Southern Sudan belongs to who?

By Daniel Kier *

Dec 12, 2006 — We all are from Southern Sudan and no one should be discriminated by the SPLM party. The Dinkas believe they are the most dominant tribe in the South, born to be rulers of other tribes. The idea of being dominant should remain as a dream.

I criticize those who quit SPLA because of Dinkas discriminations. It’s very shameful of SSDF to run away from the SPLA . Of course there’s something going on in Juba, but you cannot leave the government because somebody has humiliated you, while you are in this homeland. Especially those who are officers from the SSDF army. Why do the officers want to be a slave by their cousins or other tribes while everyone is from the same land?

We are the people in the United State who support the Juba declaration and we were told by Major General, Paulino Matip Nhial, please go to join SPLA in Juba, to sign a peace agreement. For example when the SPLA tried to mislead Major General Paulino Matip, about his soldiers to be confirmed, we all heard about what had occurred between SSDF and SPLA in Juba. The SPLA tried to cheat SSDF into thinking that those who are from Khartoum are not good soldiers. The SPLA refused to pay SSDF soldiers, but the SPLA soldiers get paid. Now do you see what kind of government this is if you look at it? The good thing is Major General Paulino Matip Nhial, declared war in Juba, and the SPLA quit their acts of discrimination.

Now in Juba, there are two parties or more than that. There is the SSDF party and the SPLM party. Please don’t be misunderstood Major General Paulino Matip he is not to join the SPLM party, but he can join the SPLA army. Now Major General Paulino Matip is still a part of the SSDF party not the SPLM party.

The following sentences talk about the future challenges for the SSDF’s role in peace and security. The SSDF’s experience over more than three years dealing with changing threats to international peace and security has highlighted a number of lessons that represent important issues for the future. These directly tie the three dilemmas around which government is organized: the needs for governance versus the struggle over the SSDF’s role and its legitimacy, the persistence of sovereignty versus challenges to sovereignty, and the need for leadership versus the dominance of a sole superpower and the unwillingness of many tribes to accept Dinkas dominance.

My direct message to the people of Southern Sudan is that we need to maintain the South-South Dialogue because SSDF an SPLA are fighting in Malakal. The SPLA mistreated SSDF force of Paulino Matip, and also somebody mentioned that SSDF does not belong to Nuer tribe. Of course it does not belong to Nuer tribe. If you think they automatically belong to Nuer you are wrong. SSDF is a government of Southern Sudan, just like SPLA. What we need is economic development and sustainability. What is the difference between SPLA and SSDF? I didn’t see how they are different. They are all from Southern Sudan, and why would the SPLA want to confirm the SSDF soldiers? What is the Juba Declaration in January, 2006 between two governments of South Sudan? Is it misleading or dominating tribes? We are the people who live in the Western World and we realized that the Juba Declaration is not South-South Dialogue. it is something to mislead Major General Paulion Matip. Why would the SPLA reject the 200 graduates of Major General Paulino Matip to be integrated into the SPLA? Mr president of Southern Sudan: time is time. Instead of wasting your time, leave all the tribalism and all the corruptions. You are the leader of Southern Sudan.

Traditionally, international peace and security have meant states’ security and the defense of states’ territorial integrity from external threats or attack. As suggested by our discussion of the emerging norm of humanitarian intervention and a responsibility to protect, the concept of human security the security of human being in the face of many different kinds of threats is beginning to take hold. These concerns are reflected in the discussions about two parties between SSDF and SPLA the need to eradicate poverty and reduce the inequalities exacerbated by globalization, to promote sustainable development and greater respect for human rights norms, and to address the growing security threats posed by pandemics, population pressures scarce resources, and environmental degradation.

* The author is SSDF supporter in United States U.S.A in State of Minnesota.He can be reached at [email protected]