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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86035, member: 27"] Fallout spiraled fast as deleted military posts lit diplomatic nerves, ministers tried damage control, and party hardliners turned a radio spat into an online knife fight with bigger stakes than bruised egos. Deleted posts and apology [LIST] [*]Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba tossed out claims about strained U.S. security ties. [*]Floated halting cooperation with the U.S. mission in Kampala. [*]Pulled the messages down after blowback. [*]Backtracked, blaming bad intel and affirming cooperation continues. [/LIST] The government line draws a boundary [LIST] [*]Chris Baryomunsi separated personal posting from state policy. [*]Brushed the messages off as offhand social chatter. [*]Said the cleanup complicated his spokesperson role. [*]Flagged the issue upward to Yoweri Museveni. [/LIST] PLU fires back on the radio [LIST] [*]Daudi Kabanda rejected any attempt to detach the army chief. [*]Argued that the office carries weight regardless of disclaimers. [*]Framed the minister's stance as politically driven. [*]Warned against publicly downgrading the CDF. [/LIST] Online escalation gets ugly [LIST] [*]Daudi Kabanda unloaded a long X rant at the minister. [*]Smeared motives and character with harsh labels. [*]Leveled allegations tied to the Kanungu election conduct. [*]Pitched the CDF as intolerant of blackmail and mediocrity. [/LIST] Minister claps back [LIST] [*]Chris Baryomunsi answered with a scathing dismissal. [*]Mocked the critique as empty noise. [*]Questioned the author's intellectual seriousness. [*]Helped the feud spread further online. [/LIST] Why the fight matters [LIST] [*]Government voices worry about instant diplomatic ripple effects. [*]PLU allies see factional muscle flexing. [*]Civil-military messaging lines look blurry. [*]Party unity and foreign posture feel exposed. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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