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2003-10-14 Africa: East
Sudan's Turabi to keep backing beliefs that caused arrest
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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-10-14 00:24|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Even though he was one of the most important Islamists in the world, and was responsible for Sudan's Islamisation and destabilisation of it's neighbours...Turabi always seemed to me to be more of a politician than a fanatic.
Maybe it was the French education, but he sure seems to talk a lot about human rights and democracy. He might not have tried to actually implement them when he was still a major player in Sudan's politics, but he always talked about them.
Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-10-14 1:05:30 AM||   2003-10-14 1:05:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sudan almost immediately forged ties with Iran following the former's formation of a sharia-based Islamic state. But the Khartoum regime is far from a band of strict theocratic ideologues. They also could care less about human rights (Paul is right I would guess; Turabi is merely sound biting taking a page from his studies in the West). They are (like a lot of countries) all about self interest. When the heat was on in 95 over their support for terrorism, they gave up Carlos (Illych Ramirez Sanchez) to the Froggies after we spotted him in Khartoum (he wasn't wanted by us at the time). Sudan went even further and offered us their entire files on what Binny and Co. were up to in (and out of) Sudan. But both the White House (thanks Bill...not) and the Bureau (you too flatfoots) weren't interested. And they have been very cooperative thus far in the post 9-11 era. But "Sudanese Council for Human Rights?" Hehe...that's almost funny if it wasn't so sad....that being what the current regime has done to the non-Muslims in the south and west. Anyway....just a bit of historical perspective.
Posted by TerrorHunter4Ever 2003-10-14 10:16:53 AM||   2003-10-14 10:16:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Must have become institutionalized like in Shawshank Redemption. He knows that he can no longer survive in freedom.
Posted by Super Hose  2003-10-14 3:55:07 PM||   2003-10-14 3:55:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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