Iraq Has Arrived

Posted on September 7, 2006
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Many of the things I predicted are now coming true. Iraqi style instability has arrived in Khartoum and a bigger one is to be expected in Darfur real soon especially if the UN steps in.

Sudan is currently mourning the death of beheaded editor Mohamed Taha. Yes, that’s right beheaded! This is probably the first time in the history of Sudan something like this happens. The man was kidnapped from his house and found later with his head next to his body. That’s murder Iraqi al-Qaeda style.

The beheading of a Sudanese editor who had angered some Islamists might mark the start of a gruesome new trend, commentators said on Thursday.

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Mohamed Taha

Mohamed Taha whose decapitated body was found dumped on a dirt road on Wednesday had drawn protests from Islamic groups last year by reprinting a series of articles questioning the roots of the Prophet Mohammed.

“Something must be done before the abduction phenomenon develops into a practice,” said state-owned Sudan Vision, which printed in black and white in respect for Taha’s funeral due to take place on Thursday.

No one has claimed responsibility for his death and Sudanese are at a loss as to who committed the crime, which many call a first in the history of the nation.

Sudanese police said they had made some arrests but were no closer to solving the crime. All papers covered their front pages with pictures and stories of the brutal killing.

The semi-independent al-Watan paper warned this type of bloodshed rarely ended with just one crime. “When you open this evil door to hell and knives and bullets take the place of the pen, this means we are…. on the path to chaos.”

… The picture viewed by a Reuters witness of his body, hands and legs tied with his head lying next to his corpse, evoked spectres of similar crimes in Iraq.

Could it be possible that al-Qaeda has already infiltrated into Khartoum? I don’t know. All I know is that Iraq has arrived here and we now have our own version of jihady nuts.
People I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. It has begun.

Oh ya and by the way… If you think al-Bashir and his gang are the nastiest people ever, hold your breath. Believe me, you haven’t seen anything. Bashir sure is nasty but Turabi and his gang are by far way way nastier.

UPDATE: Mohamed Taha’s funeral witnessed a huge crowd that included politicians, people from the Sudanese press and journalism communities. Mohamed Taha, wherever you are right now I want you to know that I might not have agreed with your opinions but I certainly did respect your right to freedom of speech.Rest in peace brother and may the filthy bloody criminals who did this rot in hell.

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6 Responses to “Iraq Has Arrived”

  1. sigmund, carl and alfred on September 7th, 2006 3:50 pm

    Good post.

    I just read the BBC story

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5321368.stm

    I suspect this is the beginning. The regime will reap the benefits of a society in fear. Al Bashir may be playing a dangerous game.

    Of course, the real question are the Sudanese themselves. Can they extricate themselves from the quicksand, or, like the Arab nations, in too deep?

  2. Fluent-Sudani on September 7th, 2006 7:53 pm

    It’s done by misguided extremists apparently. Sudan gov’t condemns them as crooks despite from what I have been informed, this person made a verbatim insult to our beloved prophet. Pretty much like how Danish cartoons were handled. Per se, my output to this is non violent respond in which brought success to handling such sensitive case. Boycotting their products did not only force cheek-slapping, tought them a lesson in a civil way- amnesty was paid then. It’s unjustifiable to kill a man in Islam holding him accountable to opinion; “haram.” It’s way better than Numeri adminstration, political/ relegious speaking out was a danger zone. Eventually, people were found slaughtered at their homes for getting involved in such crime. I agree with you on it being “out of mind, out of sight trend.” It could be a plausible reason though.

  3. Drima on September 8th, 2006 9:04 am

    I don’t know guys but I have a slight suspicious feeling that the government itself is behind this. I have no proof whatsoever. I just have an inclination to suspect them.

    Like you said SC&A
    “The regime will reap the benefits of a society in fear.”
    and I don’t think we’re in too deep. There are still tons of sane people in Sudan.

    Fluent Sudani, update your blog bro and give your opinion on the most recent matters. I’ll link to you. We Sudanese must take a more active role in the blogosphere. It’s our opinion that matters more as this is all happening in our country and concerns each and every single one of us.

  4. The Sudanese Thinker » The NCP’s Relationship With Iran on September 9th, 2006 3:52 pm

    […] Today I was chilling with one of my dad’s friends in his office. The guy is a treasure chest of knowledge about Sudanese politics. We were discussing the latest news about Mohamed Taha’s beheading. There’s talk going around that he was Shia so I was wondering if he really was. […]

  5. The Sudanese Thinker » Update on the Situation in Khartoum on September 20th, 2006 10:37 am

    […] It also turns out that the beheading of Mohamed Taha was carried out by the ruling NCP. Well, okay it wasn’t literally carried out by the NCP. The NCP set the stage and the factors for it to happen. They prepared the environment for the Sudanese Islamists so that there could only be one outcome at the end. Frankly I’m not surprised and neither is uncle K by the way. I just discovered he actually knew Mohamed Taha personally. He’s rather affected by his gruesome murder. […]

  6. The Sudanese Thinker » Khartoum Calming Down on October 8th, 2006 9:55 am

    […] …For now. I just got off the phone with a well informed friend in Sudan. He says things are calming down now in Khartoum. There were a few isolated killings here and there after Mohamed Taha’s beheading but nothing that major. The so called “investigation” into Mohamed Taha’s murder is still going. The hilarious part as I’ve said previously is that the investigators are not ruling out the possibility of “Western hands”. The price increases continue but people are too scared to riot now and they’ve accepted the reality already. This is the situation for now in Khartoum. Just remember that if the UN steps into Darfur without consent, things would turn upside down very quickly. Sigh! […]

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