ugnet_: Re: [DPNet] Re: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira andtheConspiracies

[J Ssemakula]

I am afraid I do not see your point. What I need to know is:

- Did Kanyeihamba witness the events he writes about firsthand as a member of the inner circle of a given party, as Ibingira was in UPC, or not? Membership in a given political party can help me gauge political bias, conscious or otherwise.

- If not, who were his informants or sources -- especially published ones? All I am trying to do is gauge his credibility and depth of his knowledge.

- If he is relying on secondary sources, as many people -- including myself -- normally do, I want to know that too. (And yes, I am aware that "eyewitnesses" do not always see the same things -- many experiments in psychology, etc -- have firmly established this).

- Does the "letter", that was supposedly written to the Queen of England, actually exist, and if so where?

That is all there is to it. If you have anything to say about the above points I am all ears.

ssemakula

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Subject: Re: [DPNet] Re: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira and theConspiracies

Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:08:07 -0700 (PDT)

Never been the one to agree with JSC Kanyeihamba on all occasions. As an academic however, he has always been fairly objective. The fact that he is a former UPC et al, is irrelevant. More Ugandans have belonged to UPC or its offshoots in the past than any other political party, that alone does not disqualify him. Secondly, the politics of suspicion, treachery were a very component of Uganda's politics to this day. Some of these revelations may be new, but most are repeated in Samwiri Rubaraza Karugire's Political History of Uganda.

kls.

 

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