Posted on 02/17/2014 11:18:08 AM PST by lbryce
President Barack 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.
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ive never heard of Aggravated Homosexuality before......
aggravating homsexuals yes...Aggravated Homosexuality nope!
is barry gonna stomp his feet ??
“In addition, the U.S. gave more than $256 million in foreign assistance to Uganda last year.”
Essentially, Obama without any type of congressional approval will be using denial of money as a weapon against the people of Uganda.
Scott Lively’s response: http://barbwire.com/2014/02/17/breaking-lively-challenges-president-obama-uganda-criticism/
Mich be gettin' it on d'sly frum JODIE !
aggravated homosexuality is the replacement for THAT IS SOOOO GAY
ya...cuz the racist/eugenicist in chief is all for ANY 3rd world population control measure.
is Obama now officially an western racist imperialist for trying to dictate what an African nation can and cannot do?
I wonder if he is going to speak out again Saudi Arabia’s policy toward gays?? (you know gays who are not “On the down Low” )
... crickets....
Yet he supports the Muslim Brotherhood, who is also anti-homosexual.
I’m sure he’ll follow-up by condemning several Muslim Nations’ policies against practicing other religions.
I’m so gad my heterosexuality isn’t Aggravated....although Ive been Known to get quite aggravated from time to time.
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