I am proud Africans are indeed standing up for what they beleive. Sometimes, pride is prime. I wonder which way dictator Museveni's delegation went. I bet with their friends.
Bwambuga. "Mitayo Potosi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>From: Owor Kipenji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Mr Potosi dont you think this shortlived victory for Zimbabwe was because >>the real hot dog the US was and is not part of this meet? > > >At present there are hardly any (African) leaders willing to stand by any >principle. >Who is there besides old man Sam Nujoma �of Namibia. > >How long though will it take them to wake up. Mobutu served imperialism so >diligently. >Now even his son has been killed. > >Mandela betrayed the whole continent for them but look how Dick Cheny is >treating him accussing him of selling Nuclear secreats to Saddam Hussein and >Sudan. > >Dont forget that the UN report about who shot down Habyalimana's plane was >shelved >because "they did not want to destabilize the Great Lakes Region by going >after Kagame and mu7". > >So after both have exhausted their usefulness to imperialism don't get >suprised that >this file will be pulled out and mu7's son Kaneiruhamba or whatever his name >will end up >like Kongolo Mobutu. > >Still, me too I am suprised that even the crazy dope-dealing Jamaican ruling >'elite' stood up >behind Zimbabwe. �(Jamaicans are a great betrayed people, dont get me wrong) > >Except that now even many decent whites are lining up behind Zim's land >reclamation. > >The best would be for the AngloSaxon to cut their losses and accept that >this one is lost. > >(I wonder how Uganda voted at this conference) > > >.Many times like you well >>know the US has arm twistedmany nations/countries to >>side with their point of view albeit the said >>countries know >>the US position is not right but then the Carrot and >>stick politics of economic aid/AIDS is thrown around >>to get compliance. >>Let's hope this is not to be. >>Thanks. >>Kipenji. >>====================================================== >>--- Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > Tuesday, 26 November 2002 >> > � ACP-EU talks fail >> > >> > � Herald Reporter >> > � ZIMBABWE scored a major diplomatic victory in >> > Belgium yesterday when the >> > joint >> > � African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union >> > parliamentary session >> > collapsed >> > � after the ACP group resisted attempts by the EU to >> > bar two Zimbabwean >> > ministers >> > � from attending the session. >> > >> > � Representatives of the ACP group walked out of the >> > session on economic >> > � co-operation in protest against the EU�s >> > decision to bar the >> > Minister of >> > � State for State Enterprises and Parastatals Cde >> > Paul Mangwana and the >> > deputy >> > � Minister of Finance and Economic Development Cde >> > Chris Kuruneri from >> > entering >> > � the EU parliament where the meeting was scheduled >> > to take place. >> > >> > � The two ministers are subject to a travel ban, >> > which the EU imposed >> > earlier this >> > � year on Government and Zanu-PF officials. >> > >> > � ACP countries resolutely maintained their position >> > that the two Zimbabwean >> > � representatives should be allowed access to the EU >> > parliamentary premises. >> > >> > � Speaking from Brussels yesterday, Cde Mangwana >> > said a meeting by the >> > ACP-EU >> > � bureau yesterday morning failed to agree on the >> > issue of the two ministers >> > � leading to the collapse of the joint parliamentary >> > session. >> > >> > � "This is a victory for Zimbabwe especially when >> > you have 73 out of 93 >> > countries >> > � supporting you. >> > >> > � "Even though there have been threats of withdrawal >> > of aid, Third World and >> > � African countries have stood with Zimbabwe for the >> > sake of African >> > integrity and >> > � pride," said Cde Mangwana. >> > >> > � He said the cancellation of the meeting was a test >> > case to the EU not to >> > treat >> > � developing nations with contempt. >> > >> > � Cde Mangwana said among the countries that were >> > vocal in supporting >> > Zimbabwe was >> > � Namibia, represented by former secretary-general >> > of the Southern African >> > � Development Community, Mr Kaire Mbuende. >> > >> > � Mr Hegel Goutier, the Haitian-born ACP >> > spokesperson, said: "The attitude >> > of the >> > � European parliament was unacceptable." >> > >> > � South Africa�s speaker of the national >> > assembly Ms Frene Ginwala >> > � criticised the decision taken by the EU parliament >> > to bar the two >> > ministers. >> > >> > � Ms Ginwala was quoted in the Sunday Independent of >> > South Africa saying the >> > � deadlock in Brussels was not about Zimbabwe but >> > the principle of the >> > European >> > � parliamentary delegation deciding unilaterally >> > about the attendance of >> > certain >> > � members when decisions should be taken jointly by >> > the ACP-EU assembly. >> > >> > � She said there were no provisions in the joint >> > assembly�s rules to >> > exclude >> > � anyone. >> > >> > � "It�s normal international practice that if >> > you are hosting an >> > � international gathering of this kind you cannot >> > cherry-pick who you want >> > to be >> > � there," she said. >> > >> > � "Next they will want to exclude Iraq from >> > attending international >> > gatherings." >> > >> > � Minister Mangwana said it had since emerged that >> > even the EU parliamentary >> > group >> > � was itself not united in its position to bar the >> > two ministers. The >> > minister >> > � said Belgium had circulated a document explaining >> > the reasons for issuing >> > out >> > � visas to the two Zimbabweans. >> > >> > >> > � � � � � � � � � � � � ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > "Ivinicus factus sum veritabem diceus." �( I have >> > become an enemy for >> > speaking the truth ) �St Paul! >> > � � � � � � � � � � � � ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > Mitayo Potosi >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_________________________________________________________________ >> > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection >> > with MSN 8. >> > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >> > >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Everything you'll ever need on one web page >>from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts >>http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. 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