Cable en el que el presidente de Uganda considera la homosexualidad como una enfermedad
Museveni asegura que "nadie ser¨¢ ejecutado por sus tendencias", pero recuerda que la homosexualidad no es algo que deba ser celebrado o promovido. "No nos presionen. Ya me encargar¨¦ yo", advierte.
| ID: | 248256 |
| Date: | 2010-02-11 05:21:00 |
| Origin: | 10ADDISABABA280 |
| Source: | Embassy Addis Ababa |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 ADDIS ABABA 000280 SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/FO, AF/RSA, AF/C, AF/E, IO/UNP, S-USSE NSC FOR MGAVIN LONDON FOR PLORD PARIS FOR WBAIN E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/06/2020 TAGS: MARR, PGOV, PREL, AU-1 SUBJECT: AU SUMMIT: MUSEVENI'S MUSINGS ON AFRICAN CONFLICTS, FAMILY VALUES Classified By: Ambassador Michael Battle for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). This message is from USAU Ambassador Michael A. Battle. 1. (U) January 31, 2010; 5:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Africa Advisor Michelle Gavin Special Envoy Scott Gration Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notetaker) Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa 3. (C) Summary. In a free-ranging conversation on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ugandan President Museveni told the American delegation that while the situation in Sudan is worrisome, it is not without hope. He advised that issues like border demarcation and wealth distribution be addressed immediately, given the likelihood of the South becoming independent, and offered regional assistance in building southern capacity in governance and development. On Kenya's Jubaland Initiative in Southern Somalia, Museveni questioned Kenya's bush-fighting credentials and the ideological commitment of its Somali proxies. He advised the West to pay and develop Transitional Federal Government (TFG) fighters rather than the much more expensive and less effective options of funding international peacekeepers and counterpiracy operations. He pledged continued regional oversight of Burundi's peace process as it approaches elections this year, and promised that no Ugandan would be executed for homosexual behavior. End Summary. Sudan: "I want to see that general . . ." ----------------------------------------- 4. (C) In a meeting with the USG delegation, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni discussed a range of regional developments. On Sudan, he characterized Uganda as a "lonely frontline state," having been abandoned in its support of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) by Ethiopia and Eritrea. Museveni thanked General Gration for touching base with him on Sudan, and welcomed Gration's proposed visit to Uganda. 5. (C) Museveni reported that Government of South Sudan (GOSS) President Salva Kiir is "worried." Museveni indicated that southern independence was highly likely and advised that contentious issues like border demarcation and wealth distribution must be addressed immediately. Museveni welcomed Gration's pledge that the USG will respect and support the South's decision on independence. Whether or not the referendum results in southern independence, Museveni said that South Sudan must develop economically. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) should play a vital role in South Sudan's development, he said, just as IGAD had birthed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement at Naivasha. Museveni agreed that South Sudan lacks technical capacity, but suggested that Uganda and other neighbors have qualified and underemployed technocrats and bureaucrats who could help South Sudan govern and develop. Already, Uganda has many teachers working in South Sudan, said Museveni. Somalia: Kenya's Jubaland Initiative ------------------------------------ 6. (U) A/S Carson thanked Museveni for the sacrifices Uganda continues to make in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), acknowledging that the TFG's success is due in large part to Uganda's protection. Carson applauded Uganda's training initiative for TFG troops and committed to support the deployment of its fourth battalion. ADDIS ABAB 00000280 002 OF 003 "Freedom fighters, not employees" --------------------------------- 7. (C) Responding to Carson's question about Kenya's proposed Jubaland Initiative, Museveni acknowledged the operational value of seizing Kismayo and, more broadly, denying al-Shabaab's access to sea and airports. However, Museveni questioned the capacity of the Kenyans to manage such an offensive, as well as the ideological commitment of the Somali proxy forces. Fighting, said Museveni, is foremost ideological, especially in a stateless conflict. The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo face a similar challenge, said Museveni. Their problem is that they are not fighting for a cause. Would Somali fighters participating in the Jubaland Initiative be a liberation movement or an extension of the Kenyan Army? Museveni characterized the Kenyan Armed Forces as a "career army," questioning their liberation credentials and wondering about their ability to sustain bush fighters. "Is Kenya used to fighting like this? Would Kenya be able to provide logistical support to its Somali allies?" 8. (C) Carson wondered if Somali fighters sponsored by Kenya would be loyal to the TFG, or switch allegiances to the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jammah (ASWJ) or another group. Carson told Museveni that the Ethiopian government originally had concerns that a Kenyan-sponsored Somali force might eventually shift its support to the Oromo National Liberation Front (ONLF), but that Prime Minister Meles now seemed comfortable there are control measures to preclude such a force from meddling in the Ogaden. Shabaab vs. AMISOM ------------------ 9. (C) Museveni expressed hope in the fact that almost four years hence the extremists still have not organized themselves. Despite all the time and space, the Shabaab's structure and capacity remain weak. They don't have deep roots, said Museveni. They are gunmen only. Carson countered saying that Shabaab's destructive nature had nonetheless transformed a local problem into a regional and international one, citing refugee flows, rampant piracy, and safe haven for violent Islamic extremism. Museveni stated that this situation is reversible, and that with sufficient military force al-Shabaab can be driven from the major towns in south-central Somalia where they would wither in the countryside. 10. (C) Carson said the USG would continue to help build AMISOM's capacity, and saluted Djibouti's recent troop contribution. He solicited Museveni's assistance in getting more African governments to pledge peacekeepers, and stated that the USG is encouraging the AU and its partners to raise AMISOM troop allowances to UN standards. 11. (C) Museveni pushed back saying that the international community's money would be better spent on training and paying the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) for a year. It's cheaper than the UN, said Museveni. Plus, the Somalis would eventually develop more ideological commitment to liberation than would an international force. In the meantime, the TFG must be able to pay its fighters until they can galvanize ideologically. "How much are you spending on ships which don't control piracy?" Spend that money instead on developing a SNAF of 20,000 personnel, concentrating on small unit leadership. Solve the problems on the land and the piracy issue will go away, said Museveni. Burundi ------- 13. (C) Wolpe commended Museveni's shepherding of the Burundi peace process over the years, but warned of a void in international oversight of the peace process with the dismissal of Head of United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) Youssef Mahmoud and the withdrawal of the ADDIS ABAB 00000280 003 OF 003 South African protection mission. Wolpe also identified the need for a facilitation mechanism should intervention be required during the election period. Wolpe suggested that the East African Community (EAC) might be able to partner with Burundi in establishing such a framework. On the positive side, Burundian President Nkurunziza wants the maximum amount of international observers for the elections as early as he can get them. 14. (U) Museveni admitted that he had not been closely following events in Burundi, but promised to follow up saying, "we'll ensure there are no problems." Museveni identified police training as critical in the run-up to the elections. African Family Values --------------------- 15. (U) Carson expressed gratitude that Museveni had tamped down the tensions surrounding Uganda's draft anti-homosexuality bill. Both Carson and Otero encouraged Museveni to pursue decriminalization and destigmatization of homosexuality. Museveni warned outsiders of pushing Africa too hard on this issue, lest it create another hurricane, and lectured on African family values. He assured the USG delegation that nobody in Uganda would be executed for homosexual behavior, but explained that in the African context homosexuality is a disorder and not something to be promoted or celebrated. Don't push it, warned Museveni, "I'll handle it." Comment ------- 16. (U) Museveni was confident, amiable, and entirely lucid, if not verbose at times. The exchange was quintessentially Museveni as he wove wit, wisdom, scripture, and at times gentle chastisement into his analysis of the region's security challenges. Featuring prominently were several of his standard themes, like the danger of Islamic extremism penetrating Black Africa and Uganda's prominent role as a frontline state, as well as the critical role of subregional organizations in addressing problems and lessons in liberation theology. 17. (U) A/S Carson has cleared this cable. YATES |
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