Lugemwa musamize ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mr Lugemwa:   Buganda is the

[Ugnet] Re: [FedsNet] An all-inclusive federo system would be a great help!

Mr Lugemwa:   Buganda is the 'favorite child'? My, oh my! IMHO, with friends like the Movement, Buganda hardly needs enemies.   Lets see: As a group, the Baganda are now poorer than they were in 1950. Baganda are not allowed to own land outside of Buganda. Within Buganda, the Movement is making co

[Ugnet] Wonders never cease: 120-year old mother adopts 1-year old

Thu Jan 6,10:02 AM ET Owen, a one year-old baby Hippotamus gets close to his adopted 'mother', a giant male Aldabran tortoise at Kenya's Haller Park, January 6, 2004. The 120-year old giant tortoise living in the Kenyan sanctuary has become inseparable from the baby hippo rescue

[Ugnet] NYTimes.com Article: Reacting to a Dollar With No Muscle

The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] /- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight \ SIDEWAYS IS THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! Critics in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston agree... SIDEWAYS is the BEST PICTURE of the year. Th

[Ugnet] NYTimes.com Article: Editorial Observer: In War-Torn Africa, Young Girls Are Very, Very Old

The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] /- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight \ SIDEWAYS IS THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! Critics in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston agree... SIDEWAYS is the BEST PICTURE of the year. Th

[Ugnet] Dominicans Take Their Place as an American Success Story

January 5, 2005ON EDUCATION Dominicans Take Their Place as an American Success StoryBy SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN ETTE KERR made sure to arrive at the restaurant early so she could arrange for the waitress to give her the check. There was no way she was going to let a former student, not even

[Ugnet] Diet and Lose Weight? Scientists Say 'Prove It!'

January 4, 2005 Diet and Lose Weight? Scientists Say 'Prove It!'By GINA KOLATA ith obesity much on Americans' minds, an entire industry has sprung up selling diets and diet books, meal replacements and exercise programs, nutritional supplements and Internet-based coaching, all in an ef

[Ugnet] God (or Not), Physics and, of Course, Love: Scientists Take a Leap

      Illustrations by Chris Gash January 4, 2005 God (or Not), Physics and, of Course, Love: Scientists Take a Leap hat do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?"This was the question posed to scientists, futurists and other creative thinkers by John Brockman, a literary agen

[Ugnet] On the trail of 400,000 fugitives

On the trail of 400,000 fugitives Thu Jan 6, 7:17 AM ET By Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY On the 12th floor of an East Harlem housing project, Ray Simonse and his four-member squad of federal immigration agents thought they had their man cornered. • Tsunami deaths top 147,000 • D

[Ugnet] Re: Bill's Freebies

Microsoft Offers Virus-Removal Programs Fri Jan 7, 8:03 AM ET By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from compute