Bashir: Attempt to take children from Chad part of Western plot
November 14, 2007 (KHARTOUM, Sudan) — President Omar Bashir has accused a French charity that allegedly attempted to fly 103 children from neighboring Chad to Europe of being part of a Western plot to spread Christianity in Sudan.
“The West pushes its nose into our belief and calls for changing our educational curriculum and our garments,” Al Sahafa quoted Bashir as saying.
The charity, Zoe’s Ark, said the children it planned to fly out of Chad were orphans from Sudan’s Darfur region. France’s Foreign Ministry and others, though, have cast doubt on the claim that the children were orphans from Darfur, where fighting has forced thousands to flee to Chad.
Aid workers who interviewed the children have said a majority of them reported living with at least one adult they considered a parent and that many appeared to be Chadian.
In all, 17 Europeans, including three journalists and flight crew members, were arrested on Oct. 25. The journalists and flight crew members were later released.
Violence erupted in Darfur in western Sudan in February 2003, when rebels from Darfur’s ethnic African Muslims took up arms against the Arab-dominated government. More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million forced to flee their homes — many to neighboring Chad.
Critics accuse Sudan of retaliating by arming local Arab militias known as the janjaweed, and the government is blamed for widespread atrocities against civilians. The government denies the accusations.
(AP)
Chance Baniko
Bashir: Attempt to take children from Chad part of Western plot
Mr.President Bashiir, you are entitled to your own opinion about the unfolding French kidnap saga.You said that the French Charity wanted to abduct these children who it said were from Darfur, and have them return to Sudan as missionaries.I just wonder Mr. President how you reached such a conclusion.As far as I know, the issue is still in Chadian courts being investigated and prosecuted.What, if the court in Chad later finds out that all the accused are innocent? Mr. president if i were you,I would sack all the misleading advisors,that feed you with SPECULATIONS.
Christians are the closest people to muslims..When the prophet Mohammed escaped persecution from Mecca to Ethiopia,he was protected by the king of Ethiopia whose kingdom was christian.The king would have died for the prophet and his companions should the enemies of the prophet dared to follow him there.
Mr.President we christians love the muslims and pray for them,and wish them well.therefore it is counter productive to alledge that these children were being taken to France to train as missionaries to come back to Darfur.There is no evidence to this claim Mr. president.”Say the truth,and the truth will set you free”
Kifly Merhu
Bashir: Attempt to take children from Chad part of Western plot
Is religion becoming part of the oil game too? Wake up people, Jesus & Co. were freedom fighters. They fought for their cause. Their constitution is being written in the bible and ….etc.
When do the human being get matur, wise and visionary to live in peace and harmony wihtout hegomony?