Occasionally People Don't Suck: The Uganda Edition

By mikethemadbiologist on February 28, 2008.

Hilzoy discusses the ceasefire between the brutal Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan government. Read it and weep--in a good way.

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I would disagree with him that it is unequivocal good news. It looks more like successful extortion by the LRA. Its tragic that these governments cannot provide basic security for their citizens. No doubt more psychopaths will be encouraged to follow this model

would disagree with him that it is unequivocal good news. It looks more like successful extortion by the LRA. Its tragic that these governments cannot provide basic security for their citizens. No doubt more psychopaths will be encouraged to follow this model

very thanks for article

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