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,AU?OR 3 ,*EKOV ,FE5EY 

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,HI ,COMRADES1 

,SORRY = TAK+ SO LONG TO REPLY AB\T ! ,UG&AN AN>*I/S1 ,I HAVE BE5 \T ( EMAIL CONTACT 79 ,WE/]N ,UG&A74.> ,H[EV]1 ,I DID TRY TO F9D \T :ATEV] 9=MATION ,I C\LD AB\T ! REBEL GR\PS 9 ,UG&A4 

,= />T]S1 !RE DOES APPE> TO BE A REBEL GR\P CALL$ ! ,A,D,F ACTIVE 9 ,WE/]N ,UG&A4 ,AGA91 AS REPORT$1 !Y DO APPE> TO BE BAS$ 9 ! ,RUW5ZORI M\NTA9S 7AKA M\NTA9S ( ! MOON74 ,! REPORT ALSO SEEMS ACCURATE 9 QUOT+ ,KIBOGA AS A T>GET ( ,A,D,F ATTACKS1 ! GOV]NM5T [N$ ,NEW ,VISION PAP] ( #b#h_/#h C>RI$ AN >TICLE 5TITL$ 0,KIBOGA DI/RICT REGI/]S VISITORS TO /ALL ,A,D,F ?REAT0 :I* QUOTES COL4 ,WASS]1 FIR/ DIVISIONAL COMM&] ( ,U,P,D,F 7,UG&AN >MY7 AS SAY+3 0SOME ( ! CAPTUR$ ,A,D,F REBELS HAVE CONFESS$ ?AT ! GR\P N[ OP]AT+ 9 ,KIBAALE1 ,MUB5DE & ,HOIMA DI/RICTS HAD BE5 DISPAT*$ TO E/ABLI% A CAMP 9 ,KIBOGA DI/RICT4 ,ALSO1 FROM MY BRIEF VISIT !RE1 IT W\LD SEEM ?AT ! ,A,D,F >E CURR5TLY BY F> ! MO/ ACTIVE REBEL GR\P 9 ! C\NTRY1 ! PAP]S REGUL>LY 9CLUDE /ORIES ( !IR ATTACKS4 

,H[EV]1 ASIDE FROM ?IS1 ! REPORT SEEMS QUITE DIFF]5T TO ! 9=MATION ,I RECEIV$ 9 ,UG&A4 

,FIR/LY1 & CRUCIALLY1 ! ,A,D,F IS UNIV]SALLY HELD TO /& = 0,ALLI$ ,DEMOCRATIC ,=CES01 NOT 0,AN>*I/ ,DEMOCRATIC ,=CES04 ,:5 ! ,A,D,F SPOKESP]SON SAYS3 0,REACTION>Y =CES HAVE US$ AN ALLI$ DEMOCRATIC =CES 7ADF7 TO CONTRA ,U,A,D,F FROM ! MASSES0 DOES HE MEAN ?AT !RE >E TWO GR\PS BO? CALL$ ,A,D,F8 

,SECONDLY1 ACCORD+ TO ! P]SON ,I ASK$ 7:OSE RELIABILITY ,I CAN'T V\* =71 ! ,A,D,F WAS =M$ AFT] A SPLIT 9 A MUSLIM SEP]ATI/ GR\P 9 ,NOR? ,UG&A1 ONE FACTION BECAME ! ,A,D,F1 ! O!R BECAME ! ,WE/ ,NILE ,FRONT1 ANO!R REBEL GR\P ACTIVE 9 ,NOR? ,WE/ ,UG&A4 ,?IS SAME S\RCE CLAIM$ ?AT NOBODY KNEW :AT ! ,A,D,F W]E FI<T+ =1 BUT ?AT !Y W]E SUPPORT$ BY ! ,SUDAN GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS IS PLAUSIBLE S9CE ,SUDAN & ,UG&A HAVE LONG BE5 FI<T+ A PROXY W>1 SPONSOR+ REBELS 9 EA* O!RS T]RITORY4 ,! ,L,R,A1 LORD'S RESI/ANCE >MY 7*RI/IAN FUNDAM5TALI/71 ANO!R ,UG&AN REBEL GR\P1 >E C]TA9LY BAS$ 9 ,SUDAN4.<#a.> 

,?IRDLY !RE IS ! QUE/ION ( ME?ODS4 ,EV5 IF ! ,A,D,F SAY !Y >E AN>*I/S1 !IR PRACTICE IS FAIRLY IMPORTANT4 ,! ,UG&AN M$IA 7BO? GOV]NM5T [N$ & 9DEP5DANT71 REPORT$ ?AT ! ,A,D,F ABDUCT$ #be PEOPLE FROM ,NYAKESEKE VILLAGE1 NE> ,HOIMA1 ON ,AUGU/ #a#a?4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! REPORTS ( AN ESCAPEE1 #a ( ! CAPTIVES W]E BEHEAD$1 & 9DE$ #c ( ! BODIES W]E RECOV]$ ON ,AUGU/ #b? 9 ,KYANGWALI =E/1 )\T HEADS4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS /ORY WAS CONCOCT$ TO DISP>AGE ! REBELS1 AL?\< ?IS SEEMS UNLIKELY S9CE ! TWO J\RNALI/S :O FIR/ REPORT$ ! /ORY W]E PROMPTLY >RE/$ = PUBLI%+ LIES - ,UG&A DOES NOT LIKE TO PUBLICIZE T]RORI/ ATROCITIES ESPECIALLY AFT] ! ,9T]AHAMWE KILL$ #h T\RI/S 9 ,BW9DI =E/ LA/ YE> & DECIMAT$ ! T\RI/ 9DU/RY4 ,ALSO1 ,I ?9K IT IS WOR? M5TION+ ?AT :5 WE TRAVEL$ TO ,=T ,PORTAL AT ! FOO?ILLS ( ! ,RUW5ZORI M\NTA9S1 :]E ! ,A,D,F >E BAS$1 WE F\ND ?AT Y\? 9 ! >EA W]E AFRAID TO TRAVEL ! ROADS AFT] D>K1 = FE> ( BE+ ABDUCT$ & PRESS$ 9TO ! ,A,D,F4 ,H[EV]1 IF !RE REALLY >E TWO ,A,D,F'S !N !SE ATROCITIES C\LD BE C>RI$ \T BY ! 'BAD' ,A,D,F4 ,! #c HEADLESS BODIES RECOV]$ 9 ,KYANGWALI =E/ W]E F\ND AB\T #a KILOMET] FROM A ,U,P,D,F >MY BASE4 

,N[1 BAS$ ON ALL ?IS1 ,I C]TA9LY SUSPECT ?AT ! ,A,D,F /ORY MAY BE A HOAX1 AL?\< IF IT IS1 IT IS A V]Y /RANGE ONE4 ,! WRIT] C]TA9LY SEEMS TO KN[ ,UG&A & ! V>I\S ISSUES ?AT >E IMPORTANT !RE AT ! MOM5T4 ,= EXAMPLE :5 HE SAYS3 0,UG&A HAS EXPORT$ IT'S SOCIAL PROBLEMS TO BO? ,RW&A & ,CONGO7,D,R,C701 ?IS V]Y PHRASE WAS US$ BY A PR(ESSOR AT ,KAMPALA UNIV]SITY AB\T #a DAYS AGO1 9 A SPEE* WIDELY REPORT$ 9 ,UG&A4.<#b.> 

,H[EV]1 ,I AM BY NO MEANS C]TA9 ?AT IT IS FAKE4 ,I AM MA9LY RELY+ ON ! ,UG&AN PRESS & A FEW CASUAL CONV]SATIONS = MY 9=MATION &1 AS ,I SAY1 ,I HAD NO P>TICUL> 9T]E/ 9 ! ,A,D,F1 ,I'D NEV] HE>D ( !M BE=E & IT WAS PURELY BY *ANCE ?AT ,I SAW !IR NAME 9 ! PAP] & TRI$ TO F9D \T :O !Y W]E4 ,!RE=E ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO TREAD C>EFULLY4 ,H[EV] ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS C]TA9LY A GOOD IDEA TO ASK !M TO EXPLA9 !MSELVES FUR!R4 ,= />T]S !Y %\LD CL>IFY ! ,ALLI$_/,AN>*I/ ,A,D,F ISSUE1 !N !Y %\LD HAVE SOME?+ TO SAY AB\T 9CID5TS LIKE ,KYANGWALI =E/ :]E MANY CIVILIANS >E BUT*]$4 

.<#a.> ,ALSO ANO!R USEFUL ,UG&AN S\RCE IS ! REGIME'S ,NEW ,VISION NEWSPAP] AT WWW4NEWVISION4CO4UG !Y C>RI$ A PICTURE ( ! DE/ROY$ >MY B>RACKS 9 ,KIBAALE 9 !IR YE/]DAY ISSUE 7! ATTACK REPORT$ BY ! ,A,D,F SPOKESP]SON74 ,?IS PAP] OBVI\SLY FOLL[S ! GOV]NM5T L9E BUT ITS NOT AS SLAVI%LY PRO- REGIME AS SOME ,AFRICAN PAP]S4 

.<#b.> ,I JU/ HAD ANO!R LOOK AT ! ,A,D,F RESPONSE ON A9FOS & ,I AM V]Y SURE ?AT ! WRIT] IS FROM ,UG&A1 !RE >E V]Y MANY DETAILS ( HIS REPLY TO ,*UCK ?AT >E PROBABLY MEAN+LESS TO MO/ PEOPLE BUT REF] TO CURR5T ISSUES 9 ! ,UG&AN M$IA_/POLITICS 

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