Jan Pronk Told to Leave in 3 Days!

Posted on October 22, 2006
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It’s true! The loony NCP at the moment is under a lot of pressure. If it crumbles, there is a lot to be lost. Many high officials could be arrested and tried in the International Criminal Court for their sick war crimes. Hence, the NCP is doing this to send out a strong message that it won’t tolerate any action against it. That’s my humble guess.

You know what amazes me? That a group like these people are happily pushing around major countries like Britain & the US. I honestly think the NCP is so clearly sticking its finger up in the air for all to see. If Bush and Blair can’t even make pressure on Sudan work to ease the Darfur situation, how the hell do they both want to fix Iraq? Sometimes I tend to think that the NCP is confident UK and US can’t do crap since they’ve already got enough to deal with on their hands namely Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran’s nuclear program.

The Southerners are rightly pissed off about this. People call the current Sudanese government, the National Unity Government. Ya, sure thing! As if the SPLM gets any say in things like this. Whenever the SPLM tries to say or do something that is against the wishes of the NCP, it gets threatened. National Unity Government or whatever crap people wish to call it, the show is clearly being run by “democratically elected” Bashir’s NCP. Sigh!

A replacement for Jan Pronk will take quite a while. Some say he can only be replaced until next year when the new UN Secretary General takes over. What’s his name again? Sim Ban Koon or something (crap I better get used to his name).

Grrrr. This is wonderful news I tell ya. You wana know something else that’s even sweeeeeter? The NCP is massing up troops to deal a blow to the rebels. Great! Let’s all praise mighty Bashir and support his “jihad” against the darker “blackies” in Darfur being supported by the piggy apes Zionists! This is exactly what the people of Darfur need. Bombs raining over their villages on the day of Eid. Wait, that’s if they have any villages left. Picture bombs raining on your house during Christmas!

You know over and over and over again I always think about something. What’s the point of peace deals with the south, west and east when they’re being signed with the “honest, caring, great and super sincere” National Congress Party of Sudan’s supreme leader Ayotallah Omar Hassan al-Bashir??! I’ve said this previously and I’ll say it again. The problems in Darfur and other places in Sudan are mainly symptoms of something bigger. They’re the symptoms of the real disease Sudan is suffering from. This disease is our “beloved” NCP! I hope I’m wrong or that us Sudanese will be able to cure this disease with the least violent means. Meanwhile, I also hope that the peace talks with the Darfur rebels produce positive results and that the AU troops gets strengthened. I still believe UN troops coming in without consent will only make the situation worse.

UPDATE: I was thinking. If the NCP is willing to kick out Jan Pronk over one tiny post in his blog, what the hell will they do to me if they find out about this blog?! Lord have mercy on me. Sigh! :(

Comments

11 Responses to “Jan Pronk Told to Leave in 3 Days!”

  1. Rihab on October 22nd, 2006 10:38 pm

    Our problem is not only the NCP but also those who are willing to sign with the NCP! The peace treaties with the South, Darfur and more recently the East don’t do much to solve problems. All that happens in those “peace deals” is that x amount of govt. positions are given out and the leader of whatever rebel movement is made a top advisor to the president. It’s pathetic!!

    Curing Sudan’s problems starts with re-establishing a new constitution that does not discriminate against citizens on the basis of race, colour or creed, we need effective judicial, parliamentary and executive systems that works hand in hand with each other to minimalise the occurence of corruption. We need to ensure that growth reaches all areas of Sudan and does not remain concentrated in the capital - which is really the core problem of Sudan. Of course, continued growth is ensured not only by investing in the country’s infrastructure and industries but also by investing in the country’s people which means scrapping the current education system and working with other countries to come up with a curriculum that equips people with the skills needed to become productive members of society.

    Hmmm.. actually you’re right, we need to get rid of the NCP to even start to implement any of the above.

  2. Tsedek on October 22nd, 2006 11:19 pm

    Is there any chance of Sudan getting rid of the NCP? Or is it all too complex?

    Completely different tune:

    Have a joyous Eid, Drima :D

    Tse.

  3. Drima on October 23rd, 2006 6:50 am

    Hey Tsedek thanx for wish :)

    Rihab,

    “Curing Sudan’s problems starts with re-establishing a new constitution that does not discriminate against citizens on the basis of race, colour or creed,” etc.

    You’re right and wrong. Why?

    You answered it yourself

    “Hmmm.. actually you’re right, we need to get rid of the NCP to even start to implement any of the above.”

    A constitution is a useless piece of paper if there’s no responsible leadership willing to implement it properly and uphold it. The problem of Sudan since its independence has been the cycle of revenge in its politics. Everytime a new government takes over, it implements measures to punish the previous one. If let’s say for example the Western rebels happen to make a revolution and take over, do you really think they would be fair to all Sudanese when they rule? I doubt it and I think they’ll just be as corrupt.

    I think we the people are partly to blame too you know. I mean just look at the educated Sudanese diaspora outside of Sudan. Most have lost complete hope and refuse to look back at where they came from. I too feel hopeless sometimes but I’ll never give up the dream that I have. If there’s a responsible leadership in place I’m VERY confident we can make miracles happen in just 20 years!

    BTW Rihab, you’re Sudanese right? It sounds like you are. If yes, then please hit me with an email if you may.

    3eid Mubarak. Yalla Salam :)

  4. Finnpundit on October 23rd, 2006 3:03 pm

    You know what amazes me? That a group like these people are happily pushing around major countries like Britain & the US. I honestly think the NCP is so clearly sticking its finger up in the air for all to see.

    What has Jan Pronk got to do with Britain and the US? Your non sequitur doesn’t make sense.

  5. Drima on October 23rd, 2006 3:58 pm

    Finnpundit, Jan Pronk has got a lot to do with the US and Britain. All this while the main 2 players in the international community leading the efforts of pressuring Sudan on the issue of Darfur were US and Britain. They both tried and continue trying to apply enough pressure to make the NCP change its position. There hasn’t been any success so far. Jan Pronk has been very vocal in his criticism of Bashir and his gang. This latest act of expeling Pronk is designed to send a message. It’s symbolic. The message is “don’t oppose us”.

  6. Bec on October 24th, 2006 2:59 am

    Drima, do you get the CBS “60 Minutes” where you are? If not, I’d be curious to know what you think about this? Saw it last night.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

    They claimed that Bashir has been feeding little snippets of info about Bin Laden to the US and that’s why Bush has been hesitant to act in Darfur. Do you think this is credible at all?

  7. cooper on October 24th, 2006 4:36 am

    I posted the sixty minute piece in my blog last night or at least a link to it.

    I think that there has been some suggestion of that ; feeding snippets of intelligence on the Talibanall along, at least I’ve heard it before.

    Bush can’t act he is barely holding his presidency together here, we certainly have no troops to send, he sent them all to Iraq and now Afghanistan is falling apart. He also need help from the world and The Sudan of course will not cooperate.
    I see the points for not sending in UN troops but to see the death the dying the kids withouth parents is making us sick.

  8. Drima on October 24th, 2006 7:49 am

    Cooper and Bec thank you both so very much for telling me about this. It almost brought a tear to my eye and brought back some dark memories.

    “They claimed that Bashir has been feeding little snippets of info about Bin Laden to the US and that’s why Bush has been hesitant to act in Darfur. Do you think this is credible at all?”

    Yes, it’s quite possible and it will certainly explain many things. I’ve always been quite amazed at the NCP’s sarcastic attitude when it brushes off threats and demands by the US and UK. You saw yourself how the right Sudanese UN rep was laughing.

    Let me be clear and honest though. Is Bashir’s regime providing information about al-Qaeda to the US? Yes I can confirm that to you a 100%. Does Sudan continue to provide this information. Yes it still does BUT… There are sources that indicate the information being provided by the NCP to the US is still very valuable and there are other sources that indicate the value of the information has been decreasing significantly and that at the moment the NCP doesn’t really have much valuable information to offer like it did in the past anymore. So basically there’s a contradiction there. However the fact remains that the NCP is STILL providing information and intelligence to America. Whether this info and intel is very valuable or not, I can’t really say or confirm to you.

    Another thing I would like to add is many believe that ties to al-Qaeda are still maintained. The NCP doesn’t provide material support or anything to terrorism anymore but I think it’s very logical when people say, some ties do remain between NCP and al-Qaeda. These are people who shared the ideology of Bin Laden openly and still continue to but “under the carpet” now. I doubt they’ll completely cut their ties to Osama’s people. It’s just my humble guess.

    Bin Laden was in Sudan for 5 years and the NCP (formerly known as NIF ie. National Islamic Front when Turabi was in it) was working very closely with Bin Laden. Bin Laden was in Sudan together with many Taliban Afghanis who worked with him and who were also his bodyguards. Hell when I was a kid, I would go out with my uncle and we’ll drive past this huge house at the edge of his upper class neighbourhood in Khartoum called Riyadh. This big house always stood out from the rest. Why? 5-10 Afghanis stood outside it during most times. When I asked my uncle about it, he answered me in a sarcastic tone since I was a little kid at the time and he didn’t take me seriously. He replied “that’s the house of Turabi’s new best friend. His name is Osama bin Laden. They both plan on making Sudan another version of Saudi Arabia. It will be wonderfull”. My uncle is very sarcastic just like me. I guess it runs in the family :)

  9. Bec on October 24th, 2006 2:13 pm

    Drima -
    Thanks so much for your insights. I wish they’d interview YOU and others like you on 60 minutes!

  10. Bec on October 24th, 2006 2:15 pm

    BTW, I was remiss in forgetting to wish you and your wonderful family a Happy Eid!

  11. Rihab on October 25th, 2006 1:04 am

    I think we the people are partly to blame too you know. I mean just look at the educated Sudanese diaspora outside of Sudan. Most have lost complete hope and refuse to look back at where they came from. I too feel hopeless sometimes but I’ll never give up the dream that I have. If there’s a responsible leadership in place I’m VERY confident we can make miracles happen in just 20 years!

    Sure the people are partly to blame and this was a people that rose against any government that they didn’t see fit, but I do believe that the people are getting tired and simply want to live.

    The educated Sudanese leave Sudan because once you live in it and compare the opportunities it provides you with versus opportunities you’ll find abroad - of course you’ll choose to leave. Ultimately, everyone pursues their self-benefit - whether that benefit be material, spiritual, psychological or whatever else, if people do not see any long-term benefit to staying in Sudan, especially the educated, they will move elsewhere. Of course, those very same people that want Sudan to change to open up opportunities for them, are the ones who are needed to make that change in Sudan, so it’s a bit of a Catch 22 situation.

    3eed Mubarak to you too, check your email! :)

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