Uganda begins ceasefire with LRA - Democratic Underground

muriel_volestrangler

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Tue Aug-29-06 07:07 AM
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Uganda begins ceasefire with LRA

Thousands have died during the 20-year conflict in northern Uganda, and more than one million have fled their homes.

The ceasefire took effect at 0600 local time (0300 GMT) on Tuesday.

Ugandan army spokesman Maj Felix Kulayigye told the BBC that so far the truce was holding.

The UN's most senior humanitarian official, Jan Egeland, welcomed the ceasefire, describing the situation in northern Uganda as "the world's worst neglected emergency".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5293630.stm

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CJCRANE

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Tue Aug-29-06 07:52 AM
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1. It's neglected because

a) it's in Africa
b) there's no oil
c) it involves christian fundamentalists which doesn't fit into the neocon worldview where all evil in the world is committed by muslims

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