* Facts be told, Yoweri Museveni and his goons in the NRM/A are getting away with the murder of hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens simply because of the British imperialist unwavering support of the regime..which implies . the British Government from Tony Blairs Govt, to Margaret Thatcher to Brown is equally responsible for the death of Hundrreds of thousands of Acholi in Northern Uganda. Museveni goes ..indeed the Brits for 25 years and counting have been the greatest APOLOGIST for Yoweri Museveni....**..the Brits will and must be held accountable for heir support of Killer Museveni...other wise we break any and all diplomatic relationship with Britain!!!!!* ** *Matek*
Why can't France issue arrest warrant for Ugandans too? "If thou take more or less than a just pound, as makes it light or heavy in the scale!" Gen Paul Kagame should tell the French government who have arrested Lt. Col. Rose Kabuye for her alleged role in the 1994 assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana "Or if in the cutting it, thou dost shed one drop of Christian (Rwandan) blood, thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate, by the laws of Venice (Rwanda). [Quote from The Merchant of Venice] Meanwhile, the jury is out, leaving the French and German governments standing at crossroads in the history of Africa. Time will deliver a judgement on whether they are the most revered or reviled in post-colonial Africa. For now, thanks to their apparent ingenuity, millions of Ugandans who lost their loved ones to politically motivated violence must be following Rose Kabuye's case with envy. Why? No one is, or should be above the law, especially the law against murder. After all, Article 6 on the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is very explicit: "Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life." Yet, in Uganda several serving and retired officials of the Movement government seem to have got away, literally, with mass murder, despite the existence of eye witnesses to, and well-document evidence of these alleged crimes, some of which are deposited with the United Nations, no less. Consider the following. The 2002 UN report on the illegal exploitation of the DR Congo natural resources stated, explicitly, that "high-ranking UPDF officers" including Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Salim Saleh, Maj. Gen. James Kazini, the Chief of Military Intelligence, Col. Noble Mayombo , Col. Kahinda Otafiire and Col. Peter Karim are the key figures elite network operating out of Uganda" Paragraph 102 of the report states: "In anticipation of the withdrawal by the UPDF, a paramilitary force is being trained under the personal authority of Lt. Gen. Saleh which, is expected to continue to facilitate the commercial activities of UPDF officers after UPDF have departed." Based on this report, on December 19, 2005, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Uganda to pay $6-10 billion to the DR Congo in compensation for "war crimes, crimes against humanity and illegal exploitation of its natural resources". Yet more and equally damning evidence of atrocities committed by the UPDF within Uganda is also available. In January 1987, according to the Standard newspaper of Kenya, the then National Resistance Army (NRA), now baptised the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), was involved in the murder of more than 600 civilians at Corner Kilak, in Acholi Three months later, in Achol Pii settlement in Pader district, the NRA was also reported to have murdered over 800 men, women and children who were accused of collaborating with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels. In the same month, at Bur Coro, also in Acholi, the NRA was reported to have killed 350 "rebels" armed with sticks! And in August 2008, Gen. Museveni apologised for the July 1989 massacre by the NRA of some 100 civilians suspected to be supporters of Peter Otai's Uganda People's Army (UPA) rebels at Mukura. He apologised for the murders to residents of Ngora County, where Mukura is located, and instructed the Minister for the Presidency, Beatrice Wabudeya, to ensure the victims are fully compensated. This catalogue of heinous crimes raises questions for the French government, which is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Why have they not issued arrest warrants for Ugandan officials for their alleged roles in crimes against humanity both in Uganda and the DRC? What more evidence do they need for 1989 murders by the NRA of civilian in Teso than Gen. Musevni's apology and offer of compensation for the lives lost? Where and when in modern times have cases of mass murder been settled with an apology and a promise of compensation. What moral, material or monetary value can be placed on a human life? Will the French government accept an apology and offer of some bags of coffee beans from Rwanda in compensation for Rose Kabuye's alleged role in the 1994 assassination of former president Juvénal Habyarimana? But are the French persecuting Rose Kabuye for the assassination of former president Juvénal Habyarimana, or for the deaths of the two French pilots who were flying his French-made Falcon 50 jet? Isn't it why they will never issue arrest warrants for Ugandans officials implicated the mass murders in Achol Pii, Corner Kilak, Bur Coro, Mukura and the DRC? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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