End LRA War, Priests Ask President Bush
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New Vision (Kampala)
April 29, 2004
Posted to the web April 29, 2004
Patrick Jaramogi
Kampala
The Comboni Missionaries on Monday appealed to the United States and Canada to take
action to end the war in northern Uganda.
The call came after a resolution adopted by members of the North American Province of
the Comboni Missionaries, who closed their annual provincial assembly in Cincinnati,
Italy on Monday.
"For the past two decades, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has employed hellish
barbaric tactics against the civilian population of northern Uganda, principally the
Acholi people," read the resolution in part.
The missionaries sent the resolution to US President George Bush (left), Canadian
Prime Minister Paul Martin and the legislative bodies of both countries.
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It was accompanied with a cover letter jointly signed by provincial superiors the Rev.
Denis Conway and Sr. Mariateresa Goffi.
They implored Bush and Martin to use their diplomatic power to press for the
implementation of realistic policies to stop the violence and create the
infrastructure for lasting peace.
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