tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post4557216966855106743..comments2024-02-24T06:10:42.255-08:00Comments on Congo Siasa: UK police: Rwandan gov threatens to assassinate oppositionJason Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-13235459940612021542011-05-26T14:13:31.871-07:002011-05-26T14:13:31.871-07:00Reminding the motto of this blog - 'lies take ...Reminding the motto of this blog - 'lies take the lift - the truth walks the stairs' - this is an appropriate image. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-78791249746372066822011-05-23T16:00:29.016-07:002011-05-23T16:00:29.016-07:00The irony is almost perfect when you realise that ...The irony is almost perfect when you realise that the same who pocketed, enthusiastically, compliments from the UK and all that came with (as generated by various UK services including the MI5)are now voicing their negative appraisal of the very matrix that conceived what they think they are. A lift that brought you up can still bring you down...Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301460106025447019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-47671452991931696622011-05-23T05:03:48.560-07:002011-05-23T05:03:48.560-07:00MI 5 has not performed brilliantly in recent years...MI 5 has not performed brilliantly in recent years, for instance during the run up to the Iraq war. Hence, a 'warning' from this secret service - in itself a strange thing to do for a secret service, to expose its knowledge and sources via the Metropolitain police - that is not of much value, is it?<br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-33222486842238065412011-05-22T10:37:43.388-07:002011-05-22T10:37:43.388-07:00These people did not complain to the Police, but i...These people did not complain to the Police, but it is the Police, acting on information from MI5 who approached them with information about the danger. Some people above suggest that RNC/Kayumba might be influencing MI5!!! Let us wait and seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-89807247857207610612011-05-22T09:55:35.407-07:002011-05-22T09:55:35.407-07:00I will not directly comment on the article, but i ...I will not directly comment on the article, but i share this view that the relevance of Mr. Rusesabagina in the rwandan politics is normally exaggerated by the western media, maybe to fit into a certain agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-1485301674202517922011-05-22T02:54:19.527-07:002011-05-22T02:54:19.527-07:00A simple question that needs to be asked and answe...A simple question that needs to be asked and answered is why some people are still unwilling to believe that Kagame is a brutal leader, despite overwhelming evidence. If, as the UN Mapping report posits, the man is suspected of having committed genocide, would any other crime be too monstrous in his view? Even if we are to argue that the Mapping report is speculative, are we short of examples in which he has ordered the assassination of opponents? Certainly no one would say so. Just within the last one year, there are horrifying reports of assassination. The first one is that of journalist Jean Leonard Rugambage, whose car was sprayed with bullets in the city of Kigali during the day light. Another one is Denis Semadingwa, a protégé of Laurent Nkunda assassinated in the town of Gisenyi. Lastly, the vice president of the green party was found beheaded just months prior to the general elections. In all the cases above, the families put the blame squarely on the Kagame regime.Rwandan Youth for Changehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953316331808039410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-85891809345760821922011-05-21T14:43:22.891-07:002011-05-21T14:43:22.891-07:00http://www.theproxylake.com/2011/01/uk-rwandan-ref...http://www.theproxylake.com/2011/01/uk-rwandan-refugees-warned-of-elimination-plans/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-83559913805791518032011-05-21T14:33:59.261-07:002011-05-21T14:33:59.261-07:00Before the royal wedding the Indy were looking for...Before the royal wedding the Indy were looking for a story. Diplomats invited to the Wedding was a theme e.g. from Middle Eastern countries. The story mentioned then came from an old Umuseso article and was based it seems on the word of one person, Jeanne Umuliisa. She is one of the people interviewed in the Newsnight piece yesterday. So it is a further piece from the same origin. Why would Kigali want to harm 3 insignificant people in London? On the other hand it is well known that ex-RPF people like Gahima, his brother Rudasingwa and Kayumba, along with Rusesabagina and others want to undermine progress in Rwanda and even support armed groups in the DRC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-24961206158883955562011-05-21T08:16:09.411-07:002011-05-21T08:16:09.411-07:00I agree we need to withhold judgment on whether th...I agree we need to withhold judgment on whether the assassination threat is real. But the fact that there have now been two separate reports by MI5 of the threats - one before the royal wedding, the other now - are a cause for concern.Jason Stearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-33129569895880097632011-05-21T03:13:37.474-07:002011-05-21T03:13:37.474-07:00BBC Newsnight has a poor record on reporting Rwand...BBC Newsnight has a poor record on reporting Rwanda but here is their clip (from about 14 mins onwards). Hooray for Malcolm Bruce giving effectively a reply to calls by Ian Birrell on Twitter for all Aid to be cut and to the presenter's comparison of cuts in the Uk to poverty in Rwanda. <br /><br />http://uk.mc295.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcome?.gx=1&.tm=1305972464&.rand=e3m2o11t9ne9a#_pg=compose&&.rand=546624597&clean&.jsrand=371861Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-76387453832979267212011-05-21T02:44:26.640-07:002011-05-21T02:44:26.640-07:00There are a lot of assumptions here. Interestingly...There are a lot of assumptions here. Interestingly the NYT article referred to the source being one the police "had no reason to doubt" which could be a very low threshold. Do they know the real agenda of Kayumba etc? Lower anyway than the "reliable evidence" in the Indy article. Still remains to be seen whether there is anything real behind this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-20735469227546783812011-05-21T01:51:54.310-07:002011-05-21T01:51:54.310-07:00These are coordinated propaganda actions created ...These are coordinated propaganda actions created by RNC-FDU-FDLR coalition to tarnish the Gov of Rwanda’s image in United Kingdom.Xmasshttp://www.yahoo.frnoreply@blogger.com