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| Africa: Horn |
| Sudan accepts Blair's peace plan |
| 2004-10-07 |
| Sudan bowed to a five-point plan tabled by Tony Blair during talks in Khartoum yesterday, which included accepting the free movement of 3,500 African Union troops as ceasefire monitors in Darfur province. Mr Blair also urged Sudan to return its troops to barracks and accept a deadline of December 31 for an agreement on devolution for the south of the country. He hopes this will serve as a model for peace in Darfur. Mr Blair held two hours of talks with Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, during which he warned that the EU and US were willing to go to the UN to impose sanctions. Privately, the prime minister believes the west will know by the end of the year whe- ther Sudan is serious about honouring its commitments. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 Sudan is a former host of UBL and his camps. Now the Sudan has camps that train Arab terrorists called Janjaweed who rape an kill innocents. Mullah Omar missed the boat on this one. He should have had AQ change their name to Wackydudes - then they could have continued to be dangerous terrorists training and operating as an army as long as they refrained from genocide against the locals. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-10-07 7:16:25 PM |
| #2 A few midnight visits to Janjaweed camps by black helizappers might help... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-07 11:38:34 AM |
| #1 Privately, the prime minister believes the west will know by the end of the year whether Sudan is serious about honouring its commitments. I suspect a few Special Forces teams inserted quietly into the region will more than adequate in verifying Sudan's compliance. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-10-07 12:52:54 AM |