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Name:        Rosina Moru Auren
Tribe:       Turkana
Nationality: Kenyan
Country:     Uganda
Age:         26-35
Occupation:  Forester

To all the Americans,

I would like to send my condolences to all the people of
america and especially those who lost loved ones in the
terrible unprecedented terriorist attack.

I know that all those affected would like to revenge and
therefore may welcome war. This is but human and in most
cases we can not help it, but to react so. I cannot claim to
have any experience of war, but I have heard from those who
were affected including my late mother.

When I was growing up in the village in a small town
(Isiolo) my mother told me of the MauMau war and how they
use to live in a state of terror and alert. They were forced
to abandon their homes and property and run for their live.
All night they would be forced sleep in trenches they doug.
The children could not play freely outside for fear of
attack, they lost everything and after the war it was very
hard to start living normally again.

I have lived in Uganda since 1999 and I have heard alot of
bad war stories experienced by Ugandan during the war. A
friend once told me of the time during Obote II regim when
she was a young girl. she use to go to school under the
escort of her brothers as the solders were out of control,
no displine and alot of young girls use to be abuse. she
told me that solders could take all their valuable and some
of her friend and relatives "dissapeared" to this day. The
war tend to give those in power a chance and freedom to do
whatever they wish on the weak and poor.

On those who cause so much pain in America and elsewhere
like in Kenya and Tanzania, the American government should
seek them out; the individuals were directly involve in the
terriorist attacks in New York and Washington, and punish
THEM.

The method to be used to get/hunt them done should not be
war and revenge but diplomacy. America has the backing of
the rest of the world to do this, by exerting pressure on
countries harbouring terriorist, even if it takes years, or
by  use economic sunction, these countries will eventually
give in and hand over whoerver was involve.

I have always belived in forgiveness, I believe that those
who do wrong unto others get punished one way or another on
this earth. Therefore forgive them and let's seek a peaceful
solution

May God be with you all and help you in your search for
justice. God bless.

Rosina Moru Auren
RosinaMoruAuren@lifeinafrica.com


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