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ideology . Terrorism in every form is

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of critical importance to the delegates

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of the 2009 Land forces . Symposium or

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LFs , underscoring its

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significance is the location for the

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annual event , the East african

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republic of kenya . All of these

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threats are truly global in nature and

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that's why we need to be concerned

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about what happens here . And

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particularly in this region , which has

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been a hub of terrorist activity ,

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kenya and her neighbours have had their

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share of violence , civil war , drug

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trafficking , bombings , organized

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crime and most recently , piracy ,

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kenya today is peaceful bordering

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nations like Somalia are not for the

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delegates , LFs is an opportunity to

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learn different ways to approach the

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regional problems . Lieutenant General

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Edward Wamala Commander Uganda Land

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Forces says what he heard about

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Afghanistan's provincial reconstruction

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teams could be an effective solution in

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war torn lands like Somalia , It could

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be one way to approach the issues in

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Somalia where we have the troops now

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and where we have a new government

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coming in more or less in a similar

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environment to Afghanistan's

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environment . You can see that LFC is a

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U . S . Central Command initiative

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executed by U . S . Army Central , but

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for many at this event , the

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presentation given by General kip Ward

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captured their attention perspectives

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of others . As Commander of U . S .

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Africa Command Ward represents .

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America's increased interest in the

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African continent , no longer do vast

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oceans and vast deserts separate

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people . We have no better example of

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that in today's economic situation .

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You need to do that . The symposium

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serves as another example of the

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growing connection between armies as a

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viable tool in enhancing security and

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stability nationally and globally .

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Gilma cade kenya in our

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own environment .