Good Luck Mr. New Darfur Mediator

Good luck Mr. Darfur Mediator. You’re going to need it.

The new peace envoy is expected to be based in Khartoum something the US said “will facilitate continual interaction with all parties”.

“We call on all parties and regional actors to fully cooperate with Mr. Bassole, cease hostilities, and engage without condition in efforts to achieve a lasting peace for Darfur” the State Department said.

The prospects for a quick return to the negotiation table in Darfur appear slim, observers say particularly after an attack by the Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on the Sudanese capital.

Khartoum said it will not negotiate with JEM and urged the world to designate it as a terrorist organization.

Man, where do I start? How about, that last hilarious sentence? Ah, never mind.

Yes, JEM is a stupid “terrorist” organization. On top of that, we have a regime that has no proper respect for agreements. Plus, we also have someone by the name of Abdul Wahid Al-Nur heading his Darfur rebel faction from the comfort of his residence in Paris and claiming that the only way forward is to eradicate the current government.

Thank you Dick Cheney, Rumsfailed, Iran and Saudi Arab for ruining Iraq and diverting the Bush administration’s attention away from Sudan. Oh and congratulations dear President Omar al-Bashir and head of Sudanese Intelligence, Salah Gosh for managing to ease America’s pressure on you by handing out the CIA some valuable anti-terrorism candy and helping it heavily by planting spys in Iraq and Somalia. Nicely played guys, nicely played.

Yeah, seriously Mr. Darfur Mediator GOOD luck, you’re really going to need it!