ugnet_: Hold On to Your Humanity. An Open Letter to GIs in Iraq

2003-11-17 Thread Mitayo Potosi
Hold On to Your Humanity by Stan Goff t r u t h o u t | Letter Saturday 15 November 2003 An Open Letter to GIs in Iraq Dear American serviceperson in Iraq, I am a retired veteran of the army, and my own son is among you, a paratrooper like I was. The changes that are happening

ugnet_: OMWAAMI KIRONDE

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
Lisa But as much as I think you are right, let us not loose the fact that Adam is a typical Ugandan, for I want you to go back and read her posting, is there any factual sentence? Honestly is there any sentence in that posting one can base on to respond? For she is attacking tribe/s, if I posted t

ugnet_: AGOA Girls in NYT

2003-11-17 Thread J Ssemakula
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ugnet_: AMERICAN FIRMS TOLD 'TAKE JOBS HOME'

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
US firms told 'take UK jobs home' Robert Lea, Evening Standard 17 November 2003 GEORGE Bush's administration has called on US companies in Britain to relocate jobs to America in an astonishing move that could trigger a major trade war. US-based multinationals have been told they will rece

ugnet_: MunnaKampala asks the Scientific American

2003-11-17 Thread J Ssemakula
  Why does moving your hands in front of the TV or radio antenna influence the reception? Moshi Kampala, Uganda David Hysell, an associate professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University, explains. This phenomenon can be especially frustrating when maintaining goo

ugnet_: Nebbi Wants UPDF Detachment Transferred

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
"They (THE UPDF) confiscate even the smallest quantity of merchandise, claiming it's contra-band. They have taken on traffic police duties; they check car for licences and tyres. They impound fish, claiming it's from Congo," Henry Oribi, Parwo councillor, said. Nebbi Wants UPDF Detachment Transf

ugnet_: More Soldiers Deploy in Lira

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
The NRA posing as "Kony" is really finishing our people. Now the NRA is attacking Catholic Missions in LIRA! Matek More Soldiers Deploy in Lira   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) November

ugnet_: Polio vaccine 'could spawn disease'

2003-11-17 Thread Lugemwa FN
Polio vaccine 'could spawn disease' 17 November 2003Source: Nature Science Update The global polio vaccination programme has confined the virus to just seven countries in Africa and Asia, with hopes to wipe out these pockets as early as next year, and to certify the world polio-free by

Re: ugnet_: OMWAAMI KIRONDE

2003-11-17 Thread Lisa Toro
Hullo, Whose grandmother named him that you all doubt that his name is Edward Milindwa? That is proof of NRA/M confusion in deception that they think everyone go by lies and deception like them Own up Toro - Original Message - From: Adam Dada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTE

ugnet_: Africa’s problem is bad politics not lousy economics

2003-11-17 Thread gook makanga
Africa’s problem is bad politics not lousy economicsBy Anne mugishaNov 18, 2003 I have no doubt that President Yoweri Museveni still holds onto the dream that he can modernise Uganda. But his policies are clearly not in line with his vision. I listened to him at the National Press Club in Wash

ugnet_: Govt stops anti-third term report

2003-11-17 Thread gook makanga
Govt stops anti-third term reportBy Daniel K. Kalinaki Nov 18, 2003 KAMPALA – Government has stopped The Monitor from publishing a draft report of the Constitutional Review Commission, which rejects the proposal to lift the two-term limit on the presidency. Mr Joseph Matsiko, an official from t

ugnet_: VP, Nsibambi trapped in riot

2003-11-17 Thread gook makanga
VP, Nsibambi trapped in riotBy Henry H. SsaliNov 18, 2003 Soldiers open fire as Makerere students riot MAKERERE – A 21-gun salute is a sign of honour welcoming a dignitary. But when there are more than 50 gunshots of live fire leaving one person injured, then it is a sign of trouble. Gunshots r

ugnet_: Saddam or not, they just don't want us there

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
Saddam or not, they just don't want us there (Filed: 16/11/2003) The parallels between the recent US action against Iraq and the British invasion in 1920 are disturbingly close, but nobody seems to have noticed, writes John Simpson The greatest military power on earth marched into Iraq, utterl

ugnet_: A truly foolish adventure

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
By Robert Manne ; professor of politics at La Trobe University. A truly foolish adventure November 17, 2003 Print this article Email to a friend The Iraq invasion has proved a gigantic disaster by almost every measure. Seven months ago, neoconservative support

ugnet_: Gado on the Fight Against Aids

2003-11-17 Thread Owor Kipenji
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ugnet_: To lead, U.S. must give up paranoid policies 

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
To lead, U.S. must give up paranoid policies  Zbigniew Brzezinski  Saturday, November 15, 2003: (International Herald Tribune)  Power and insecurity WASHINGTON Paradoxically, American power worldwide is at its historic zenith while its global political standing is at its nadir. Why? Since the

ugnet_: ONE IN THREE BRITONS THINK BUSH IS STUPID

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
One In Three Britons ThinkBush Is Stupid - PollDrudge Report.com11-17-3 The full extent of the low regard Britons have for George Bush was tonight revealed in a poll. The US President was branded a threat to world peace by a clear

ugnet_: GEORGE Bush was last night branded chicken for scrapping his speech to

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
BUSH PULLS OUT OF SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT Nov 17 2003 By Bob Roberts, Political Correspondent   GEORGE Bush was last night branded chicken for scrapping his speech to Parliament because he feared being heckled by anti-war MPs. The US president planned to give a joint

ugnet_: US agrees to international control of its troops in Iraq

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
US agrees to international control of its troops in Iraq By Leonard Doyle and Stephen Castle in Brussels 17 November 2003: (The Independent) The United States accepts that to avoid humiliating failure in Iraq it needs to bring its forces quickly under international control and speed the handover

ugnet_: ITALIAN MEMBER OF COLITION IN IRAQ RESIGNS

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
  12 minutes ago By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Italian member of the U.S.-led coalition has resigned, accusing L. Paul Bremer's administration of inefficiency and failing to understand Iraq (news - web sites) — sharp criticisms that ra

ugnet_: INTRESTING INDEED

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
   Kenya Told: Get US Aid Before Bush Hits IraqBy Kevin J. KelleyEast AfricanFebruary 17, 2003Kenya's top lobbyist in Washington is advising the Kibaki government to act quickly in seeking substantial amounts of new assistance from the United States.Paul Reichler, a partner in the law firm

ugnet_: AGOA GIRLS

2003-11-17 Thread Semei Zake
To be sure, the said subject has been around for some time. Nevertheless it doesn’t hurt to get to the New York Times’ take.  Semei = New York Times  November 14, 2003 U.S. Trade Law Gives Africa Hope and Hard

ugnet_: Museveni's Vision for Uganda is Dead

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
Museveni's Vision for Uganda is Dead   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) OPINION November 15, 2003 Posted to the web November 17, 2003 Sam Njuba Kampala On October 31, both The Monitor an

ugnet_: Envoy Appeals On War

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
Envoy Appeals On War   Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala) November 17, 2003 Posted to the web November 17, 2003 Catherine Ntabadde Kampala THE Norwegian Ambassador, Tore Gjos, has said the

ugnet_: PLEASE POST AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
Just for the record   The step taken here is a step that must be taken by any responsible citizen, it is a citizenry responsibility to report any crime purported to be going to take place. And for the record if Pat Anderson knew that President Yoweri Museveni or even President Kagame for that

ugnet_: Burundi rebel deadline rejected

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
Netters: The much hailed Burundi peace agreement  which was signed  in Tanzania this past weekend specifies that FDD fighters  should be  demobilized. I am very doubtful if this will happen.  If by some miracle  Hutu FDD fighters have to  demobilize,  they  will simply join their Hutu brethre

ugnet_: PLEASE POST AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE

2003-11-17 Thread Edward Mulindwa
Fella Africans and Zimbabwens   Let record show that the life of the Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugaabe is in danger. There is  a plot to assassinate him and a British by the name of Pat Anderson in London is in full knowledge of how and who to do it. Pat Anderson can be reached at [EMAIL PROTE

ugnet_: From The BBC: Don't argue with 'General' Jerome

2003-11-17 Thread Matekopoko
"Where exactly did he get his arms and his money from?    What was the illegal business network he ran with officers from neighbouring Uganda? "     -BBC Correspondent, Tim Whewell Don't argue with 'General' Jerome

ugnet_: The Trouble with Islam

2003-11-17 Thread Owor Kipenji
The Trouble with Islam Irshad Manji http://www.muslim-refusenik.com/home.html It's an open letter http://www.muslim-refusenik.com/the_book_index.html The Trouble with Islam is an open letter from me, a Muslim voice of reform, to concerned citizens worldwide -- Muslim and not. It's about why my f

Re: ugnet_: OMWAAMI KIRONDE

2003-11-17 Thread Adam Dada
"Mulindwa" - Come on, own up - is your true name really Mulindwa? Why shun your roots mate? No good at all. Come out in the open, say who you are exactly and defend your kin and keith with a clear conscious that you are not concealing your true identity and that you've denounced and apologis

Re: ugnet_: Please! Help Kony Win the War

2003-11-17 Thread Lisa Toro
Who is this chicken without a name?   The Only KONY contributor is NRA/M. They donate UPDF uniform, weapons and officals from NRA secretariate to organise brutality on the village masses. Then they sit eating the animals of the displaced population, that is a fact. People are terified of UPD