Re: [wanabidii] MDF Commander Odillo says: Army ready to defend Malawi

Okiya,

Your advice is very wise. War should be a last resort in any
situation. I can almost gurantee you that those pushing for war either
have never participated in a war or seen its devastating consequences.
They are the types of people who know that they are not going into the
Army and will probably be watching the war on TV from their sofa seat
at the Hilton Hotel in Dar or Lilongwe.

Courage



On 10/15/12, Okiya Omtatah Okoiti <omtatah@yahoo.com> wrote:
> War between Malawi and Tanzania is not inevitable. There should never be any
> war between Tanzania and Malawi. Those discussing war as if it is some
> computer game should wake up to the horrors of war. Let all know that if
> Tanzania and Malawi go to war, they will destroy a great people. We will all
> lose. Let's fight poverty so that we can all win.
>
> We all must do all we can to dissuade Malawi and Tanzania from their
> bellicose course of action. If there is any sort of "middle ground" to be
> walked between Malawian and Tanzanian interests in the dispute, we must do
> our best to find it.
>
> I leave you with a quote from Pope John Paul II. In January, 2003, when
> opposing the Iraqi war, he told his Diplomatic Corps:
>
>     "War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity... War
> is never just another means that one can choose to employ for settling
> differences between nations… War cannot be decided upon…except as the very
> last option and in accordance with very strict conditions, without ignoring
> the consequences for the civilian population both during and after the
> military operations."
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mobhare Matinyi <matinyi@hotmail.com>
> To: Wanabidii googlegroups <wanabidii@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 9:04 PM
> Subject: RE: [wanabidii] MDF Commander Odillo says: Army ready to defend
> Malawi
>
>
>
> Everybody, I mean everybody, who had to face Tanzanian troops in the past
> said exactly the same thing. But the results were totally opposite, the
> recent one being the rebel leader of the Comoro islands in 2008.
> Actually South Africans said it was impossible to win soundly but Tanzanian
> troops won and Col Bakari was arrested. Comoro is peaceful today; the
> Senegalese and Sudanese were afraid to join in the operation.
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:16:28 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [wanabidii] MDF Commander Odillo says: Army ready to defend
>> Malawi
>> From: mauricejoduor@gmail.com
>> To: wanabidii@googlegroups.com
>>
>> Deogratias,
>>
>> Suppose a war breaks out between Tanzania and Malawi, would you
>> volunteer to join the army and go to thr frontlines?
>>
>> Courage
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/14/12, Deogratias Kawonga <deogratias.kawonga@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Haaa ! Haaa Charles we will not fight you, instead we will perish every
>> > shit
>> > crossing our boarder, don't just talk, make a trial today .............
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Oct 14, 2012, at 11:21, Charles Banda <chasbanda@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) "is ready to protect citizens and the
>> >> interests of the country," the Army Commander General Henry Odillo
>> >> told
>> >> The Sunday Times in an exclusive interview.
>> >>
>> >> Odillo, recently inducted into the Hall of Fame by the United States
>> >> military college, guaranteed that with the MDF, "peace in Malawi will
>> >> be
>> >> there and we can assure Malawians that they are safe."
>> >>
>> >> He said it was "critical that the country should remain peaceful and
>> >> stable to move forward...the society and individuals should use
>> >> combined
>> >> effort to ensure that this is sustained".
>> >>
>> >> The Commander urged Malawians not to leave the sustenance of peace to
>> >> the
>> >> military alone, but ensure that there is stability in the areas that
>> >> they
>> >> are living in by relaying information to Police and the Army when
>> >> "unusual
>> >> things happen around them."
>> >>
>> >> "This is why we have our police presence in all regions of the
>> >> country;
>> >> so, if people in that locality have noticed unusual issues happening
>> >> around them, I think they should not sit down and pretend that there
>> >> is
>> >> nothing happening, they should be reporting these things to the
>> >> Police.
>> >>
>> >> "That is where issues start being exposed; you start understanding the
>> >> picture of what is developing around you," he said.
>> >>
>> >> SEPARATING POLITICS FROM PROFESSION
>> >>
>> >> The Commander says it is important to ensure that "the peace which has
>> >> been invested in this country for a long time" is safeguarded by
>> >> realizing
>> >> that peace comes with a huge, huge price and investment".
>> >>
>> >> "Sometimes when things happen, you need to sit back and reflect on
>> >> some
>> >> serious issues and perhaps you come to realize the importance of your
>> >> position- for instance, those which we are holding as officers in the
>> >> Malawi Defence Force."
>> >>
>> >> He said he had on several occasions told fellow officers within the MDF
>> >> of
>> >> the importance of separating politics and their profession.
>> >>
>> >> "It is a clear point which I have been emphasizing and I never stop
>> >> emphasizing that our officers and soldiers should never be involved in
>> >> politics. I think we have a role to play in this country."
>> >>
>> >> HUGE RESPONSIBILITY
>> >>
>> >> He said the MDF had a " huge responsibility ... whereby we should now
>> >> start realizing our position in terms of what sort of contribution can
>> >> we
>> >> make to support our democracy in this country? It is not an easy
>> >> task."
>> >>
>> >> He said he was convinced that despite the challenges the Army
>> >> encounters,
>> >> officers, soldiers and members of the Malawi Defense Force should have
>> >> a
>> >> clear focus in their role in the Malawi society.
>> >>
>> >> "I think we are here for a reason. We are here to protect this
>> >> country.
>> >> The people of this country do look up to us for protection. I think
>> >> that
>> >> is a responsibility which should not be taken lightly," he said,
>> >> stressing
>> >> on the importance of maintaining discipline in the uniformed
>> >> organization
>> >> in Malawi.
>> >>
>> >> Odillo said he draws inspiration from the officers around him and the
>> >> prayers to God seeking peace.
>> >>
>> >> Odillo was inducted into the International Hall of Fame by the United
>> >> States Army Command and General Staff College on September 24 for being
>> >> a
>> >> graduate of the college who has risen in the MDF ranks and file to the
>> >> position of a Commander. He was at this college in the USAfor one
>> >> year,
>> >> ending in 1996.
>> >>
>> >> Some 250 officers have since 1973 been inducted to the Hall of Fame.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php/sunday-times/headlines/national/11815-mdf-commander-odillo-says-army-ready-to-defend-malawi
>> >>
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