| Outright war coming in Sudan? Apr 19th 2012, 04:02 War criminal Omar al-Bashir gets worse and worse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17761949 Quote:
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has said his main goal is now to "liberate" the people of South Sudan from its rulers following recent border clashes.
The former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has ruled South Sudan since it seceded from Sudan in July 2011.
President Bashir described the SPLM as "insects" that needed to be eliminated...
...Mr Bashir told a rally at his party's headquarters that the SPLM needed to be removed.
"We say that it has turned into a disease, a disease for us and for the South Sudanese citizens. The main goal should be liberation from these insects and to get rid of them once and for all, God willing."
The reference to insects is an apparent play on the SPLM's Arabic name.
He told the crowd that his message to the SPLM was: "Either we end up in Juba and take everything, or you end up in Khartoum and take everything."
The BBC's James Copnall in Khartoum says the comments sounded like a declaration of war.
| James Copnall further says: Quote:
the Sudanese Armed Forces are already overstretched. They haven't been able to fully overcome rebellions in Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, and they also failed to hold onto Heglig.
South Sudan is also less well equipped militarily than Sudan, and shutting down its oil resources deprived it of 98% of its revenue.
All out war would be disastrous for both, but that is the direction they are heading.
| | |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.