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2008-02-12 Africa Horn

Commander of Sudan's rebel movement killed in fighting near N'djamena

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I'm confused Fred. The Commander of the Sudanese rebels that was taken out has a name that at first glance, would be cause for celebration. However, it seems that he is fighting for the Chadian loyalists who I have presumed to be the good guys. Is this another case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend?

Posted by eu=4thReich 2008-02-12 07:50|| 2008-02-12 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 The Sudan government is backing the Chad rebels.

The Sudan rebels are backing the Chad government.

There are two main Sudan rebel factions, of which JEM is associated with Turabi, who was Binny's patron when he was in Sudan. I don't know much about the other faction, can't even remember its name of the top of my head.

As far as I can see, they're all bad guyz. Deby's an old style kleptocrat dictator, Turabi's an Islamist lunatic, and the Chad rebels are pawns doing the bidding of the Sudanese Evil Overlord, who probably wears a colorful skin-tight costume, cape, and domino mask when he's not posing as just another mild-mannered regional dictator.

The people who're actually doing the suffering are the "black" Sudanese and Chadians -- racially different from the "Arab" Sudanese, who're actually Nilotic. Arrogant as they may be dealing with the "blacks," when they go to Mecca they're just another bunch of colored guys in the eyes of the Arabians and are treated accordingly. I occasionally pull that thought out and chuckle over it when the Evil Overlord is feeling his oats.

The suffering, downtrodden Blacks, by the way, would be perfectly happy to cheer the deaths of our troops or any EU troops who'd be silly enough to get involved in keeping a non-existent peace. So while my sympathy meter twitches while they're being raped, murdered, beaten, and dispossessed, it doesn't really go much over 4.

Do we have any Crackerjacks?

Posted by Fred 2008-02-12 08:47|| 2008-02-12 08:47|| Front Page Top

#3 pretty concise and cynical explanation. I like it

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-12 08:59|| 2008-02-12 08:59|| Front Page Top

#4 The Commander of the Sudanese rebels that was taken out has a name that at first glance, would be cause for celebration. However, it seems that he is fighting for the Chadian loyalists who I have presumed to be the good guys.

Jihad in Sudan is not merely against Christians and animists but in order to take land from ~~untermeschen~~ Blacks (even when they are Muslims) and give it to the master race.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-02-12 09:33|| 2008-02-12 09:33|| Front Page Top

#5 .....our troops or any EU troops who'd be silly enough to get involved in keeping a non-existent peace

Fred's assessment squarely hits the nail on the head, amen and amen. To that I would simply add, stay "Out of Africa." The story and movie by that title, is based ironically enough on the memoirs of Danish coffee plantation owner Isak Dinesen in Kenya.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-12 09:36|| 2008-02-12 09:36|| Front Page Top

#6 And the candidate for POTUS, who seems to be quite interested in the affairs in Kenya, who has many relatives there, and who would probably direct US troops to intercede there contrary to US interests is whom ? Oh yeah, B. Hussein Obama.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2907 2008-02-12 10:24|| 2008-02-12 10:24|| Front Page Top

#7 needless to say Im not convinced that the suffering people of Darfur would cheer the deaths of western troops, though Im not enamored of all the Darfuri rebel leaders. I would only point out the support we have received in Iraq and elsewhere from Albanians, and, amazingly enough, Rwandans (whom we didnt save, but who understand which side is which in the struggle over genocide and democracy)

Now IF we are going to make a case that our interventions in Iraq and elsewhere are truely about democracy, and its not just a cover for other interests, we need to take a stand in Africa as well.

Of course it may well be that the pro-democracy moment in US for pol is past, in which case the e may not apply.

I would also suggest that kleptocrats are preferable to genocidaires. And that Sudans orientation toward the China axis is not without significance.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-02-12 10:39|| 2008-02-12 10:39|| Front Page Top

#8 To that I would simply add, stay "Out of Africa."

Perhaps. But we should exploit Darfur and Arab support for the genocidiacl regime to the hilt in order to divide Islam. Split it between Arabs and non-Arabs. Specially Muslim Blacks (including those in our own societies). Follow until they envision Islam as an instrument of foreign domination.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-02-12 11:35|| 2008-02-12 11:35|| Front Page Top

#9 pretty concise and cynical explanation. I like it

LOL Frank. An explanation from Fred is a joy forever!

Posted by ryuge 2008-02-12 17:27|| 2008-02-12 17:27|| Front Page Top

#10 that's right homie.

Posted by hoooorray 2008-02-12 21:13|| 2008-02-12 21:13|| Front Page Top

#11 "Do we have any Crackerjacks?"

I'll pour some caramel sauce over your popcorn, Fred - will that do? ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-12 21:32|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-02-12 21:32|| Front Page Top

#12 It's not the same without the peanuts...

Posted by Fred 2008-02-12 21:33|| 2008-02-12 21:33|| Front Page Top

#13 I'll see what I can do, O Exalted One.... ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-12 21:34|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-02-12 21:34|| Front Page Top

#14 LOL, actually!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-12 22:12|| 2008-02-12 22:12|| Front Page Top

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