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Uganda President Quotes Bible in Ominous Message to Opposition

Halima Athumani

   KAMPALA - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni Sunday bragged about the
   army's strength and appeared to threaten the opposition. Referencing
   security clashes at opposition protests this month that left 54 people
   dead, Museveni quoted the Bible, saying wrongdoers deserve death.
   In a special address Sunday night, President Yoweri Museveni, who has
   been in power for 34 years, donned a military jacket and did not mince
   words.

   Referring to opposition parties as "criminal gangs," Museveni said the
   violent protests that led to the loss of 54 lives will never be
   repeated.

   During the address, he reviewed videos of protesters damaging vehicles
   with his campaign posters and undressing a woman who was clad in a
   yellow T-shirt.

   He called the incidents acts of impunity by opposition supporters with
   foreign support.

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