Left-Wing Western Idealists for Darfur

Rob Crilly is not one anymore and boy am I glad.

My lurch from left-wing idealist living in Britain, to right-wing realist in Africa continues apace. This time it is The Spectator that seems to have nailed the analysis of Darfur…
The exclusive focus on bashing the government has emboldened the rebels, encouraging them to keep up […]

How Sudan Smacked the Evil Jews Twice in the Face Thanks to the Beijing Olympics

Yes, take that, in your face you Evil Zionists! What am I talking about you ask? Here’s what.
Darfur native, Ismail Ahmed Ismail won Sudan a silver medal during the recent lovely Olympic games held in the human rights respecting nation of China. Meanwhile, Israel only won one bronze medal.
Ahaha, losers! We win!
Okay, so that’s the […]

Hilarious News of the Day: Sudan’s Stance On Georgia

Yeah, surprise, surprise. Oooo, how shocking.
Well, no, not really. It’s a very expected stance. Sudan is siding with Russia over this crisis, but that’s not the hilarious part. The hilarious part which made me laugh really hard is the one I put in bold.
August 15, 2008 (KHARTOUM) –The Sudanese National Assembly lent its support Moscow […]

Beijing Olympics? What Olympics?

Really? Where?
*Yawn*

Elaborating My Stance on the ICC

I though I’d share this comment I made over at AfricanLoft so that you guys can get a better understanding of my stance on the ICC. I’m replying to BRE, a fellow African blogger whom I’d like to thank for his kind and encouraging support. You can see the exchange I had with him over […]

ICC Vs Bashir: Sudan’s Generation-i Reacts

Yes, Sudan’s internet generation is alive and well on Facebook, not so much the blogosphere anymore.
Here’s my GV roundup.

Al-Bashir and the ICC - The Intense, Heated Sudanese Facebook Debate Summed Up In Two Pictures That Speak 2,000 Words

The Facebook group is called “معا ضد المحكمة الجنائية الدولية . فلنتحد لنصرة الرئيس عمر البشير” (translated, “Together Against the ICC. Let’s Unite for President Omar al-Bashir’s Victory”) and I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The only thing that gave me some decent hope was the quality of rational debate amongst a […]

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 […]

Abdul Wahid On Why the Current Sudanese Regime “Must Disappear” and Why Darfur Rebel Group SLM Won’t Talk to It

An interesting a piece by SLM’s head Abdul Wahid Al-Nur, published at the Wall Street Journal. He makes it utterly clear that in SLM’s eyes the only way forward is to eradicate the current regime.

It is inconceivable that the racist, Islamo-fascist regime in Khartoum can reform itself. It must disappear. Did the world ever attempt […]

Surprise, Chad Pissed At Sudan

Surprise? This shouldn’t be. We all knew this was going on now:
Communications Minister Mahamat Hissene told the BBC that the garrison town of Ade had been attacked by ground troops supported by helicopters.
Mr Hissene said the fighting was continuing and confirmed a rebel raid on the smaller town of Am Zoer.
Last month, Sudan accused Chad […]

ICC Is a Terrorist Organization

What? You think that’s ridiculous? Rubbish. If al-Bashir says the International Criminal Court is a terrorist organization, then it most definitely is a terrorist organization. End of discussion. Understood?
June 10, 2008 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir reiterated today his country’s rejection of calls to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to […]

US Presidential Candidates Unite On Darfur

Oh yeah. Thumbs up!
The Sudanese government obviously isn’t happy.
You can watch the statement made by all three candidates here. Nice!
As many of you may be able to recall, I wasn’t exactly a big fan of the Save Darfur Coalition thanks to how they were calling for forced military intervention, something which can only have short-term […]

AmeriCares’ Life-Saving Work In Darfur

I’ve been happily exchanging emails behind the scenes to get you all some insider information on the great life-saving work carried out in Darfur by the humanitarian organization AmeriCares. The following are answers by Christoph Gorder, AmeriCares’ VP of Emergency Response to the few questions I asked. If you have any extra questions, feel free […]

Khartoum Attack, Explained

Andrew Heavens has a nice list of possible reasons for JEM’s recent attack on Khartoum:

A bloody PR move to get JEM some headlines
Retribution – to bring some of Darfur’s suffering to Khartoum
Humiliation of Khartoum and exposure of holes in its security system
Chad-backed revenge for the two Khartoum-backed rebel raids on N’Djamena
The move of a mad, […]

Government Inflaming Things by Randomly Arresting Darfurians In Khartoum

WTF? This is so stupid. They’re pouring more fuel into the fire. I’m telling you, if the sectarian monster gets unleashed within Khartoum, we are going to have some very bad times ahead.
I like the SLM leader’s wise language in this one.
“The Sudanese regime should stop arresting people according to their skin color because this […]

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