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Africa: Central
Museveni says he’s beaten the LRA once and for all
2004-01-02
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni claimed on Thursday that government troops had "decisively defeated" rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and vowed the group’s leader, Joseph Kony, would soon be killed. "The Kony terror in the northeast has been defeated decisively," said Museveni in his New Year address to the nation. "Given the improved equipment of the UPDF (Ugandan army), it is only a matter of time before the UPDF kills (rebel leaders) Vincent Otti and Kony just as we killed many of the bandit leaders," said Museveni.
Yeah. And my hair's growing back. And my waistline's getting smaller...
Posted by:Dan Darling

#2  Nope. If Kony gets killed, Ottii will just take over.
But anyway, it's academic because the Ugandan govt. need the LRA so they can keep oppressing the north of the country - the last thing they're going to do is kill its leader (which explains why in 17 years they've not killed any of the top 6 LRA commanders)
Posted by: Mark   2004-1-12 7:27:32 AM  

#1  From what I have read, the LRA is personality driven, more a cult than anything else. It'll keep going as long as Joe is breathing, but not much longer.
Posted by: Steve   2004-1-2 8:25:36 AM  

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