June 2006

Darfur tribal leaders have now joined the list of those opposed to UN troops. One tribal elder even clearly indicated that nobody wants non-African troops on ground. I don’t blame the tribal elders for their views as many of them were alive during the time of colonialism.

This recent tribal opposition is a very strong and important development that everyone tracking the Darfur situation must be aware of and consider heavily. Previously all the talk of sending UN troops to intervene was circled around the fact that the Darfuri victims needed (and still do need) help. Now however numerous leaders of tribes whom many are victims in this conflict have declared their opposition to UN troops’ presence. I’m going to repeat what I’ve stated on this blog numerous times before. The UN and NATO should focus their time and efforts on reinforcing the current AU forces on ground. Sending in UN troops will turn Darfur into another Iraq. Most importantly though, people with “interventionist” ideas MUST stop and realize that they can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped. Yes indeed, you cannot help someone who does not want to be helped.

The Sudanese government’s opposition to UN troops has mellowed down recently, but there is no sign they might give the green light to allow them in. The problem now is that even if the government agrees, the tribal elders will also have to be convinced to change their minds. I don’t think that will be an easy task.

What’s more troubling is that extremist and retarded Zawahri has released a tape calling all Islamic militants to fight any UN troops’ presence in Darfur and as such reinforced what filthy Bin Laden has called for previously. Therefore even if the tribal elders, the Sudanese government and every Sudanese involved all change their position of opposition to UN troops in Darfur, we can definitely forget about convincing Al-Qaeda members and supporters in changing their minds. Moreover if the Sudanese government approves UN troops, they will automatically label themselves as “traitors to Islam” and slowly but surely extremist Islamic militants will creep into Darfur. This is getting more complex by the day.

“Every side is sure that the other side is out to get them.” - Raccoon

PS: To all those who base their “interventionist” ideas on a macro-analysis of the Darfur situation, please zip your mouths.

The use of force to stop evil is sometimes a necessity that we all hate to see being applied. How you view an entity as evil depends on where you stand in a conflict. It is interesting yet natural seeing two opposing sides accusing each other of not adhering to the Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions.

The means being employed in the Palestinian struggle are nothing short of sickening. Blowing up innocent Israelis on buses and in restaurants is a disgusting and vile practice that only worsens the situation.

It is also very disappointing and hypocritical seeing the West employ practices violating the Geneva Conventions and Declaration of Human Rights. The use of torture and outsourcing it is nothing short of disgusting. It should be strongly condemned by the international community and it is also the duty of every single humane person to stand against it. America must know its limits and should not engage in such practices. Moreover the prisoners locked up in Guantanamo must be put under trial as soon as possible.

Incase you didn’t notice, caution and paranoia are separated by a very thin line which seems to be getting blurrier as time passes by.

This is a message to parties involved in this conflict. Be careful of the means you use in your fight and struggle. You can either stop being hypocritical and start adhering to the Geneva Conventions and Declaration of Human Rights, or you can just take them and simply tear them into pieces.