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Text of unattributed report entitled "Uganda nets 20 over Al-Qa'idah" published on the latest headlines section of Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 29 March About 20 people suspected to be linked with Al-Qa'idah have been arrested and interrogated by Ugandan security authorities. Sources say some have been deported after "thorough screening" from a list of the most wanted people who engage in terrorist activities and with Al-Qa'idah links. Source: The New Vision website, Kampala, in English 29 Mar 09

Kampala: THE Ugandan Cabinet has endorsed the US-led coalition to disarm Iraq by force, reports Alfred Wasike. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, also said it was ready to bolster the war effort if necessary. Uganda endorsed the decision after the US President, George W. Bush, last Thursday named Uganda among 45 nations which, it said, had joined the coalition to topple Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and disarm him. "Cabinet sitting under the chairmanship of H.E. Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda, on 21 March 2003, decided to support the US-led coalition to disarm Iraq by force. The...