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The NCC has provided the greatest danger for them. They claim that the NCC has undermined and reversed the democratic process of Zambia.

The NCC might bar their candidate through the degree clause. The NCC has further weakened the Pact with their dismissal of the clause for the Running Mate. The NCC has also closed an opportunity for the Christian declaration (which the Catholic and their NGOs oppose) to be expunged from the Constitution. The NCC has refused to adopt gay rights and gay marriages. In their view, the NCC has also diluted fundamental rights of NGOs and other societies.

But should this be the cause for such a campaign that clearly borders on treason? Is the NCC and constitution making process so closed that it doesn’t provide an opportunity for dialogue, for amendments, or for debate? Yet the NCC has avenues for public debate beyond its members.

The NCC also stages such as the Referendum and Parliament legal and legitimate bodies to handle outstanding issues.



CONCLUSION

This campaign by Father Bwalya and the forces that back him is illegal and is outside the realms of democratic activities. This campaign is aimed at clearly collapsing a legitimate and elected government using civil disobedience means. The CSO leaders are treading on a high wire and government should have no scruples to arrest them for the high crimes they are pursuing and slap the necessary charges on them.

The action by the CSOs brings the question of what the role of NGOs in Democracy in sharp focus. The CSOs in Zambia seem to be groping in the dark and in their firm belief that they ought to promote Good Governance are instead breaking the highest law in the land.

Anyone who threatens the peace, order and security of this country cannot be allowed to even if he is deftly clothing his criminal activities with lofty claims of ‘’constitutional rights and freedoms of association and expression’’.

You cannot break the Constitution using the Constitution! You cannot embark on a program whose sole purpose is to remove a legitimate and elected government and justify such an action because you are using peaceful means!

Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi and other proponents of civil disobedience and peaceful methods proposed such campaigns against dictatorships, illegitimate, tyrannical and illegal governments that subjugated its citizens and provided no forums such as elections for citizens to express and participate in civic and national affairs.

Why would Father Bwalya and his colleagues clothe their criminal activities against a government recently elected and is due for scrutiny in the 2011 Elections? Why don’t they take their wisdom to Opposition political parties who are mandated by law to contest for elections? Or more still why don’t they form their own their political party than risk the charge of treason with this action?

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Desperation

The forces aligned against the MMD are desperate for change of government. There is limited faith in the electoral process and individuals competing against President Rupiah Banda provide no discernible hope.

In 2006, there appeared to have been the greatest opportunity to beat the MMD at the elections. Many contend that Michael Sata beat Mwanawasa at the elections but Sata sold the Presidency to give in and give up to forces that he had antagonized; the British (with his Mugabe invitation), the Chinese (with threats of chasing them) and the Business and Corporate World (for his brash and anti business tendencies). This deal was brokered by political operator and veteran politician Alexander Chikwanda.

Although the PF/UPND Pact appear strong to take over power from the MMD, the campaigners hope that numerous activities should be embarked upon that strongly unite and rally citizens against the MMD so that this is made possible.

The 2008 elections provided for another window of change. But the MMD candidate Rupiah Banda was a man of superior qualities to their leader. He was affable, educated and promoted unity, reconciliation and peace. The Zambians, Business and the Donor communities loved and preferred Rupiah Banda to Michael Sata.

It is for this reason that the campaigns against Banda have since targeted the strong qualities that made him win the 2008 Elections.

A sustained campaign has been spearheaded that consistently depict him as corrupt, intolerant and a tourist to render him weak and unelectable at the next polls.

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Celsius boyi, help me out with that old gospel hymn.

oh when the saints go marching in, oh when the saints go maaarching iiiiinnn!!!!
(together now)
Lord, how I want to be in that numberrrr!!!!, When the Saints go marching iiiiiiinnn!!!!!!!


As God is my witness, there will be no marching in for the Catholic leadership. They are going straight to hell





Ex-teacher arrested in Chile; child sex abuse in Spain alleged March 16, 2010 3:51 p.m.

Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A man who used to teach at a Roman Catholic religious order's schools in Spain has been arrested in Chile on suspicion of sexually abusing children, police in Spain and Chile said Tuesday.

The suspect, Jose Angel Arregui Erana, was arrested in August 2009 in Chile, where he was teaching. He was held on suspicion of filming the abuse and possessing images of sexually abused boys, Jaime Jara, a Chilean cybercrime unit police commander, told CNN partner station CNN+ by telephone Tuesday.

Jara said that the suspected crime of possessing the illegal images occurred in Chile but that the alleged sexual abuse of the students and the filming of it apparently occurred in Spain.

Arregui, who is in his early 50s, was a physical education teacher in Spain and allegedly placed hidden cameras in gyms and bathrooms to film sexual abuse of the students, Jara told CNN+, a 24-hour Spanish language news channel based in Madrid.

The allegations come against a backdrop of allegations of child abuse by priests in Ireland, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in recent months. The suspect in the Spanish case does not appear to have been a priest, but a layman teaching in schools run by a Catholic order.

"The alleged events happened here, in Spain," a Spanish Civil Guard spokesman in Madrid told CNN.

The spokesman, who by custom is not identified, said that Civil Guard investigators have been working on the case in recent months and that there has been more than one complaint from an alleged victim.

But none of the alleged victims so far have been willing to go public about the events, which in some cases occurred years ago, the Civil Guard spokesman said.

The religious order for which Arregui worked in Spain reacted with surprise and indignation Tuesday. But spokesmen for the San Viator congregation said neither they nor other members of the order were aware of the alleged abuse and had received no complaints.

Ignacio Pelaez, a spokesman for the San Viator congregation in Madrid, said, "It's surprising and of concern. They knew nothing about this. If they knew about this situation, they would have raised the matter or taken all measures to avoid it."

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I am still baffled as to why high level stupidity is so predominant in MMD. Must have something to do with kadoli and the way he laid down the foundation of this movement.

26091

veteran, just because a buma like frank bwalya disagrees with your chicken politics does not necessarily make him a jerk.

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The Hon. Labour D/Minister can do better by strengthening his ministry by seeking improved funding so that his officers can embark on educating employers.Some local companies have no capacity to meet the minimum wage. Should they employ their relatives only?

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The Constitution of Zambian gives the Government enough instruments of action in preserving national peace and security at all cost. It is therefore a fallacy to think that treasonous acts can circumvent the Government’s constitutional powers that invoke instruments of peace and security where need arise.In a functional democracy, the only window of change is elections and ballots. Any extra-constitutional option takes the nightmare of extrajudicial action.Unless these counterfeits settle on mass and issue instructions from there, theirs is circus bound for a historic experience never to be forgotten.

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Glencore Energy wins $1 bln Zambia oil supply deal


And such are some of the economic activities with their propensity of launching the country into tangible developmental phase through economic activities which a clique of tribal religious counterfeit xenophobes want to sabotage out of incorrigible tribal hatred. Tribally aligned Telesphore Mpundu abuser of Mwanawasa in his grave, Augustine Mwewa, Simon Kabanda, and this jerk ex-priest called Frank Bwalya are jockers.

Over consumed with tribal hatred in their quest for a destabilized country, they have resorted to draw the country in religious and tribal wars all against peaceful and law abiding Zambian traditions of all ethic root. They are overlooking their challenges at hand. Any fanatical option these religious counterfeit take against Zambians with pockets of their imagined community in thuggery is goose chase to nowhere.

Theirs lacks a national character. Its pure tribal Groupthink aligned in a religious cult out tough with the main stream faith of their mother body the Catholic Church. This cult is no different from the late Lumpa Church uprising cult movement of Alice Lenshina. No matter how they get consumed and animated in tribal hatred or masquerade as a catholic cause, they are falling flat. The country has seen Telephore Mpundu and Mwewas vainly belaboring to involve an innocent Catholic Church in their sins and hatred to which many MMD members and leaders are faithful. This cult movement is a circus to nowhere but Alice Lenshina legacy.

Zambians of diverse faith belongs to all citizens regardless of which part of this Great model state they come from within our territorial jurisdiction. This country is not a land of what a legion of tribally confused religious counterfeit xenophobes want, but what the people’s constitution want. It is always democracy and constitutionality that takes precedence over everything in our national governance. No one is above the laws of the land. The professional and independent justice system is open to take petitions and injunctions from responsible citizens against their government if there is any legal basis and dissatisfaction.

The electoral commission of Zambia ECZ manages national elections held in a free competitive space of ideas and aspirations in which citizens are at liberty to sell themselves. If these religious counterfeits of tribal xenophobes believe they are credible and a national asset worth people’s national vote, let them pitch on the ballot. Zambia as a country will never subscribe to the fantasy and whims of a legion of tribal religious counterfeit league.

Alice Lenshina tried this insanity, she failed and these revisionists cult gang of nihilists making an attempt on our national unity, enduring peace, resolve and values are in a hollow hoax. Like Alice Lenshina in the name of religion failed, this cult will have poor and sad crash landing. Hatred begets hatred. They will fail not because of a retaliatory challenges but because they have no national character or face. Zambia is bigger than a few lost souls overrating their value. I see Frank Bwalya as a prototype of northern Uganda’s sect leader John Koni now holed up in Central Africa. But unfortunately for these counterfeits, time is against them and naturally Zambia is ruthless with this nonsense. They should ask convict Michael Sata who became a Lumpa church member on his release from the colonial Prison at Bwana Mkubwa where the Lumpa Movement is today and what happened to Lenshina. If Lenshina went further with her cult, this cult of Bwalya and tribes mate will live the taste of time.

Always Zambia is bigger than anyone of us and any qualified Zambians is constitutional right to preside over national affairs as President. She is not a preserve of any tribe. Such is the myth these counterfeits out to know.

A say Godspeed to disgraced Telesphore Mpundu (Lusaka) abuser of Mwanawasa in his grave, Augustine Mwewa (Ndola diocese), Simon Kabanda (Lusaka), and this jerk called Frank Bwalya (Kitwe).

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Robby,

Don't ask me why, but I think you are best qualified to comment on the colonel's latest ranting. Do you think his "solution" for Nigeria has any merit? Or maybe the colonel done smoked that good Bedouin hashish again. those red eyes! shish! What do you think, Robby?





BBC NEWS - 14:56 GMT, Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Divide Nigeria in two, says Muammar Gaddafi

Nigeria should be divided into two nations to avoid further bloodshed between Muslims and Christians, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said.

In a speech to students, he praised the example of India and Pakistan, where he said partition saved many lives.

Splitting Nigeria "would stop the bloodshed and burning of places of worship," state news agency Jana quoted him as saying.

A senior Nigerian diplomat said he was not taking the suggestion seriously.

Hundreds of people have died in communal violence in villages around the central Nigerian city of Jos this year.

The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says Col Gaddafi's suggestion is unsurprising given his past form.

Last year, he called for Switzerland to be abolished and for its land to be divided between Italy, Germany and France.

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Eagle! where are you my big bro? Heard the news? Your favorite playboy Tiger Woods is scheduled to play at the Masters next month. This is the same tournament at Augusta, Georgia, where Tiger first made history back in the 90s by obliterating the competition by a record 12 strokes. Imagine if he manages to win this time around. it will be the talk of the town, how sex and golf are quite compatible. he hehe