He also claims that Gen Otema is compromised by his tribal links with Kony.
In a way then, all the messianic promise of "Kony 2012" is eerily prescient.
If Kony attracted supporters through his "mystical powers" and charisma, he kept them through fear.
Success on the scale of Kony 2102 will always bring with it unforgiving scrutiny.
Mr Kony appears to believe that his role is to cleanse the Acholi people.
The intensified effort follows a recent Internet campaign aimed at spurring Mr. Kony's capture.
Kony 2012 is so seductive for precisely the same reasons that make it so dangerous.
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There was an out-cry against Invisible Children when the film Kony 2012 broke earlier this year.
It can wait for Mr Kony, who may incidentally be running out of hiding places.
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If Mr Kony is brought to justice, it may deter others currently contemplating mass murder.
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Similarly, there are flash-mob-like actions that react in short time frames such as the Kony 2012 project.
In October, the United States sent 100 combat-equipped troops on a mission to kill or capture Kony.
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Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.
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The ICC's effort to try Joseph Kony and other bosses of Uganda's murderous Lord's Resistance Army has stalled.
Some escape, but it is estimated that about 70% of Mr Kony's 4, 000-strong force are victims of abduction.
Earlier, Ugandan troops in the CAR suspended their hunt for Kony and returned to their bases in the country.
So, I ask myself, when are they going to arrest or kill Kony?
How, ask the sceptics, will it catch Mr Kony when he has evaded the Ugandan army for 18 years?
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The film features Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell, who relates Mr. Kony's atrocities against children to his toddler son, Gavin.
Mr. Kony fled northern Uganda in 2005, into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and later, the Central African Republic.
The nonprofit group Invisible Children produced the "Kony 2012" half-hour documentary, which was viewed tens of millions times on YouTube.
"Kony abducts kids just like Gavin, " the movie's narrator, Jason Russell -- who just happens to be Gavin's dad --- tells us.
Invisible Children executives have said the video is aimed at raising awareness among a young demographic unfamiliar with Mr. Kony's alleged crimes.
The coup is expected to affect the hunt for Joseph Kony, said the commander of African troops tracking the the fugitive warlord.
The video brought international attention to the activities of Joseph Kony, the notorious leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in central Africa.
President Barack Obama sent 100 American military advisers to central Africa to help train and assist regional militaries pursuing Kony in 2011.
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Although the Kony 2012 film has prompted renewed calls for action against the LRA, several forces have been fighting them for years.
The International Criminal Court, however, still insists that Mr Museveni is bound to hand over Mr Kony to the court for trial.
The most notorious wanted LRA leader is war crimes suspect Joseph Kony.
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