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Of Pirates and Despots that Washington has to deal with.....
Delegation to Rwanda and other concerns Developing Story: AFRICOM Team to Assess Situation in the DRC!!! New Concerns About Nigeria The Visit by the SECSTATE The Sudan Hearings What to Do With Somalia? How It Ends!! Two Amendments that were Suprising Reason For Optimism Two other Problem Spots Some Other News That You Might Be Interested In..... A Nigerian Trial in New York New Legislation and the Return of an Old Argument A Briefing in Farmville and A Call for Washington The More Things Change........ General Ward Visits Africa The Paradox Known as Zimbabwe Saving Captain Phillips Next Stop For APS: Cameroon Restoration of Badly Needed Funds Restoration of Badly Needed Funds US Air Force: No Plans for No Fly Zone over Darfur Yet.......... A New Undersecretary of State for Africa is nominated. Operation Objective Voice Another Movement Organizes in the United States Enter the Boxer Rising Tensions and Hopes for Peace A Good Day in Danville,Virginia Report: AFRICOM helped plan Operation Lightning Thunder An Envoy is Needed in Darfur Right Away The First Strategies of the Administration The African Policy of President Obama A Policy Reccomendation that Makes Sense Darfur and Piracy Report: US Special Envoy to Sudan Asked for Military Force A New Policy For the Horn? Outgoing and Incoming Epidemic = Endgame? Updating Somali Disappearance Story Problems Beyond Somalia and Zimbabwe Africa Partnership Station 09 Report: Somalis Missing from Minneapolis MARFORAF is Now Formed Ospreys Over Africa What will President Obama Do for Africa? Breaking News: Secretary Frazier Goes to Kinshasa !!! US Envoy: More Peacekeepers for Darfur by the End of The YEAR!!! Concern over Women Should Extend Further than the DRC Why is the US Silent Regarding the DRC? The US and Malawi The US Relationship With Malawi AFRICOM No Missions in Somalia but Trains Cameroonian and EG Soldiers New African Advocacy Group Launches in USA What will McCain and Obama do for Africa? General Nkunda Angers Washington What Will McCain and Obama do for Africa? A New Strategy towards Angola? Of Pirates and Despots that Washington has to deal with..... The State Department Religious Freedom Report 08 Developing Story: US to Increase Aid to Somaliland West Africa: Forgotten Front in the War on Drugs? A "Crucial Window of Opportunity" Somali Protests at the Republican National Committee Why Passing H Res 765 is an excellent Idea What is the Status of IVAW? IVAW Where is the Congress on This? Feds End Refugee Program Due to Fraud How Much will the DOD and STATE Spend in Africa the Next Fiscal Year? Small Arms in Africa Breaking News: US to Extend TPS to Sudan!!!!!!!! Senator Durbin Speaks Up in Support of Press Freedom!!! We Abstain US Increases Sanctions Against Zimbabwe Tyrants v Rule of Law Active Month for the US at the UN Zim Campaign begins with a new threat against the US Ambassador Why H Res. 1227 is a Great Idea Another Secession Movement Approaches Washington Other Areas that the US should be concerned about US Aims to stop Chinese Arms from reaching Zimbabwe... Finally! Hypocrisy over Child Soldiers? Americans Held in Zimbabwe and Presidential Runoff Created Congo Lobby Day in Washington State Department Report on Human Rights has been released Islamists on the March in Somalia? Kenyans Angry with Hillary Clinton A Tale of Two Peaces MEND asks for US Mediation: Should the Administration do it? Will Somaliland Independence Bill Get Any Support on Capitol Hill? President Bush: Africa Has been a Priority New African Legislation being Discussed in Washington Child Soldiers being used by US Allies???? President Bush to ignore Key Allies in African Trip Terrorists Moving Around West Africa At will? US and Europe Criticized over Zimbabwe Again..... This is not a recording US to recgonize Somaliland??? US Military Trains Ugandans in Somalia and in Uganda !!!!!! Election Results leave Kenya in Turmoil!!!! Has Congress Dropped the Ball for Africa Also??? New Era in US-Nigerian Relations?? Gambia: Is this a Crisis Under the Radar?? Rally for Southern Cameroon in New York A New Turn in US-Zimbabwe Relations? Drug War going to West Africa? Is Ethiopia Jamming the VOA? Africa, The US and Iran: Could a US Strike provoke a War? Darfur: Can the US Save the UN Mission? US to support Nigerian Efforts in the Delta Rally for HR 2003 in Oklahoma!!! Central Africa Ethiopia & Eritrea Tensions could this become a US Proxy War? Assault on the Zimbabwean Church? AFRICOM what is its real Mission? Contact the Eagle Article Page Contact Me Archives

October 4,2008
 
There are two items that are creating enough buzz so that they can be Combined.
 
Off the coast of Somalia A Ukrainian Cargo Ship carrying 30 T-72 Battle Tanks that were destined for Southern Sudan was siezed by Pirates.
 
The Other Item is that the African Union has placed Uganda in nomination for a 2 year term on the UN Security Council.

When the MV Faina was captured a little more than a week ago off the Coast of Somalia it became the latest victim of a Criminal Enterprise that costs the World an Estimated $ 30 Million.
 
There was a Guessing Game being played as well as who the Delivery was supposed to be made to. First Reports Indicated that the Armor was going to be delivered to Kenya. The it was announced that the Armor was heading to South Sudan. This in itself opens up a new can of worms.
 
The Government of Southern Sudan has had Clashes with the LRA a Insurgent Group that has fought against Kampala since 1986. Earlier this year they had clashes with the Sudanese Government as well. So what future clash is this foreshadowing?

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Here are some of the Ugandan Military in Action.

Now lets turn our Attention to Uganda.........
 
The African Union has submitted Uganda to be the African Representative to the UN Security Council for the Next two years.
 
President Museveni has a close relationship with President Bush. Twice before He threatened to Invade the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Crush Ugandan Militias that are active in the Eastern Part of the Country. Both Times the White House Gave its Blessing.
 
Internally Uganda has some serious problems. An Insurgency that has lasted for over two decades has devestated the Northern Part of the Country. Economic Investment is a necessity for the restoration of Peace.
 
Thousands have been killed. Millions live in Internal Displacement camps where disease and Government Indifference are rampant. There are Thousands of Children that have been conscripted to fight against the Government that need Medical Care. Recently there has been an outbreak of Hepatitis in some of these Camps.
 
Currently Uganda is one of the few Nations that is supporting the Nation Building effort in Somalia. But it maintains an Agressive Posture in the Region.
 
 

It should be some interesting times in the near future.

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