Bantu Ugandans after Somali ports and territory

[Oxidant]

Send troops not navies to Somalia, says Uganda

(AFP) – Nov 12, 2010

KAMPALA — The world is wasting its money on ineffective naval operations to tackle Somali piracy when it should be spending it on the African Union's force in Mogadishu, Uganda said Friday.

"The international reaction has been: 'Let's deal with piracy. Let's have our commanders there.' It is a good reaction, but it has not been successful," James Mugume, permanent secretary at Uganda's foreign ministry, told reporters.

Reflecting on Uganda's tenure at the UN Security Council which expires next month, Mugume urged the panel to vastly strengthen the AU force, arguing it will be more effective against piracy than international naval patrols.

"The concept of operation we presented to the Security Council is: let's take over the territory of Somalia. Let's block the ports ... and the issue of piracy will automatically be reduced."

Ugandan troops make up the bulk of the AU's 7,500-strong force in Mogadishu, which has chiefly been protecting the fragile Western-backed government since 2007 but has failed to break an Islamist insurgency led by the Al Qaeda-linked Shebab group.

Following the July 11 suicide bombings in Kampala that killed at least 76 and were claimed by Somalia's Shebab, Uganda asked the UN to give the AU force a more robust mandate and support its expansion to 20,000 men.

Neither request has been met but, according to Mugume, "the security council did not say no."

He argued that Uganda's plan to curtail piracy is "cheaper," than the current measures in place.

"It's more sustainable and it brings regional peace and stability," Mugume said.

European, American and other navies have deployed dozens of warships to take part in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean at an annual cost believed to be in the billions of dollars.

Somalia's pirates, whose cumulated ransoms in 2009 totalled less than 100 million dollars, have never been more active and currently hold some 30 vessels and more than 500 crew hostage.

[Oxidant]

Reflecting on Uganda's tenure at the UN Security Council which expires next month, Mugume urged the panel to vastly strengthen the AU force, arguing it will be more effective against piracy than international naval patrols.

"The concept of operation we presented to the Security Council is: let's take over the territory of Somalia. Let's block the ports ... and the issue of piracy will automatically be reduced

I cannot believe these people, Somalis as a whole need to wake up and see the reality.

[Somali_Boqor]

These FUFUs are an invading force, There is no control or jurisdiction over them. The Ugandan Peoples defence force controls the TFG . Even if the TFG were to dissolve and implode they still wouldn't leave. They must be kicked out.

[Cirwaaq]

They have tatsed ocean breeze and felt the waves of the ocean on theiur feet. They have just reached their future home why would thye now leave?

They are not leaving ever. They found a land abused by it's infestation(somali people) and they are going to cleanse it of the vermin and claim the land as a protectorate of Uganda

Too little too late, no point crying now enjoy your western life style

[abdisamad3]

Reflecting on Uganda's tenure at the UN Security Council which expires next month, Mugume urged the panel to vastly strengthen the AU force, arguing it will be more effective against piracy than international naval patrols.

"The concept of operation we presented to the Security Council is: let's take over the territory of Somalia. Let's block the ports ... and the issue of piracy will automatically be reduced

I cannot believe these people, Somalis as a whole need to wake up and see the reality.

us true non dabadhilif true muslim Somalis will fight this fufu's untill we drive them out of our soild insha-allah.

[Monk-of-Mogadishu]

I say, give the Ugandans a chance. Uganda is experiencing tremendous growth, maybe General Mugume is onto something.

[XimanJaale]

I say, give the Ugandans a chance. Uganda is experiencing tremendous growth, maybe General Mugume is onto something.

u r a confused person, u always make threads about other peoples country posting pictures and now u r saying this. It is a known fact that mj's love other nations except their own nation.

[Monk-of-Mogadishu]

u r a confused person, u always make threads about other peoples country posting pictures and now u r saying this. It is a known fact that mj's love other nations except their own nation.

Fact: In the last month I have posted more pictures of Somalia (Buntilaan in particular) than all Marexaan have in the last 5 years.

Does that make Marexaan a bunch of Somalia-haters?

[grandpakhalif]

u r a confused person, u always make threads about other peoples country posting pictures and now u r saying this. It is a known fact that mj's love other nations except their own nation.

Fact: In the last month I have posted more pictures of Somalia (Buntilaan in particular) than all Marexaan have in the last 5 years.

Does that make Marexaan a bunch of Somalia-haters?

85% of Marexaan land is held by lunatics who think cameras are xaram

[XimanJaale]

GRANDPA uu sheeg hawayaan kaan.

[Monk-of-Mogadishu]

Even BEFORE the camera ban there were no pictures of Marexaan lands.......what about Cabudwaaq and Balanbale too?

[Coeus]

So far the soldiers from Uganda are the only thing witch keeps al shabab from taking over the south and starting to export its terrorism full fledged to puntkland,somaliland and ethiopia. The Uganda soldiers are risking their lives for Somalia. I understand that some here are concerned about the shelling of Somali civilians. I am too. But in a war, shelling is inevetable. These Soldiers could have been very effective if the leadership in the TFG would not have been so useless. The uganda soldeirs are just doing their job. Show some respect.

[LobsterUnit]

Show some respect.

Show some respect to the genocide being commited against Muqdisho folks?

[XimanJaale]

Even BEFORE the camera ban there were no pictures of Marexaan lands.......what about Cabudwaaq and Balanbale too?

we have no time to take pictures of our land. We have a nation to worry about not qabil. Also enough with the faan take it easy, i know it runs in ur blood but control it.

[abdisamad3]

Even BEFORE the camera ban there were no pictures of Marexaan lands.......what about Cabudwaaq and Balanbale too?

we have no time to take pictures of our land. We have a nation to worry about not qabil. Also enough with the faan take it easy, i know it runs in ur blood but control it.

you mean 4 km guarded by fufu's..what a nation.