Rhodesia

[RLD]

Uh well Wheels is from Tanzania so perhaps he has some firsthand knowledge instead of your book knowledge. You ever been to Tanzania or Zimbabwe?

Yes to both. Interestingly my wife grew up in Kenya and my father-in-law was responsible for the installation of telephones in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda when Bell Canada put them in over a period of years. One of my closest friends was hired by the government of Uganda to co-ordinate their negotiations with the LRA over a number of years, a project I assisted him with. Another good friend was the Minister of Mining in Zambia. I am happy to go on at length about my connections with Africa and why I feel I have a good grasp at it, but I am not big on bragging. One's arguments should stand on their own.

One of my rules is not to talk about things I don't understand well. My knowledge of African history and development is actually pretty good.

But that still doesn't mean Zebras have been domesticated does it?

 

[Scott CWO]

Yes to both. Interestingly my wife grew up in Kenya and my father-in-law was responsible for the installation of telephones in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda when Bell Canada put them in over a period of years. One of my closest friends was hired by the government of Uganda to co-ordinate their negotiations with the LRA over a number of years, a project I assisted him with. Another good friend was the Minister of Mining in Zambia. I am happy to go on at length about my connections with Africa and why I feel I have a good grasp at it, but I am not big on bragging. One's arguments should stand on their own.

One of my rules is not to talk about things I don't understand well. My knowledge of African history and development is actually pretty good.

But that still doesn't mean Zebras have been domesticated does it?

Impressive although I don’t think your work with the LRA bore enough fruit. I have firsthand experience with the LRA.

 

[RLD]

Impressive although I don’t think your work with the LRA bore enough fruit. I have firsthand experience with the LRA.

The work with the LRA was tragically not successful. Although one wonders if they ever negotiated in good faith.

Would love to hear your LRA stories sometime. They were a blight on history but nonetheless it is important to understand them.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

B.S. is B.S. no matter how much affection you feel for the source.

If @Wheels was a little older we might think he took those photos on his own.

 

[Scott CWO]

The work with the LRA was tragically not successful. Although one wonders if they ever negotiated in good faith.

Would love to hear your LRA stories sometime. They were a blight on history but nonetheless it is important to understand them.

DM sent

 

[Scott CWO]

The work with the LRA was tragically not successful. Although one wonders if they ever negotiated in good faith.

Would love to hear your LRA stories sometime. They were a blight on history but nonetheless it is important to understand them.

That is an understatement.

 

[RLD]

DM sent

Thank you. Appreciate that.

 

[Rare Breed]

When A Crocodile Eats The Sun, IMO

Just finished When A Crocodile Eats The Sun…excellent book told by a family not a soldier. The last chapter is about 2007 which is only 19 years ago. If you were ever thinking of buying a home in Zim forget it after reading this book. This book combined with two Safaris with Lou Hallamore who fought in and lived it gives a very real picture of what took place

 

[Tanks]

There is a lesson here for those who would allow their own countries demographics to swing in favor of illegal immigration, anchor babies, welfare supported higher birth rates, etc. You can lose your country and your culture--to an invasion which has really nothing much to either culturally or economically validate it.

In this case though the white settlers were the illegal immigrants with anchor babies. I am sympathetic to Rhodesians however what happened to Rhodesia is a result of anti-colonial movement around the world. Not a result of illegal immigration. Could it have been done better? Of course.

 

[Bullhunter]

Zebra, "Spezialkräfte"-Soldat, vor mehr als 100 Jahren.