tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post4244748894096687787..comments2024-02-24T06:10:42.255-08:00Comments on Congo Siasa: Tidbits from travelsJason Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-19875750638806680492012-10-09T02:39:46.954-07:002012-10-09T02:39:46.954-07:00Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
...Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.<br /><a href="http://www.seabreezetravels.com/flights-to-harare" rel="nofollow">Flights to Harare</a><br /><a href="http://www.seabreezetravels.com/flights-to-harare" rel="nofollow">Cheap Flights to Harare</a><br /><a href="http://www.seabreezetravels.com/flights-to-harare" rel="nofollow">Cheap Air Tickets to Harare</a>iffatalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397610479494624458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-7807785456643996982011-06-18T15:17:58.337-07:002011-06-18T15:17:58.337-07:00I am still to meet a single person from/in DRC not...I am still to meet a single person from/in DRC not convinced that Kabila isn't going to win. I am still to meet one single person voting for him too...Mélanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-37967628431843883022011-06-18T02:57:27.872-07:002011-06-18T02:57:27.872-07:00Dear Jason,
I often try to keep the reality of thi...Dear Jason,<br />I often try to keep the reality of this war alive in the minds of friends and family members. With the entire Middle East embroiled in conflict, people are even less aware of this war of uspeakable dimensions. Sometimes friends fact-check the atrocities I relate because this war is so far from the consciousness of nearly everyone. Thank you for making sure the world does not forget Congo. I continue to ask the universe to show mercy upon a people who have experieced the most pathological actions man is capable of.sashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-27207580647249499382011-06-18T02:11:05.208-07:002011-06-18T02:11:05.208-07:00Opposition is perhaps not the right term for those...Opposition is perhaps not the right term for those in Sub Saharan Africa who want to be “Caliph at the Caliph’s place”. Political opposition means a state of being opposed to a policy of a government, but not necessarily to all decisions or plans of a government. If, however, it is the only policy of a government to keep in power, and the only policy of her opponents to gain power (and wealth), then it is probably more honest to talk of ‘competition’ or ‘rivalry’. <br /><br />Rich's suggestion of a 'confidence building measure' by Kablia announcing the final term should he win makes much sense, both to diminish mutual mistrust and to foster democratic thinking. <br /><br />I would not hold my breath though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-50050731772853363552011-06-17T09:15:45.786-07:002011-06-17T09:15:45.786-07:00I too have a gut feeling that J. Kabila will win t...I too have a gut feeling that J. Kabila will win the 2011 elections but this will be the result of many many dynamics including malicious and non-malicious ones. Being able to disentangle malicious tactics from non-malicious ones will never be an easy task; transparency has never been a reality in Congolese politic (opposition and power alike). However, I know this will sound naïve but, J. Kabila can help defuse somehow some tension by declaring publicly that this will be his last mandate if ever he wins...Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301460106025447019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-20246880368069355002011-06-17T02:14:23.423-07:002011-06-17T02:14:23.423-07:00The tragedy we have in africa and especially centr...The tragedy we have in africa and especially central,east and sub-saharan africa is everyone in the opposition parties wants to be president and its never about better governance or "liberating" the common man. With this in mind the incumbent president always ends up winning the said election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com