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Uganda: Museveni Questions U.S. Definition of Terrorism
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The Monitor (Kampala)
19 June 2008
Posted to the web 19 June 2008
John Tugume and Alfred Wandera
President Museveni yesterday stirred the audience at an Islamic conference when he questioned America and other western countries' understanding of terrorism.
Speaking during the opening of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries, Mr Museveni said there seems to be a mix up in the definitions of terrorism.
"Americans and Israelis are mixing liberation with just causes and the methods they use to achieve this liberation. That indiscriminate use of violence on everyone including noncombatants is what is terrorism," said the President to applause from his audience.
The OIC drew foreign ministers from Kuwait, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Senegal, Togo and Saudi Arabia among others. He said most times Americans and Israelites carry out attacks but expect no one to attack them and when they are attacked they call it terrorism.
"If you attack a military convoy or base, that's not terrorism! The question is who are you attacking and as long as your target is combatants there is no problem because in war all sides launch attacks," Mr Museveni said.
He noted that all progressive black presidents in Africa including himself were ready to support the Palestinians in their cause against continued Israeli aggression.
The President added that he supports a peaceful resolution to the Darfur conflict in Sudan just like he brought the Late John Garang and President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the talking table.
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Meanwhile the OIC foreign ministers have elected Uganda's Sam Kutesa as the new Chairman of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
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