Roy, I did not falsify the evidence. I copied it. If it was altered from my source, my apologies to anybody who has been misled.
Roy thanks for the clarification. LM --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Fugee, > > Your position is correct. The quote presented as > evidence as Uganda's > recognition of Biafra is counterfeit; it has been > altered from the original by > insertion of "Uganda" into its text, and then a > bogus URL was given to prevent the > exposure of the alteration. For the sake of > clarity, > > 1. The actual quote reads: > > "Biafra's independence was recognized by Tanzania, > Zambia, Gabon, and the > Ivory Coast, but it was compromised in the eyes of > most African states by the > approval of South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, and > Portugal. Britain extended > diplomatic support and limited military assistance > to the federal government. The > Soviet Union became an important source of military > equipment for Nigeria. > Modern Soviet-built warplanes, flown by Egyptian and > British pilots, interdicted > supply flights and inflicted heavy casualties during > raids on Biafran urban > centers. In line with its policy of noninvolvement, > the United States prohibited > the sale of military goods to either side while > continuing to recognize the > FMG. " > > As you see there is no mention of Uganda in the real > quote. Frankly one > should be proud that Uganda took a principled > position on the issue rather than > trying to disguise the truth by fraudently inserting > Uganda's name in the > paragraph. > > 2. The best policy would be to go the FAS site for > yourself and determine > where the truth in the matter lies.You can find the > actual quote at: > > http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/biafra.htm > > or if your browser is compatible, just click here: > > <A > HREF="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/biafra.htm";>Click > here: Biafra War</A> > > > if you use the url supplied by Mr. Matovu, that is: > > http://www.fas.org/man/dod101/ops/war/biafra.htm > > > you will get the "HTTP 404 Not Found" error message > - "The page cannot be > found", > because there is no page on that site with that URL > on the FAS site. To > ascertain the truth of this statement all you have > to do is try to launch this > URL for yourselves. > > Healthy debate and honest exchange of opinions is > useful, but falsifying > "evidence", if you will, is at best > counter-productive. > > > Roy Walker > > > > ===== LM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
