The most recent programs for the Uganda Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=4224 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:48 GMT Author David Axe and illustrator Tim Hamilton talked about their book, [Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa], in which they chronicle the crimes of Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa. Mr. Axe and Mr. Hamilton spoke at the City University of New York's Hunter College. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311798-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311798-1 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two Ugandans who were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) testified before a Senate subcommittee on African affairs. One of them Jacob Acaye, was made famous by the Kony video released by an NGO (non-governmental agency) earlier in 2012. Senators also heard from State and Defense Department officials who explained U.S. efforts in the central African region affected by the LRA. The LRA was known for kidnapping women and children for use as sex slaves and child soldiers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305627-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305627-1 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Defense and State Department officials testified on President Obama's decision to send 100 U.S. military advisers to advise local forces fighting the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader, Joseph Kony, in Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Joseph Kony was under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, including mass rape and the use of child soldiers. A 2010 law authorized U.S. military assistance for multilateral efforts to suppress the group. During the hearing several members criticized the proposed deployment and expressed concerns about the mission parameters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302290-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302290-1 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Inhofe (R-OK) spoke about the security situation in Uganda and the decision to send U.S. military advisers to the region. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302108-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302108-5 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT P.J. Crowley briefed reporters on the actions of the Ugandan government following recent terrorist attacks. He also announced that the British government decided not to allow the Iroquois lacrosse team to enter the country using only their tribal passports. He took questions on the missing Iranian nuclear scientist who had taken refuge at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington and has now returned to Tehran, and on Ambassador Mitchell's meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294572-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294572-2 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions about a number of issues including bombings in Uganda and efforts to cap the BP oil well responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294461-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294461-1 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Rice talked about his book [The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget] (Metropolitan Books; May 26, 2009). In his book he investigates the history of Uganda, the legacy of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, and the process of reconciliation, through the story of Duncan Laki, whose father, a local chief, was murdered there in 1972. The trial 30 years later of Idi Amin's second-in-command, Major General Yusuf Gowon, allowed the people of Uganda to confront their past. Mr. Rice read passages of his book and then discussed them with Mr. Palatella. He then responded to questions from members of the audience. Andrew Rice has covered Africa for [The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic], and [The Economist]. He lived in Uganda from 2002 to 2004. John Palattella, literary editor for [The Nation], has published several of Mr. Rice's pieces. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288644-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288644-1 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT