Are we to understand that you do NOT want the rebels defeated to bring an end to the suffering of the people of Northern Uganda?
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Subject: ugnet_: Re: [theafricanobserver] 8,000 Militia Fighters Quit
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:05:45 EST
Smartest move so far by this so called "AMUKA MILITIA". Why sacrifice your
lives in this Hopeless Museveni created wars. Let those UPDF soldiers who are
still stupid enough to fight in Yoweri Museveni's wars, do the fighting.
Matek
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> The Monitor (Kampala)
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> More than 6,000 members of the Amuka militia group have quit.
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> Officials in Lira told The Monitor last evening that the militiamen, who
> were recruited to help the army fight the Lord's Resistance Army rebels, had
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> The militia fighters also cited harassment from their instructors and poor
> conditions within which they were training.
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> "They had very little food and at times trained on empty stomachs," said an
> official, who declined to be named.
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> The decision to quit followed a meeting with officials from the Resident
> District Commissioner's office, which failed to solve the impasse.
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> The meeting was held at Aler Farm Training Camp in Erute North County.
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> "The boys raised their complaints but somebody from the RDC's office said
> all those who wanted to go should leave immediately and they walked back to
> their counties," the official said.
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> Army spokesman Maj. Shaban Bantariza declined to comment when contacted by
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