Mil Review Nov-Dec 08 Museveni Speaks
From the horse's mouth, Yoweri Museveni on Uganda the Strategy of Protracted Peoples War. It is interesting as Paul Kagame and some other folks I know were part of all of this and Museveni succeeded because of that role.
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Uganda the Strategy of Protracted Peoples War.
The genesis of my coming here was a few months ago. I had come
here to attend the graduation of my son, who was a student here. now,
Lieutenant General Caldwell invited me for lunch. When we were having
lunch, the audience around the table—the American audience—were very
curious about Uganda’s history. Then I said, “By the way, if you are interested, I could come back to Leavenworth when I come back for the United Nations General Assembly,” because i normally come to the United Nations—not always to do so much useful work there—but to put in an appearance for whatever it is worth. Now since I come all the way to do not so useful work in the United Nations, I told the general that I could come two more hours here and i would come and share Uganda’s history with you.
Uganda 'strikes LRA rebel camps' in DR Congo
Uganda 'strikes LRA rebel camps'
BBC News, Sunday, 21 December 2008
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The Ugandan government says it has destroyed more than 70% of camps run by Lord's Resistance Army rebels in a remote region of northern DR Congo.
A joint offensive was launched by Ugandan, Southern Sudanese and Congolese forces against the rebels in mid-December, after peace talks failed.
Looks like Tom got some of his wish on the use of COIN airpower too:
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The BBC's Martin Plaut says that as jets went overhead to bomb the LRA camps, local people in the Congolese town of Duru came out and cheered.
Ugandan LRA 'in church massacre'
From the BBC...other media outlets reporting on this as well. H.
"Uganda's army has accused the Lord's Resistance Army rebels of hacking to death 45 civilians in a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Capt Chris Magezi said the scene was "horrendous... dead bodies of mostly women and children cut in pieces". The attack happened on 26 December. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7802804.stm
Also see: Night Commuters http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/h...ers/html/1.stm
AFRICOM and the attack on the LRA
An article that comments on many aspects of US policy in Africa, especially AFRICOM's support for Ugandan action against the Lord's Resistance Army (so appears in the AFRICOM thread too): http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/stevecoll/
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Dozens Killed in Bomb Blasts in Uganda
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Ugandan police say bomb attacks killed at least 40 people late Sunday at two sites in the capital, Kampala, where people were gathered to watch the World Cup.
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news...-98207324.html
Dozens Killed in Bomb Blasts in Uganda
64 people(including an American) mainly in bars, and restaurants in Uganda's capital of Kampala on Sunday. The main suspect thus far is the Al-Shabab of Somalia, who are believed by Ugandan authorities to have targeted the country due to Uganda's presence in the peacekeeping operation in Somalia
Here is the link,
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article...ganda/19549841