Thanks to the legal mind from dabanani for coming to my rescue. I am not
a student of law but I sometimes find my self questioning the notion
that 60 yr-old national governments are somehow more legitimate than
centuries-old local/traditional governments. In this case who determines
what is legitimate and what's not? A bunch of foreigners speaking in
comprehensible language with claims of authority from some distant
nations or our very own righteous elders?
While establishment of organized self-governing entities modeled along
European nation-states is in itself a desirable and very convenient
thing, their legitimacy/acceptance must be derived from all
constituencies in this case ethnic/clan/religious entities. Haruna, I
thought you were a student of the independence movement.
Malanding
Lamin Darbo wrote:
> Haruna
>
> Why is a rebellion against injustice either illegitimate, or criminal,
> or both?
>
> Don't you think the oppressor is properly regarded as the criminal?
>
> I refer you to the UN's extensive guiding principles on this issue. I
> encourage you to review the the doctrine of self-determination as
> developed over the decades.
>
> Lemme know why you support oppressors, instead of those in legitimate
> struggles for self-determination, like your "Tuareg Syndicate in North
> Mali".
>
>
>
> LJDarbo
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- On *Sat, 24/1/09, Haruna Darbo /<[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
>
> From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Discernments in DRC parallax. Nkunda arrested by a
> joint Congo-Rwanda eff...
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, 24 January, 2009, 3:08 AM
>
> I hear you Hous. I hasten to add though that there are legitimate
> Rebellions. The devil is in the details. I do agree with you that
> this Nkunda Monkey is a gratuitous criminal just like the Tuareg
> Syndicate in North Mali and the MFDC in Southern Senegal. In my
> opinion, any rebellion based on the emancipation or secession of
> one ethnic group in a multi-ethnic nation is both illegitimate and
> criminal. Any rebellion based on a singular occupation or culture
> among a multi-occupational and multi-cultural people is
> illegitimate and criminal. I hope the AU and the UN amend their
> policies accordingly.
> Haruna. Thanx again Hous for your input.
>
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:43:08 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Discernments in DRC parallax. Nkunda arrested by a
> joint Congo-Rwanda eff...
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Thank God .Hopefully there will be some political stability in the
> region after all these years of chaos. I'm no fan of rebels.They
> are nothing but bunch of opportunist.President Mugabe is a good
> example.
> hous
>
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