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 […]

Awww, Look at the Lovely Arab League

The Arab League has come to the rescue and even called the JEM a terrorist group!
May 11, 2008 (CAIRO) — Arab League Council at the ministerial level in a meeting held today condemned the “terrorist” attack yesterday in Khartoum by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement in order to destabilize the Sudan.
Gosh, you guys are […]

BREAKING: Khartoum Under Attack!!

SCROLL DOWN for updates.
Big news people!
Lots of serious web surfing and phone calls with people in Sudan but for now, let me quickly go through what needs to be highlighted.

WHAT? WHEN? WHO?
The Darfurian rebel group Justice and Equality Movement mounted a bold attack on Khartoum less than two days ago but was stopped […]

Darfur and Sudanese-American Relations

I’ve been following the ongoing negotiations between Khartoum and the US envoy to Sudan closely. Can you blame me? Normalizing ties would be a huge positive and mutually-beneficial step.
I’m glad America has the right conditions in place.
April 14, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — The US special envoy for Sudan is expected to hold a meeting with a […]

Volunteers for Darfur-Awareness

Dear readers familiar with Darfur,
anybody interested in posting once in a while over at Darfur-Awareness? A reader emailed me in today expressing disappoint over the lack of updates there. She’s right and I take full responsibility for that. I’ve gotten awfully busy lately and the frequency of posts is far from enough. I can hardly […]

Breaking a Taboo: Mr Nur and his SLM Office in Israel

An excellent, insightful piece by a member of the Darfur rebel group, JEM, elaborating their stance on the whole issue. On a related note, let’s see what a Western aid worker in Darfur wrote about a week ago:
A few days ago a prominent rebel leader in Darfur, Abdel Wahid Al-Nur, the head of the Sudanese […]

Darfur Rebel Says Sudanese Army Painting Tanks With UN Colour

Here we go again:
March 3, 2008 (LONDON) – Darfur rebel movement has accused the Sudanese army of painting tanks of UN Hybrid force saying it plans to attack its position in West Darfur.
Hehehe, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true. Yaay to the Sudanese army!

BREAKING NEWS: Darfur Rebel Leader Confirms Opening of Office In Israel

Oh my, this is big. Non-signatory to the Darfur peace agreement, Abdul-Wahid Al-Nur announced that his break-away SLM rebel faction has inaugurated an office in Israel!
February 25, 2008 (PARIS) — A Darfur rebel group announced today that they have inaugurated an office in Israel, according to a press release received today by Sudan Tribune.
… “The […]

China’s Unrelenting Support to Sudan on Darfur

“Oh no, China isn’t doing anything. It’s playing no role whatsoever.”
Right.

Chinese Bloggers React to Spielberg’s Move

Interesting points of view.
Like I said, the 2008 Olympics are already tainted. Plus, China’s “no strings attached” investment policy isn’t exactly nice. It benefits African governments but does no real favors to the people themselves. We Africans should investment serious time and effort in understanding China’s intentions towards our continent.
Due to Africa’s lack of understanding […]

Spielberg Says No Thanks To Beijing 2008!

Ahahahahaha! It’s true!
Check out AK’s post for more. Like I said, the coming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are already too tainted.
Seriously, let’s move the games to Taiwan.

Sudan’s FM to Visit United States

Let’s hope he actually manages to achieve something (besides screwing up relations more)…
Deng Alor said that he will discuss during the visit a number of issues with US officials, including the relations between Khartoum and Washington and ways to normalize them, Darfur issue and the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
Good luck ya zool. […]

Some Sandmonkey Wisdom

Yes, tell them. Please tell them. And when Egyptian soldiers shoot Darfurians trying to cross into Israel and beat them to death it’s just a blip on the radar.

Bashir Appoints Janjaweed Leader As Special Advisor

The news is more than a week old. AK has a simple, straight to the point analysis. Nice!

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