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INTERPOL’S fake images: - Ex. TFG Prime Minster is not the Kampala Suicide Bomber
By Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh
July 22, 2010

The weekend of the world cup massacre (7/11) in Kampala that caused the death of 74 people came at the least expected  time: It came at a time when the whole world was at stand still and united in enjoying the long awaited final play of the last leg of the world cup; a time that nations of the world forgot what divides them but instead embraced what unites them as human beings; a time the Israeli prison guards and the Hamaz inmates voluntarily shelved their disparity, time arch rivals were betting on the same team, time the world marked environmental awareness by taking millions of cars off the road, time the citizens of the world except the Somalis, under the control of Harakat Al Shabab   Mujahidin, joined hands in celebration.

Reconstructed photos of suspected killers in Uganda terror attacks on football fans published by INTERPOL

The reconstructed pictures of the two suspects raises more questions than answers and thus injects heavy dose of mistrust in the already what is fast becoming suspicious investigation.

The picture on the left is the true picture of Professor Ali Geedi, the then TFG Prime Minister in his office two years back. The reconstructed photo on the wright is the same photo but doctored poorly – Just the head of the suspect is super imposed on the professor’s picture but the jacket, the shirt and the flag at the background confirms that the photo from Interpol is not genuine at all.

The left Photo is that of a clergy man who by the look of his style of dress appears most probably to hail from West Africa or perhaps Sudan but the image on the right is depicting a DJ who mixes Somali music tracks in Sweden. This is sending a conflicting message as it is impossible for Al Shabab member to allow himself to pause for a photo in an atmosphere that is remotely connected to music as music is considered by Al – Shabab as the voice of Satan.

The two images of the reconstructed faces of the suspects have no or little semblance to Somali but the intention of the creators of this poor forgery is clear beyond any doubt – the Somali flag background in the first image, a flag that Al-Shabab never hoists for its symbolism,  and the Somali related poster on the second says all. Despite the claim of Al Shabab, a coalition of Ethiopian and Ugandan intelligence work was the strongest suspicion among many that surfaced in Uganda , never the less these pictures are casting a long shadow on the trust people had on the investigation work of 60 FBI officers, Scotland Yard team, MI5 and etc.

For the first time in history, the world’s law enforcement elite turned up in Kampala to investigate what was usually ignored – the black African death and disaster never before has been classed as an international issue. The Ugandans who have good reasons to be suspicious of President Museveni’s regime received the arrival of the international team with jubilation though they were aware that the motive behind  this unheard international interest centre upon the fact an Americans and other non – African nationalities were among the casualties.

What Uganda Government doesn’t want us to hear?

Within hours the Ugandan government pointed the finger to Al Shabab and in the next day the government was circulating that it could be a joint operation between Al Shabab and the ADF – the first time ever the government mentioned that the ADF and Alshabab have a working relationship. The government also said that because Al – Shabab threatened to bomb Uganda several months ago, the possibilities of others to have carried the bombing can’t be discounted. The Ugandan government broadcasted  that they have recovered the head of the bomber from the site and it has the features of a Somali – the head could belong to Somali, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Sudanese and etc and could have been a victim like the Americans and other nationalities who were caught in the heinous act.

Surprisingly the head wasn’t disfigured and was identifiable despite the blast that killed so many   and maimed  many more was strapped on his body – very hard to conceive to see such miracle which is mostly exclusive to the prophets to happen in Kampala at this scientific age. It reminds us of Mogadishu (Somalia) medical student’s graduation ceremony bombing last year in which the weak TFG blamed an unclaimed body as the perpetrator – African governments need no investigative work to establish the truth about anything.  A commission of 12 members were assigned to investigate the medical students bombing and they melted away as soon as the news faded away from the headlines- no one knows who was behind the Mogadishu up to the time of this writing.

Museven’s son, head of the Special Forces, was the first on the scene and his father was the next to arrive and no sign of the rest of the government was seen or heard of. For the best part of the first two days the father and the son were the only two who were awake while the rest of the government was fast sleep. Uganda’s Television and newspapers were dominated exclusively by them – the all vigilant and   ultra nationalist father and son in the whole of Uganda.

The fact that the government proclaimed that they confiscated an unexploded loaded suicide bombers vest in the Ange Noir discotheque near Kampala’s Industrial area raised   many eye brows as the discotheque is frequented by the Minsters, Army officers and their children . There is question mark on the choice of the suspected bombers of the Kyadondo Rugby Club and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant and ignored more visible, densely populated and economically more significant targets, for example, the Garden City shopping complex, the Crested Towers buildings, or the Kampala Serena Hotel.

No one knows why they avoided the most expensive and high-profile new buildings, companies, and shopping complexes in Uganda --- like Garden City, the Nakumatt complex, Umeme electricity company, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Imperial Royale Hotel, Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Roofings Ltd. along the Entebbe-Kampala highway, the J&M Airport Hotel along the same Entebbe-Kampala highway, the Sameer Dairy corporation, and others --- known to belong to the Museveni family.

The Ugandans are on the believe that this was an inside project to justify to get more funds from the Americans in the name of “war on terror” as well as to get support for the IGAD planned deployment of extra  20,000 troops in Mogadishu on the other hand.

In the African continent, where democracy is a scarce commodity, often despised both by religious radicals, like Al-shabab, and autocratic governments, like that of Uganda and Ethiopia, two countries that have damaged the prospect of peace in Somalia, the simple art of whom to believe is a gigantic challenge.  If any credible outcome should result from investigating this heinous crime, someone other than Uganda or any of IGAD members should spearhead the effort, preferably the US FBI with the help of the Scotland Yard as being the best hope.

Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh
Email:abdikarimbuh@yahoo.com
WardheerNews contributor and political analyst based in London.

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