It is the end of the year and time for the planet's annual list frenzy to begin.
One of the most interesting resources on global issues is the horribly-named, but highly-readable Foreign Policy magazine. They just published their list of "The Top 10 Stories You MIssed in 2009".
Uganda came in at a respectable number 9 for a January article in the New York Times by Jeffrey Gettleman reporting that the US military helped fund and plan an attack on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in eastern Congo. Here is the original article.
The attack was poorly executed, allowing the rebel leaders to escape and murder 900 civilians in retaliation. It was the first time the United States had directly participated in actions against the LRA, which is designated a terrorist group by the United States.
It also mentions a pending bill in the US Congress co-authored by Sens. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) that will work towards "eliminating the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army ... through political, economic, military, and intelligence support."
Here is a link to the bill.
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