Mr. Dambisya,
OK, I'll let you run away from disputing what Ibingira wrote about Obote. Afer all, not even the devil himself has anything to say in his defense (I know he read the net), otherwise we'd have seen it by now.
That said, I'd like to disabuse you of one misconception: I do not take Ibingira (GSI) to be my saint. Rather, as I have repeatedly stated, as a former Secretary-General, Legal Adviser of the UPC, Minister of Justice in Obote's government and as a former confidant of Obote, I consider him to be a credible source, with first-hand information about Obote and the UPC, especially behind the scenes. His book speaks for itself.
Some clod accused me of having a blind hatred for Obote. While I freely admit that I see no redeeming feature about that mass murderer or his barbarism, I have no 'blind hatred' for that monsterous ogre.
A fact that may have escaped notice is that, when posting excerpts from Ibingira's book, I generally do so with only a minimum of commentary. This is no accident.
Expect to see more of GSI's prose.
ssemakula
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From: "YOSWA DAMBISYA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ugnet_: Ibingira on Obote's Secret Wars and Abuse ofOffice
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:43:23 +0200
Omw.Ssemakula, ask:
>>>Where the heck is Mr. Dambisya's promised (threatened?) defense of
Obote?<<<<<<
A question I thought I answered unequivocally.Let me repeat: If all
the "accusations" you threatened to post were based on one Ibingira's
take on Obote and Obote's purpoted motives/plans etc,and on Ibingira
alone, I would accept that you win hands down. However, if you were
willing to bring in issues from elsewhere (as in other sources),and were
willing to give a hearing to views from others, then we have something
to talk about.
As matters stand, what do you want from me? Do you want me to dispute
the fact that Ibingira wrote what he wrote? Do you want me to dispute
the fact that Ibingira hated Obote? You had the cyber-equivalent of a
cow when, as a test, I posted a portrayal of the events different from
that of your Saint Grace SI (related to the post-1964 events). So the
kind of engagement you want is one where I should come in and marvel at
what Ibingira said of Obote and we move on! Do you really see me doing
that?
Diversify your attack if you are really interested in some mental
combat on those aspects of our history. Then I shall find it
intellectually stimulating to engage in the defense you assigned me. I
do not run away from a challange, but let it be a challenge worthy of
the name.
Best regards,
Yoswa.
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