Breaking news: U.S. troops invade Uganda

Developing story...It has been reported that 100 U.S. troops or advisers made their way into Uganda and a bordering country earlier this week, but Pres. Barack Obama only informed Congress of the action today. The U.S. has had normal diplomatic relations with Uganda.

According to the CIA Factbook, "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Uganda has never conducted a national minerals survey."

News from the White House this year concerning Uganda has only surrounded the death of leader David Kato.

On January 25, 2011, Obama's press office released a statement, saying "I am deeply saddened to learn of the murder of David Kato.  In Uganda, David showed tremendous courage in speaking out against hate.  He was a powerful advocate for fairness and freedom.  The United States mourns his murder, and we recommit ourselves to David’s work. At home and around the world, LGBT persons continue to be subjected to unconscionable bullying, discrimination, and hate.  In the weeks preceding David Kato’s murder in Uganda, five members of the LGBT community in Honduras were also murdered.  It is essential that the Governments of Uganda and Honduras investigate these killings and hold the perpetrators accountable.LGBT rights are not special rights; they are human rights.  My Administration will continue to strongly support human rights and assistance work on behalf of LGBT persons abroad.  We do this because we recognize the threat faced by leaders like David Kato, and we share their commitment to advancing freedom, fairness, and equality for all."

According to Wikipedia, David Kato was killed on January 26, 2011, and he was a leader of a gay rights movement. It was alleged that he was killed in his home by robbers who also attacked and killed others in the neighborhood.

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country and its citizens were brutalized by the former President Idi Amin. The 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland" was based on Amin's life.