Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Next African War

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

The Coming War in Sudan -- Andrew Natsios, US News and World Report

This past week Salva Kiir, president of the Republic of South Sudan, announced that he had ordered units of the Sudan People's Liberation Army to deploy south of the border between his country and its northern neighbor, the Republic of Sudan, in response to the buildup of military forces north of the same border. While the north-south border area has been militarized for several years, this ominous military buildup by both countries brings them one step closer to war. A year ago the Southern government stopped all oil production (70 percent of historic Sudan's known oil reserves are in the South) when it discovered the Khartoum government was diverting oil, selling it on the spot market, and taking all of the revenue.

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My Comment: Both sides have been fighting for decades .... and I also do not see any desire to change.

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