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Obama: [Ugandas] Anti-gay law would 'complicate' relationship with Uganda
The Los Angeles Times ^ | February 16, 2014 | Christi Parsons

Posted on 02/16/2014 2:27:30 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — President Obama warned Sunday that a harsh new anti-gay law in Uganda would “complicate our valued relationship” with the east African country, which receives hundreds of millions of dollars a year in U.S. aid.

In a last-ditch effort to derail the measure, national security advisor Susan Rice called Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni over the weekend and urged him not to sign the measure. The law includes a provision of life in prison for “aggravated homosexuality.”

But amid news reports that Museveni was intent on pressing forward, Obama said Sunday that the move would be “a step backward for all Ugandans” and would reflect poorly on the country’s commitment to protecting the human rights of its people.

“As we have conveyed to President Museveni, enacting this legislation will complicate our valued relationship with Uganda,” Obama said in a written statement released Sunday. “At a time when, tragically, we are seeing an increase in reports of violence and harassment targeting members of the LGBT community from Russia to Nigeria, I salute all those in Uganda and around the world who remain committed to respecting the human rights and fundamental human dignity of all persons.”(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: africa; homosexualagenda; homosout; obama; uganda
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To: Moorings

Only in his fondest, dampest dreams-he’s a legend in his own mind...


21 posted on 02/16/2014 2:41:05 PM PST by Texan5 (" You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Meanwhile, it will not complicate China’s relationship with them at all, as they don’t have strings attached to their money. China will give them a railroad or something, and they will no longer be allies with us.


22 posted on 02/16/2014 2:43:17 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

King Obama rules the world and everyone has to do what he says.... apparently.


23 posted on 02/16/2014 2:44:04 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

what is “aggravated homsexuality”? Engaging in homosexual sex or homosexual rape?


24 posted on 02/16/2014 2:45:09 PM PST by plain talk
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

FUBO!!


25 posted on 02/16/2014 2:46:14 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Send in Ambassador Putin to uncomplicate the matter.


26 posted on 02/16/2014 2:47:46 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: ohiobushman

I listen to sports talk radio in the early morning (or used to). I’m in Canada, but not one hour can go by without hearing gay this, gay that. I am a huge sports fan and have not watched or listened to the olympics and turn anything off when they go all gay, all the time.

I have lost a good friend because her daughter called me a hater when I said I was sick of hearing about everybody’s sex life all the time.


27 posted on 02/16/2014 2:48:26 PM PST by blastbaby
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Stop Obama.
Support Free Republic.

28 posted on 02/16/2014 2:48:35 PM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m sure Uganda & Russia are really scared of Obama now.../s


29 posted on 02/16/2014 2:48:38 PM PST by RginTN
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To: plain talk

It includes having homosexual sex with the mentally disabled and having homosexual sex with AIDS.


30 posted on 02/16/2014 2:53:31 PM PST by Viennacon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So that’s why susan went on this trip with him, to make a phone call.


31 posted on 02/16/2014 2:53:39 PM PST by easternsky
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Perhaps Ambassador of Good Will Vladimir Putin could draw an anatomically correct picture that would uncomplicate things for our boy king.


32 posted on 02/16/2014 2:55:48 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This once again underscores everything he never knew about foreign policy, including Cold War policy which is not ancient history. Russia or China especially would surely be glad to take up the slack where the US leaves off, for their own reasons.


33 posted on 02/16/2014 2:57:32 PM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
In a last-ditch effort to derail the measure, national security advisor Susan Rice called Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni over the weekend and urged him not to sign the measure.

Seriously?

She gets paid to make usesless, ineffective, and stupid phone calls?.

What' she going to do next week, call the Pope and urge him to worsip the devil?.

34 posted on 02/16/2014 2:58:33 PM PST by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: Sacajaweau

Exactly. What 0bama’s reaction be if Uganda were to state that our homo-loving president’s sexual preferences was “complicating” their rerlations with us?


35 posted on 02/16/2014 2:59:42 PM PST by henkster (Communists never negotiate.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anti-Homo law in Uganda?

Obama sees it as a personal attack.


36 posted on 02/16/2014 2:59:45 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria (& Eric Holder))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Totally sick of this Administration shoving homosexual's down our throat..that may be what they like…not this American!!!

ENOUGH ALREADY…
I am 71 years old and I've NEVER disliked a President as much as I do the current one..
HURRY UP 2016

37 posted on 02/16/2014 3:00:32 PM PST by haircutter
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To: blastbaby

Yes. Western intervention has exacerbated their famine cycle, by supporting the explosion of a population which they can never support on their own.


38 posted on 02/16/2014 3:00:56 PM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Viennacon
Go suck a lemon, TOTUS.

Reggie is lemon flavored???

39 posted on 02/16/2014 3:00:57 PM PST by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: haircutter

less than 2 years and counting FRiend, keep vigil and loaded


40 posted on 02/16/2014 3:04:45 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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