LRA Crisis Tracker 2011 report
Here is link that goes to the LRA Crisis Tracker 2011 report.
http://www.lracrisistracker.com/medi...ity-brief-2011
LRA activities are down, especially recently, thank God.
They say their reporting is much better as of late because of distribution of HF radios to towns and villages in the threatened areas.
An ally is very busy: Kings of War
When I looked there had been 34m views of the KONY12 video; I'd be intrigued how many views were of the total video.
Following a comment on Kings of War going viral KoW has been rather busy today, today's comment:http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2012/03/inv...ect/#more-6538 and yesterday's:http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2012/03/lla...us-psychopath/
KoW recommends this background article, from November 2010:http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articl...-lra?page=show
Incidentally the UN's covert operation in 2006, using Guatemalan Special Forces, are mentioned:http://www.thedailybeast.com/newswee...rd-target.html
People said similar of Savimbi.
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Originally Posted by
TDB
The Daily Beast article gave some really good background info. The failed Guatemalan attack must have really boosted his prowess, making people believe that he really does have super powers and a connection to god.
And Imad Mughniyah. And Jesse James. Some folks think Tupac’s still out there, too. Not trying to make light of a vile human being or a horrible situation, it’s just that people will believe a lot of things is all I’m saying.
What will it take to end the conflict with the LRA?
A well written article that starts with:
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Ending the violence and insecurity perpetrated by the Lord's Resistance Army is more about empowering civil society and developing local solutions across many countries than about keeping US military advisers in Northern Uganda. The youthful, Western attention brought to the issue by Invisible Children and #Kony2012 is not in itself a solution.
It ends with:
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Achieving a peaceful conclusion to this conflict involves efforts aimed at ascertaining and closing the supply lines of the LRA. It also entails ‘taking the governments’ back to these under-governed places, addressing the development and social challenges in these neglected areas.[22] Civil society can play a critical role at all levels in promoting dialogue to promote engagement, understanding and reconciliation.
Despite enormous odds, support for a strategy based on protection and engagement is widespread among those who bear the brunt of the conflict, civil society and communities across the region. They recognise that building a just and lasting peace takes time. This is a job that requires support for local approaches and peacebuilding initiatives rather than imposing more external firepower.
Link:http://www.opendemocracy.net/kennedy...flict-with-lra
The author works for:
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Conciliation Resources is an independent organisation working with people in conflict to build peace and prevent violence
Their website is:http://www.c-r.org