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Started by Mr.Penguin, May 05, 2009, 12:41:13 PM

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Mr.Penguin

QuoteAfricans must go to the moon
02/05/2009 22:34  - (SA)      


Entebbe, Uganda - Africans must travel to the moon to investigate what developed nations have been doing in outer space, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday.

"The Americans have gone to the moon. And the Russians. The Chinese and Indians will go there soon. Africans are the only ones who are stuck here," Museveni said, addressing a meeting of the Uganda Law Society in Entebbe.

"We must also go there and say: 'What are you people doing up here?'."

Museveni urged the assembly of Uganda's top lawyers to support East African integration, arguing that one of the region's goals should be to develop a space programme.

"Uganda alone cannot go to the moon. We are too small. But East Africa united can. That is what East African integration is all about," he said. "Then we can say to the Americans: 'What are you doing here all alone?'."

Museveni has vocally campaigned for a common East African economic and political zone.

Negotiations to establish a tariff free trade zone including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda have been ongoing for months.

Museveni on Saturday also called for enhanced political integration among the East African nations, suggesting the region would be strengthened by becoming one country.

- AFP

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garbon

I'm looking like a crazy. I can't stop laughing.
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Syt

:tinfoil:

OTOH, if it's an incentive for them to get their shit together, more power to them.
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Josquius

Oh deer...
The headline made me laugh. Reading it just makes me feel sorry for Ugandans...
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derspiess

 :lmfao: :lmfao:

Maybe they can pick up where NASSA left off.

http://www.planetvids.com/cool-videos/115/nassa/  in case there's still someone who hasn't seen it.
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Quote from: derspiess on May 05, 2009, 12:52:28 PM
:lmfao: :lmfao:

Maybe they can pick up where NASSA left off.

http://www.planetvids.com/cool-videos/115/nassa/  in case there's still someone who hasn't seen it.

Was just waiting for someone to post that old classic... :thumbsup:
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It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.

Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC.  All that profiteable moon mining.
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Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.

Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC.  All that profiteable moon mining.

They will monopolize cheese. :cry:
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garbon

Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.

Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC.  All that profiteable moon mining.

Give it to valmy to support the idea that we are chillin in our moon bases.
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Valmy

Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 01:21:22 PM
Give it to valmy to support the idea that we are chillin in our moon bases.

Git off my moon lawn!
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