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It is interesting how the whole world has decided
to spend time on a despot and a tyrant, very interesting indeed. We are either
kidding our selves or we have too much time on our hands. It is even very
interesting when we lambaste an African leader and we do not say even one word
about his advisor who is currently in London and by the name of Bob Astles. In
fact we are calling of taking Amin to court, and not a single person has called
for Bob Astle's head, a man who killed thousands of Ugandans on Lake Victoria in
day light. Is it because Iddi Amin is an African and Bob Astles a
British?
You wonder, how very strange are these
days!!
Em
The
Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in
anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans
l'anarchie"
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:33
PM
Subject: [great-lakes] Quotes of IDI AMIN
DADA ( they are quite interesting)
Quotes of a Tyrant
Probably the most famous quote by Idi Amin Dada was in 1976 at the time
his
government had killed nearly a half-a-million
Ugandans.
Commenting on the mass murders, the despot said
casually:
"In any country there must be people who have
to die. They are the
sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and
order.''
Some famous quotes attributed to the dictator from the
Internet :
When asked to describe himself, he
said:
"I myself consider myself the most powerful figure
in the world."
On what he preferred being
called:
"His Excellency President for Life Field Marshal Al
Hadji Dr. Idi Amin,
VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and
Fishes of the
Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General
and
Uganda in Particular."
On what he thinks others
said about him:
"People often mistake what I say for what I am
thinking."
On what he did to his perceived political
enemies:
"I ate them before they ate
me."
In an interview with a
journalist:
"I have also eaten human meat. It is very
salty. Even more salty then
leopard meat.''
When
asked by Queen Elizabeth what else he would be doing in
London:
"Buying size 13 shoes, very hard to get in
Uganda."
On whether he missed
Uganda:
"I miss Ugandan food. I miss my many friends.
When I was president I
used to go out in the evening with my friends,
former boxing partners or
the lads from the national football team. I loved
to go dancing like an
ordinary person. I'm first and foremost a boxing
champion, as you
know."
Some of his memorable
speeches include one after a luncheon hosted by the Queen
in London in his
honour, Idi Amin had this to say for his vote of
thanks.
"Mr Queen, Sir, Horrible Ministers,
invented guests, ladies under
gentlemen. I thank the Queen very plenty for
what he has done to me. I
tell you, I have eaten so much that I am now fed
up with malicious
meal.
Before I continue, I would kindly ask
you to open the windows so that
the climate may get in plenty. But before I
go back I must invert Mr
Queen to my country and I can assure you, Mr Queen
that when you
come, I shall revenge to you. You will eat a full cow and I
will work very
difficult to make sure that you will come back with a very
full stomach.
For now I am sorry that I have just made a short
call on you. The next
time I will make a long one possible for a full moon.
Thank you for
letting me undress you in front of all the disgusting
people."
And from quotes in The Guardian
July 24, 2003, also found on the Internet:
On
liberty:
"In communist countries you do not feel free to
talk, there is one spy
for every three people. Not here. No one is afraid
here. It's like Uganda
girls. I tell them to be proud, not shy. It's no
good taking a girl to bed if
she is shy. Do you get my
point?''
To Nixon after cuts in US aid to
Uganda:
"My dear brother, it is quite true that you have
enough problems on
your plate, and it is surprising you have the zeal to
add fresh ones. At
this moment you are uncomfortably sandwiched in that
uncomfortable
affair (Watergate), I ask almighty God to solve your
problems. We
Ugandans hope that the great United States of America does
not
continue to use its enormous resources, especially its military
might,
to destroy human life on earth.''
On gender
and productivity:
"Women should not sleep while men are
working. Even prostitutes can
do some work, reporting
subversives.''
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