While Washington fetters about Sudan still is in crisis
By Scott A Morgan
September 29, 2009 — Within the next few days the Obama Administration will unveil its Policy towards Sudan. When the Congressional Hearings were held in July the Advocates for the situation in Darfur were not pleased. One of the Proposed Actions was to Remove Sudan from the State Department List of Countries that Sponsor Terrorism.
Having contacts with the Sudanese Government is not a bad idea. It is a good way to make contact. But to Refer to offering incentives to a Government as akin to giving a Child Cookies is bad PR. It give the impression that the person advocating such a strategy as being naive. But there have been several events since the US Congress held its hearings that should impact whatever decisions the White House makes.
In Recent weeks there has been a Military Offensive in North Darfur. This Operation which has been conducted by the Sudanese Military is just such an operation one party would conduct before Peace Talks. Meanwhile in the South Several Parties with the exception of the ruling NCP and their allies met to plan the upcoming Presidential Elections that are scheduled to be held in April 2010. These Elections are to proceed a vote for Southern Independence in 2011.
According to reports an Advisor to President Al-Bashir referred to the situation in Darfur as a Conflict between farmers and herdsmen before being transformed into a conflict by other actors. It is interesting that the charges of Slavery were not discussed by the Delegation from the African Union or the Sudanese Government. In the same meeting the advisor blamed Chad, France and Israel for aggrevating the crisis which has been ongoing since 2003. It is true that there was currently a lull in the fighting until earlier this month however.
Another tactic that Khartoum is using is conducting a Proxy War against the South. The NCP had used the LRA a Ugandan Militia and the Lou Nuer Tribe in a Proxy war designed to maintain its influence in the South. The Security Situation in the South is so dire that if a Declaration of Independence is made that not only will Civil War be reignited within Sudan but GOSS may not adequately protect its own citizens.
What will the US do? Or better yet what should the US Do? The US Needs to enforce the CPA Strictly. Khartoum seems to believe that there is some wiggle room. As long as they think that is the case the better the chance for renewed conflict. Sudan should stay on the State Sponsor of Terrorism list not only for the Tribal Conflict but for Supplying the LRA as it moves from the Congo into Sudan, the Central African Republic and according to recent reports possibly to Chad.
The Pentagon has been providing some assistance to the Army of GOSS. This probably will continue just to hedge bets. Ukraine and Kenya have been providing asssitance to the South as well. Offering Financial Aid such as what has occurred in Zimbabwe could be a good first step. But an step that could be more respected that what has been suggested which can be seen as Carte Blanche.
The Author publishes Confused Eagle on the Internet. It can be found at confusedeagle.livejournal.com
Albino Kuel
While Washington fetters about Sudan still is in crisis
I would like to asure Obama Administration that whom you aspect to take Bashir to ICC and if to me think over it as soon as possible ,you are the right person and if not it be like dolpine who was trying to tell the crocodle the fact that as it was thinking that they will be friends and crocodle had over thinking on it to eat them as possible .Have power to take action against any thing on the world
Kuel madut
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While Washington fetters about Sudan still is in crisis
Salva kirr mayardit you have to focus more on building south sudan institutions in to strong viable and relaible organs, the security system, the intelligence service, the police service, the crime investigation units, the juditiary systems, the armed forces of south sudan. salva really have to put more and more effort in building this very important and key institutions for the survival and stability of any country, so far there has been progress but it has not reach the required standards. if we have to survive and trive as a strong stable country slava has to stop beating around the bush and persue agressively the development and advancement of this sectors into very strong well equipt well trained institutions, this will lead to the stability and progress that people want in south or sudan in general. blaming others and also pointing fingers while you are sleeping will not help south sudan, this world today has no place for lazy, weak, unknowlegeable, uneducated, ill arm and ill trained people, only the strong the well organised the well trained the well armed the well educated and the brave will survive, this world is cruel, being very nice will nnot exactly give you whatyou want.
salva work hard on this points to make south sudan a success not a failed state.
mr president and advisors mack this words carefully and stop sleeping.
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While Washington fetters about Sudan still is in crisis
you put it right mr morgan, the Obama administration needs to squeeze more out of the NCP before it can reward it,what is the point in rewarding NCP while they haven’t made any progress is key issues that was agreed upon in the peace agreements and other talks. The NCP is now planning to rig the coming election to bashirs favour, they have so far refused to make the nessecary changes to set all the suitable environment for a free and fair election to take place. Obama needs to get tough with the bashir regime or his policy would fail compared to goerge bush. General Gration is trying his best and we all applaud him for that but the NCP will soon let him down and that is when he will understand that they have deceieved him and he was made to believe he could reach a deal with this extremists in khartoum.