What, I am attempting to communicate to you, my friend,( albeit in vain) is that I would rather believe the French Judge (who has given me no reason what so ever to doubt his credibility) then believe Yoweri Museveni and the NRM who are crocks and calculating lairs.
Have a good day my friend.
MK
In a message dated 3/24/2004 10:49:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Mr. Matek i am shocked that you refer to the French as having "Impeccable
CREDIBILITY" where human rights are concerned. I don't know whether your
assessment is a testment to the length of time you've been away from Africa
or your general ignorance of African history. First of all the French are
guilty of proping up dictatorial regemes in there former colonies in Africa
e.g; Cameroun, Togo, Algeria and Ivory Coast, even Haiti. France's colonial
and post-colonial record is not "IMPECCABLE" as you describe it. France
withdrew it's forces and watched a million poeple get slaughtered in country
where it had influence (remember it was France and Belgium that were
responsible for proping up Habiyarimana in the first place). France stood by
and supported Habiyarimana while he was comiting human rights violations
against other non-Hutu, minority groups in Rwanda.
You see this is why i am very skeptical about the credentials of UPC fellows
such as you. To come openly on a public forum such as this and declare that
France has "IMPECCABLE HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD" is astounding given past and
"The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth becomes the greatest enemy of the state."
- Dr. Joseph M. Goebbels - Hitler's propaganda minister
