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This guy knows nothing about getting his name in the paper. If he had just blamed white Americans for all of Africa's problems, he would have found himself on the front page of the NY Times tomorrow.

Now, you'll only read his comments here.

[Porterville]

Love the man, he should bump out Kofi and lock him up for the genocide Kofi, the french, and the Belgiums allowed in his country.

[jjm2111]

Socialism was the biggest mistake in the history of [the]Africa World.

There. That's better.

[Cicero]

No kidding. And it wasn't just the Russians who taught it to them. It was also the British, the French, the Germans, and the ever helpful Swedes.

[Spok]

Socialism was the biggest mistake in the history of Africa - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

I've got news for Museveni-the scope of that mistake is not limited to Africa.

[SkyPilot]

I will cheer this when Koffe Annan (sp?) gets on his knees and apologizes to the US, the world, and Africa for his feckless leadership.

[Hacksaw]

Just by his remarks, this guy has alientated himself from Jesse Jackson and Julian Bond.

[headsonpikes]

Musaveni's right.

Unfortunately for Africa, most of it was cursed with a bureaucracy created by the colonialists and well-educated in the principles of mid-20th century progressive democratic socialism.

They usually dropped the progressive and democratic, but held onto the socialism. It destroyed Africa.

Had Africa been blessed with the principles of liberal civilization, a la pre-WWI, life would have been immeasurably different for Africans.

Uganda, Kenya, Rhodesia and Ghana, would easily have attained the living standards of Malaysia or Thailand today.

Thankfully, their eyes are opening. History is not over.

[Eärendil]

Here's how to sell the story to the Paper of Wreckers: "Europeans have enslaved Africa twice: once with whips and chains, and once with failed political ideologies." Packaged that way, they might find it acceptable :-)

[malia]

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[Question_Assumptions]

So, it he going to be the next target of a Boondocks nastygram?

[Cindy]

Socialism is the biggest mistake anywhere, anytime. Period.

[T'wit]

Hong Kong and Singapore have freer economies than ours, China and Russia are beginning to breathe down our necks. It would be the supreme irony if Africa shook off its chains and turned into an economic colossus even as we are forced to drink the liberal hemlock and sink into collectivist ruin.

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[RightWhale]

African products? Cotton sheets, and, uh . . .

They could manufacture the usual micro-electronics, but who would want to place a hi-tek plant in the middle of civil war? Otrag did that and lost everything.

[GOPJ]

The first step toward prosperity is to "get it". Step one has been taken:

Many African countries, like Uganda, could be as prosperous now as the "Tigers," he said, "if it were not for the ideological confusion of our leaders then." The Ugandan, who came to power in 1986 after liberating his country from the rule of two brutal dictators, said, "their shortsighted policies of seizing or 'nationalizing' private business wrecked economies by chasing off investors while taking away incentives for local business to flourish. "

[GOPJ]

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