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 […]

Sudan In the Headlines Again: Plane Crash

Yes, and as usual for more bad news.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A Sudanese Airbus carrying 214 people veered off the runway in a thunderstorm and burst into flames late Tuesday, killing dozens unable to escape the inferno. Officials said more than 100 people fled the plane before it was engulfed by towering orange flames.
May the souls […]

Abyei Issue Cools Down…

… for now.
Signing agreements is one thing, implementing them is another.

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 […]

Sudanese Diaspora Can’t Vote!

Yes, it’s already confirmed and true. Can you believe this garbage? I couldn’t at first and I wanted to double check but it still ended up being true.
I must admit I wasn’t keeping track of the involved details over the last few months. That’s why this comes as a slight shock to me.
We, the Sudanese […]

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, […]

Sudanese Rapper, Emmanuel Jal

Thanks Rob for pointing this out. Good stuff. Glad to see Southern Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal getting big.
Emmanuel Jal was eight when he was handed an AK-47 and told to fight for the southern Sudanese rebels of the SPLA. He escaped Sudan in a bag, smuggled out by Emma McCune, a British aid worker, on […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gitmo and Khartoum’s Hypocrisy

Alright, that’s it. I’ve had enough of this garbage. The conversation I had with one Sudanese guy a while ago was the tipping point.
You know, I’m happy that Sami is finally reunited with his son and all but seriously, the way the government has been trying to portray itself heroically is just so damn stinking […]

Stand Up and Be…

Nicely done Andrew.
Have a close look at Sudan’s snappy new slogan for its upcoming population and housing census.

So it’s a verb as well. Who knew?
LOL!

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 […]

Drima and the 08 US Elections

How would a Sudanese Drima “vote” in the 2008 US elections? Stay tuned for the upcoming article. It should be published over at Pajamas Media soon.
My choice is not final since we still have a few more months to go. Anything can happen during this coming period. You never know. But for now, numerous factors […]

Today’s Three Linkies

I’m going to be really busy for two or three days and so I leave you with these linkies:

Schism (The Bible version of Fitna)
Israel/Palestine: I’m split
Breakfast in Khartoum

Cheers.

War Looms Over Sudan Again

I haven’t blogged much about the small events that took place in Southern Sudan over the past few months but today, I need to. Things are piling up badly.
Abyei, that oil rich region in the North-South border, is arguably one of the most sticky issues that threatens the CPA and could possibly draw the country […]

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