Sudan Accepts Hybrid Force, Says Ready To Talk Peace To Rebels?

Posted on December 23, 2006
Filed Under Darfur, Bashir, UN |

The title of this article doesn’t have a question mark but I added it since I’m not going to swallow this hopefull crap which I feel is being thrown at me. Excuse me for being so cynical.

Dec 22, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese government has accepted the U.N. package for Darfur, including the deployment of what is called a “hybrid” peacekeeping operation of U.N. and African Union troops, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.

Spokesman Sadeq al-Magli said the number of troops in the hybrid force “would be decided by the commander and his committee, and we have to state clearly that the entire command would be from the African Union.”

…The world “should pressurize the other factions which are attacking the government, humanitarian and civilian communities, to come to cease-fire talks and to stop attacking. But for us in the government, yes, we have confirmed our commitment to the cease-fire,” al-Magli said.

Wow, there’s so much new stuff contained in this article. Bleh, don’t bother same crap being recycled and said all over again. Until al-Bashir himself says something positive and comments, I won’t care.

Comments

4 Responses to “Sudan Accepts Hybrid Force, Says Ready To Talk Peace To Rebels?”

  1. Precious on December 23rd, 2006 11:21 am

    hmm.. Sounds more like Deja Vu..

    When something NEW happens.. lemme know!

  2. Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Moving refugees in Chad, and a deal on adding UN to the AU force in Darfur? on December 23rd, 2006 4:59 pm

    […] Sudan has agreed to a UN role in Darfur, but the commander must be African, and the peacekeepers mostly African. Drima, blogging from Sudan, remains skeptical. The UK is providing an extra 15 million pounds to the AU Darfur force. Maybe now they’ll get paid. […]

  3. Roman Kalik on December 24th, 2006 11:35 am

    Yes, this does feel extremely… familiar.

  4. The Raccoon on December 24th, 2006 4:47 pm

    Al-Bashir has no interest in stopping the violence in Darfur. As long as the Janjaweed are fighting for him and suppressing the tribal separtists, he’s spending little to solve a serious problem. Presuming he doesn’t care about the cost in lives (and from what’s been going on, we can safely presume he doesn’t), he simply has no reason to do anything positive about Darfur.

    I predict that like Arafat, he’ll talk out of his ass and continue killing people. If he can stall the international community on this issue for a few years, there won’t be a problem left to solve. And the intenational community is, as always, happy to swallow the bullshit as long as it doesn’t actually have to do anything.

    Diplomats will meet. Coffee will be drank. Pastries will be consumed. Leather chairs will be warmed by fat arses. People will continue to die.

    C’est la Vie.

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