In a message dated 3/10/04 3:06:00 PM Central Standard Time,
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It is not that these things have just started these days as you put it.
Rather, it has always been there, only that these days technic has made it
possible/easier for us to get/spread information much easily, quickly and
to/from everywhere.

> Any good statesman will always either be assassinated through internal
> (usualy through opposition/military) or externally (mercenary ) operations,
> others will be overthrown through rebels or military coups -Our presidents
> get threatened to do as they are being told or get
> forecefully removed or killed.
>
> This however, is never in the interest of the local natives.
>
> Those who refuse to bow down to these imperialists, (eg. Dr. Obote of Uganda
> refused to subdue himself and thereby his country) - and the damage is there
> to be seen.  Uganda is considered a STATIGIC place - this has brought Uganda
> to what it is now - just because they have got somebody they can use to do
> their dirty job which Obote could not do.
>
> Any president praised; immediately "recognised" by the imperialists, and
> gets a lot of support from them is never the best for his land!

My Ugandan brother,

I agree fully on all the above. There is a long history of our true leaders
who have the interest of the peopel being eliminated or villified by those who
think that the World is their's to run as they wish. Kwane Nkrumah, Patrice
Lumumba just to name a few. Indeed, this villification is ongoing with regard to
Robert Mugabe right now. Just a manner of expression on my part, but I am
quite aware that this is not something is a recent practice. I do admire South
Africa's refusal to abandon Zimbabwe at this time no matter what.
Our struggle continues.
Jabou Joh

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