Hello Mitayo, You are on the money. Even Alan Greenspan today admitted, under congressional questioning, that he now sees the light that relying solely on the mechanics of the free hand of the market is not the cure-all on economic matters. If he had said that, even six months ago, the neo-cons would have lambasted him as a turn-coat. The case of Uganda is one of the sad stories of this wild, Wild West economic philosophy imposed by the IMF/World Bank. The quick fire sales of parastatal bodies, the crumbling infrastructures, the messed-up delivery of healthcare, etc are all tied to this mindset. Kenya may have lucked out when the IMF/World Bank refused to deal with it under the Moi era. You can see the result when sane people took over. The airport and the roads usually are telltale signs of how a country is doing. Passing through Kenya in the 90s as compared to today tells one a story of two different nations. Where does Uganda go from here? First, that man in state house no longer has anything he can give to Uganda . We need a completely new set of people who are smart enough to design a genuine pro-people game plan. The alternative is a dire future which will be compounded by the so-called development partners tightening their belts and throwing less in the state bowl. Keep the spirit, bro. Odiya Odiyatalks
--- On Thu, 10/23/08, Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ugnet] Powell on African Failure To: "The First Virtual Network for friends of Uganda" <ugandanet@kym.net> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 2:54 PM Comrade Odiya, I glanced briefly at your website and saw at the bottom: Friedmantism Spawned the NSSF Saga Note that I have no formal training in the discipline of Economics. Spreading numeracy is what puts food on my dinner table. Still, I am very intrigued. The Chicago School (Economics) is joined at the hip with some neo-cons who hail from Mathematics. ( That is how i.e. Iraqi Mathematician Ahmed Chalabi got prominence/notoriety in the invasion of Iraq project.) Milton Friedman was at the University of Chicago. (The coup and the assassination of Chile's Salvador Allende were cooked up by these guys together with the CIA at the Univ of Chicago). When the Soviet Union collapsed both the Soviet and American High Energy Physicists run out of work. Funding for nuclear weapons research ceased. So where did these number crunchers all go? They went into Finance. They went to Wall Street. We now see the whole Financial superstructure of the West crumble like a pyramid of cards. We are told how difficult it is to untangle the derivatives and debt-swap derivatives that are at the core of the rot. Occasionally it is mentioned that it is Physicists in Merry-Lynch, Lyman Bros., AIG etc... that cooked up these financial instruments. Nobody so far is telling how Nuclear Scientists ended up in the Finance sector. Yo may be familiar with a branch of Mathematics known as "Non Linear Dynamic Systems". Lay people call it "Chaos Theory". This Mathematical methodology revolutionised not only understanding of Nuclear explosions but also weather systems, exploration of oil fields, minerals etc...... Scientists who solve these equations boast that the pleasure they derive is the equivalent of sitting at the right hand of God at his banquet table !! The point is that whole-sale, this mathematical/Scientific methodology was imported into Economics, stock and barrel. Maybe you remember Reagan's Chief of Staff, Prof John Sununu. He is an expert in Non linear Dynamic Systems( i.e. Fluid Mechanics). Everybody says he is the most brilliant Scientist that has ever graced the halls of the White House. http://www.me.gatech.edu/news_events/publicat/newsletters/archived/spr2003/index.html He is a pointer to the incestuous relationship that developed between Mathematical Physicists, the Milton Friedman Economists, politicians and the neo-cons. Any informed person has to understand this very big link between these Scientists and the melt-down of the Economy that we are seeing today. Imagine our own Tumusiime Mutebiles sitting down at the World Bank/IMF with these Mathematical giants, to chart the direction of Uganda's economy !! Our poor Uganda never stood a chance. Basing on such equations, they were instructed to give away Uganda Commercial Bank for free, and Mutebile/Suruma just nodded heads. Ditto Dairy Corp for one dollar, Cement Corp. Electricity sector, etc.... etc.... One day Ugandans are going to find out that Mutebile/Suruma/Mbabazi/Museveni, were utterly ignorant rather than thieves they appear to be . This is a brief look at another angle to this issue. What do you think Brother Odiya? Mitayo Potosi ================= On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:26 AM, Hello! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Typical "principled" Afrikan consumed with self-importance and dwelling on non-issues instead of tackling the task at hand. Have a nice day. Odiya Odiyatalks --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Ugnet] COLIN POWEL HAS DEMONSTRATED THE AFRICAN FAILURE To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "The First Virtual Network for friends of Uganda" <ugandanet@kym.net> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 2:19 AM The least I deserve is to have a name of who I am supposed to respond to, some times I get offended by Kiro kitwalomunaku's. EM Toronto 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 ----- From: Hello! To: The First Virtual Network for friends of Uganda Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [Ugnet] COLIN POWEL HAS DEMONSTRATED THE AFRICAN FAILURE Oli otya Mwami Mulindwa, Long time since I last read from you. Let me see if I get you right. You postulate that joining hands with an adversary is unprincipled. From that you conclude that that is the bane of Africa , which has led to our failures. I hope you mean that for the individual as well as for the collective—tribe, religion, political affiliation, etc. Mwattu osoma eky'okuddamu ekyange: Is Endorsing/Embracing Adversaries Unprincipled? Odiyatalks --- On Wed, 10/22/08, Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Ugnet] COLIN POWEL HAS DEMONSTRATED THE AFRICAN FAILURE To: "The First Virtual Network for friends of Uganda" <ugandanet@kym.net> Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 10:28 AM Now you sound like Pat Buchanan !! On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 6:59 PM, Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: African friends General Colin Powel has on this day explained very candidly the failure of Africa. He has decided to go out of his way to demonstrate why after so very many years after independence we are still failing to build our continent. And when you look at all facts given at a table Africa fails because we do not have principles. Our failure to have principles has absolutely nothing to do with race gender education or economical stand, we are simply a bunch of creatures that do not know what to state today or tomorrow. Thus when you find a Mr. Tsivangirai today in London singing all bad things against Robert mutable don't join him for the day that very same Tsivangirai will be in pictures with Robert Mugabe, as Raila Odinga is with Mwai Kibaki as Kiiza besigye will be with Yoweri Museveni. What Colin Powel has one today has only two options {a} It has clearly sent out a very chilling message to every white voter in America that teh only weapon he or she has in defence of this racism is a vote, for this campaign and election has today been clearly defined by teh Obama campaign that it is a campaign about race. But {b} it has shown how the Obama campaign is not a serious campaign for if it was a serious campaign, Powell should hvae endorsed Obama two to three weeks ago to create a time for the campaign to defend the reactions of the population, today it si late they can not respond to those critcisms. When you look closely at a Wellesley street In the very many years I have followed the politics of North America, there is no single very high member in an administration that has decided to endorse a leader of an opposition party, until when it has reached point that the candidate is black. Collin Powell is the first to do such. And let me be very clear, Powell has a right to support any leader he wants, but if he decides to support a Democrat, Powell should have taken a stand a week or two and denounced being a Republican, then ad only then would have he decided to make this stand. Let me add too that Powell made this decision way back, for the Communication group knew about it 15 days ago but we refused to post it for we did not take Powell to be this stupid. We refused to take the alert seriously. And then you wonder. Why is Powell supporting Obama when shy have two different policies? Obama voted against teh Iraqi war yt Powell sold it to teh UN, is Powell going to stand to shake the hands of a campaigning candidate when he will not support the war? And what will happen to the families of the deceased soldiers in all the wars Powell supported and commanded? These are people that went to the war for they trusted him as a good commander and with principles. How will they feel that their leader is resigning? Last night I watched a program on Cisco Channel where we group of British were working in the wildlife of Kenya. And it was so interesting that all Africans had to do in that picture is to dance, those that were hired to go and help to arrest a Giraffe would do it but as soon as they had wrestled her down the camera went on and they saw us a British Doctor working with them and talking Luanda. Why can't we run the wild game but run the entire game? It is because we are not trusted. May God help us that Obama gets elected, which I do not belive, for if he fails to be elected, you will not want being an American in a blue van. EM Toronto 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 ----- From: Ben Fokum To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' ; Illinois Cameroonians ; Africanvision Africanvison ; Mwananchi Mwananchi Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:17 AM Subject: [Mwananchi] Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Writer – 15 mins ago AP – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, describing the Illinois senator as a "transformational figure." Powell says both Obama and Republican John McCain are qualified to be commander in chief. But, in an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," he said Obama is better suited to handle the nation's economic problems as well as help improve it's standing in the world. Powell expressed disappointment in the negative tone of McCain's campaign, as well as in his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Powell says he does not believe Palin is ready to take over as president, if necessary._______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
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