From: UGANDACOM@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UGANDACOM@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of matek
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 7:36 AM
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Subject: [UGANDACOM] Question to smart Critical Thinkers out there

Some of Us Critical Thinkers would like to inquire from smart people out there:

Question: How is it possible that someone , who is pefectly " sane and smart"can take up arms and fight a war with Museveni Goverment for the last 30 years and counting based on a simple principal...that the said "rebel fighting group" is engaged in such fighting because it wants to quote "Rule by the Ten Commandment"...does that make sense to you: I believe Yoweri Museveni knows and does not want to tell Ugandans and members of the Intyernational Commuinity as to why "kony rebels" are fighting..HINT Museveni state house only gives Government scholarship to students from his tribe. museveni government officials eating the money meant for the rehabilitation of northern uganda...

Implying that Museveni is the greatest Tribalist that ever lived.

I also believe if Ugandans and members of the International Commuinty really ask the right questions and attempt to find out the real reasons as to why "kony rebels " are fighting ; and address the issue ...may be just may be Kony rebels will stop fighting and humanity will be saved from such uprising.

Surely nobody can fight wars for 30 years without a solid reason!!

That is my take!!

Matek

Kony 2013? U.N. urges new efforts to capture warlord

AP4:45 p.m. EST November 25, 2013

Kony

(Photo: Stuart Price, AP)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

U.N. council feared instability in C.A.R. hurts chances of capturing Kony
Reports suggest Kony's army may be revived in some areas

Official: Kony is seriously ill and troops are defecting

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged new efforts Monday to end attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, release all people abducted by the brutal African rebel group and send its notorious leader Joseph Kony to the International Criminal Court for prosecution for crimes against humanity.

A presidential statement approved by all 15 council members welcomes a recent program toward ending war crimes in central Africa by the rebel group and pledges "to maintain the current momentum until a permanent end to the threat posed by the LRA has been achieved."

But the council expressed serious concern that the continued instability and security vacuum in the Central African Republic are hampering counter-LRA operations and contributing to the reinforcement of the LRA in the country, which has descended into a state of near-anarchy.

The LRA, which originated in Uganda in the 1980s as a popular tribal uprising against the government, has waged one of Africa's longest and most brutal rebellions. Its fighters are accused by the U.N. and human rights groups of cutting off the tongues and lips of innocent civilians and kidnapping thousands of children and forcing them to be soldiers and sex slaves.

Military pressure forced the LRA out of Uganda in 2005, and the rebels scattered across parts of central Africa. The LRA insurgency and the Ugandan government's response have left at least 100,000 people dead. The Security Council said in 2011 that more than 440,000 people across the region had been displaced.

The Security Council took note of reports suggesting the existence of an LRA base in the disputed enclave of Kafia Kinga, on the border of the Central African Republic between Sudan and South Sudan. It also noted reports of suspected LRA attacks and abductions in Western Equatoria in South Sudan and reports of the resumption of LRA activity in the Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele regions in Congo.

The council called on the U.N., African Union and Economic Community of Central African States to continue working together to ensure "a common operating picture of the LRA's current capabilities and areas of operation."

The three organizations also should investigate "the LRA's logistical networks and possible sources of military support and illicit financing, including alleged involvement in elephant poaching and related illicit smuggling," the council said.

In his recent report to the council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said increased poaching activities have contributed to security concerns in the Central African Republic and the wider region and are used to finance transnational criminal networks and armed rebel groups, including the LRA.

The Security Council also called for joint efforts to promote defections from the LRA, noting reports that small groups of LRA fighters in the Central African Republic are seeking to disarm and surrender.

The council urged all countries to help arrest Kony and two other LRA leaders, Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen, so they can face justice at the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape and forced enlistment of children.

Last week, the African Union envoy in charge of pursuing the LRA, Francisco Madeira, told reporters that many reports indicate Kony is seriously ill and on the run along the borders of Sudan's western Darfur region and the Central African Republic.

He said pressure from a regional task force — some 3,000 African troops supported by about 100 U.S. military advisers — has led to "a good number" of defections by Kony's followers.

The Security Council welcomed the task force's enhanced operations against LRA camps in recent months "which have increased pressure on the LRA command structure and degraded the LRA's capabilities."

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This is a quote:
"Even if Joseph Kony was killed, that would not necessarily be the end of the war in northern Uganda because Kony is no more than a ‘ spiritual’ leader of the LRA. This quick fix, arm-chair solution seemed to be from the Kampala-based ‘opinion leaders’ who only know the war through newspapers".

" Until the legitimate grievances and the marginalization of northern Uganda’s communities are addressed, LRA fighters remain a possible vehicle for the expression of northerners’ frustrations".

"Kony may never sign a peace agreement. Whether or not he signs, however, is less relevant to avoiding new conflict in northern Uganda than ending marginalization policies and fulfilling promises by the Ugandan government."

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