[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That stated, any smart politician would have long > sued for peace with the so called rebels if for any >thing else to save thepeople of Uganda from more > suffering.
Matek, What else do you want Museveni and the govt to do? There is the amnesty in place for rebels, the govt proposed a ceasefire and a plan put in place for talks all of which were shunned by Kony. The suffering of the people is being aggravated by Kony who does not want a peaceful resolution to the conflict he started period. LM > > Remember the veteran Guerilla fighter who often > boasted to members of the > International Community and Ugandans that he was and > is a s military > genius!!... Ever wondered as to why a mere KONY has > given this "Military > Genius" a sleepless night? > > The Military genius was not, so to say , smart > enough to figure out early in > the game that one does not fight rebels with the so > called UPDF weakness! > Why one might add? > > > The bottom line is, fellow citizens, the people of > Uganda are tired of wars. > Museveni and his NRM can give a zillion reasons as > to why UPDF is incapable > of defeating the so called KONY Rebels... in fact > the dictatorship can lie to > the people of Uganda and citizens of the world all > he wants. But the fact > remains: UPDF is incapable of defeating he so called > Kony rebels. > > That stated, any smart politician would have long > sued for peace with the so > called rebels if for any thing else to save the > people of Uganda from more > suffering. > > But no Museveni's BIG ego is on the line here fellow > citizens. His wishful > thinking, and yes his is but a mere wishful > thinking, that KONY rebels would > be finshed by the end of the year is not and will > not console the families of > those who are dying in this senseless war. > > Matek > > ran in Notheren Uganda is difficult > << LRA Near to Total Defeat' > > > > Email This Page > > Print This Page > > > > > > New Vision (Kampala) > > November 22, 2002 > Posted to the web November 22, 2002 > > Okello Jabweli, Hamis Kaheru & Joyce Namutebi > Kampala > > PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said Kony rebels have > suffered a thorough > beating and will be no more by next year. > > "The LRA is on the verge of final and total defeat. > Nothing will save them," > the President said. "Only yesterday (Wednesday), > after many losses, Kony and > his troops fled the Imatong mountains towards > Jabeleine. It is now the > Sudanese to deal with him." Jabeleine, a Sudanese > government controlled > area, > is not in the orbit of UPDF's Operation Iron Fist > in southern Sudan. > > In a speech to Parliament yesterday, Museveni said > the Government was > finally > addressing the weaknesses that have enabled Kony > and his rag-tag Lord's > Resistance Army (LRA) to thrive over the last 16 > years. > > Museveni's three-hour address was broadcast live on > Radio Uganda. > > He said the UPDF had done well against Kony > terrorists during a difficult > part of the year (the rainy season when the grass > is tall and movement is > difficult) and promised even better outcome once > the dry season starts in > December. > > "I don't think we shall hear from Kony next year - > 2003," Museveni said. > > He said Kony was able in the past to sneak in and > out of the country to > cause > havoc due to Sudan's continued support to him, the > perennial under-spending > on defence and the poor road infrastructure in the > north. > > Museveni said the constant factor has been the > difficult terrain in the > Acholi region. He said all the four problems were > being addressed. > > He said the UPDF's under-equipping was a big and an > unnecessary mistake > because security is the basis of everything else. > > "It is wrong to talk of poverty eradication and > development and not talk of > security," he said. > > He said he was building a strategic core of the > UPDF capable of defending > Uganda from external aggression. > > He said nobody should be worried about the force. > "Unless you had plans to > invade Uganda, you shouldn't worry. It is mainly > going to be a defensive > force," he said. > > Museveni said the recent defence budget increment > of US$26m would enable the > army plug some of its weaknesses, especially the > lack of appropriate > equipment. > > "This argument of too much defence expenditure is > nonsense. It is not > acceptable and I don't want too hear it," Museveni > said. > > "In my language, we have a saying that many tongues > spoil the porridge. We > need advice alright but somebody must be in charge. > A country cannot be > everybody's business. That is not possible. > Somebody must be answerable." > > He supported his position with the late Mwalimu > Julius Nyerere's philosophy > that being independent also entails the ability to > make mistakes. > > "There are elected leaders. If I make a decision, > you my friend, whoever > you're you, must respect it. If I make mistakes, I > will learn from them but > you can't have a situation where the country is > everybody's business," > Museveni said. > > He dismissed claims that Sudan armed Kony and > offered him a safe haven in > retaliation for Uganda's support of the SPLA. > > Museveni said Uganda begun supporting the SPLA in > 1988, two years after the > first batch of rebels supported by Sudan launched > attacks on Uganda. "We > backed SPLA but that was long, long after the Sudan > had attacked us. We > supplied the SPLA because we are not punch-bags. > You hit us, we hit you. > That > is the law of nature," he said. > > Museveni said the insecurity in the north was a > classic case of terrorism > supported by regional states against the people of > Uganda. > > Retracing the genesis of the war, Museveni said the > conflict initially > gained > ground in Acholiland due to unfounded fears that > the NRA would retaliate > against the Acholi and Langi for the Luweero > atrocities and the chauvinism > that had been sowed by colonialists. > > "These lies were soon exposed because no Acholi or > Langi were being harassed > either in Kampala or in the north," Museveni said. > > He said the early Acholi rebel leaders like the > late Brig. Odong Latek, > "priestess" Alice Lakwena and Angello Okello, were > not === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
