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The Tale Of Ugandan Dictator Museveni As Invincible Warrior Is Mythic Fable

By Zacharia Kanyonyozi Photos: Kampala International University\YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons The Late Lt. Gen. Paul Lokech (promoted posthumously), during his tour of duty in Somalia with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, was lionized by the charmingly apt sobriquet “Lion of Mogadishu”. This was because of majestic bearing and his always being on a mission to defeat...

Biden’s Pause Of Some Weapons Shipments To Israel Mirrors Similar Measures By Other Countries

By Akshaya Kumar\Human Rights Watch This week, United States President Joe Biden announced that his administration has “held up” at least one shipment of 3,500 bombs and artillery shells to Israel, saying the US wouldn’t transfer certain weapons to Israel if it proceeded with an assault on the city of Rafah’s densely populated areas. This partial pause...

United Nations Expert Speaks Out On ‘Violent Crackdown’ Against Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters In America

By United Nations Photos: YouTube Screenshots A UN independent human rights expert warned on Friday that the recent increase in student protest attacks across campuses in the United States indicates an “erosion of intellectual freedom and democratic principles within educational settings.” “I am deeply troubled by the violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, arrests, detentions, police...

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