Gal wee!
It is the NRM who were and are still abducting our children. Many of our chilrden were sent to fight in DRC Congo. Others were deproyed in Rwanda, Angola to fight Museveni's wars.
Some of us believe that you will one day be enlighted enough and come to this conclusion. A while back I had a conversation with a certain so called Acholi Proffessor resident here in the States who had some harse word for "konny"..I told the fellow "konny " was not, if anything commiting some of the atrocities he has been acuused off... My dear "proffessor" did not want to hear about it!! he went Bazookas!!!
arguing in a heated debate with your very own Opoko Matek Mac Ayee Kakoo.....the said Proffessor wanted to proof me wrong! I just keep quiet and looked at the fellow.
month down the line, the fellow is not quiet..events have
proved him wrong!!!
Right now, we believe you have not yet engaged your reasoning capability ....indeed, many a man ( or woman) of our people have been hoodwinked and have over the years believed in Yoweri Museveni's/new vision propaganda. we certainly cannot blame you for not having a critical mind!! cuo brother peace!!
We are yet to hear from our other " general" Noc Lodumus.. the man from the great state of sweden!!
we shall one day meet and compare notes!!!
Peter-Rhaina Gwokto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Peter-Rhaina Gwokto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Bring more victims to Juba talks
OPINION Fr. Carlos RodrÃguez
Children as young as four being abducted, tortured to death, thrown into rivers, sexually abused, forced to kill and maim.Cyclists being murdered in cold blood because of no other crime than to ride on the roads. Women being beaten to death on the way to collect food for their children. Mothers who have died of a heart attack after rebel raids left them with not a single child at home. And much, much more!I have touched the victims with my hands when putting them in my car after a fresh attack. I have been soaked in their blood. I have seen rivers of tears in front of my eyes. It is often said that in times of war the first casualty is truth. The real pity is that when peace is made, often truth is also the first victim to sacrifice for the sake of a final agreement. And when one brings in the victimsâ plight, it is called âhostile propagandaâ; inconvenient things to keep in the shadow lest some nasty warlord capable of messing things up gets irritated.Few weeks ago, a northern Uganda-based human rights organisation planned to bring to Juba some 200 persons from war-affected areas like Acholi, Lango, Teso, Adjumani and South Sudan. They wanted to set up a mini-displaced peopleâs camp in front of the hotel where the peace negotiations are going on, with placards carrying messages from the victims.In the end, they had to stop their initiative, as they virtually found nobody willing to fund the logistics involved. Even well-intended donors and peace organisations can get some degree of fear about bringing out the truth in the open when it comes to peacemaking.Yet, whether we like it or not, here comes the more painful part of the peace process. To acknowledge that we have to be confronted with the seriousness of our actions, that can ruin fragile human lives. I have heard so many times from the mouth of former rebels expressions like:âLweny kite en!â (Such is war!), âthese things happen, what can we do!â, as if the mutilated victims had become disfigured as the result of an earthquake, a tsunami or any other kind of accidental natural disaster! Let us face it. There are individuals who coldly planned these barbaric acts in detail, purposely designed to inflict the highest possible degree of suffering, humiliation and terror. They ordered them, executed them and rejoiced over them. I canât forget the times I heard Kony on the rebel radio laugh after being told about horrible massacres and say: âMed ameda, wek nek obed mapat!â (Kill even more, kill in shocking ways!).I know that the army has committed abuses and atrocities against the population, which in these 20 years comes to just more than âisolated cases of indisciplineâ, and this is also part of the reality.Moreover, I suspect that part of the reason why the Uganda Government wants the ICC to get out of the picture is to avoid a situation in which sooner or later they could also be pinned by charges of war crimes. Nevertheless, to be fair, I would say that their human rights abuses were far less than the ones committed by the LRA.In the end, we shall all be judged by the victims, most of whom shall utter a final verdict of forgiveness and reconciliation. There is no reason why anybody should refuse to look at them straight in the eye and listen. It is more healing than we can imagine.[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The author is a Catholic missionary working in northern Uganda.In my opinion:Everything sucks... !___________________________Peter-Rhaina-GwoktoRemember: "Even a small dog can piss on a tall building" Jim Hightower
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