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| Sudanese government rejects as unfair the renewal of US embargo |
| 2003-11-02 |
| The Sudanese government Thursday angrily cited a decision by the United States to renew economic sanctions against Sudan as "unfair". Its just tough love. All fair in love and war. Mutrif Sadiq, a senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs official stated Thursday, that the renewal of sanctions imposed by the U.S. in 1997 was "unfair, unrealistic and contradictory to the previous pledges made by the USA". Sadiq said U.S. President George W. Bush’s Wednesday extension of sanctions against Sudan, applied for another year would strengthen the position of the Sudanese government. Sadiq however did not specify how this would come about, although he said the embargo would never make Sudan submit to U.S. demands to sign a peace deal with Sudanese rebels. Make peace or don’t make peace. World trade is like a giant salad bar. The US is just forgoing the garbonzo beans until you behave. I’m sure somebody else will trade with you. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell during a visit to the site of peace talks a week ago reiterated the U.S. intention to lift the embargo once a peace deal was signed between the warring parties in the Sudanese conflict. Sadiq, who is also member of the government negotiating team to the peace talks with rebel Sudan Peoples Liberation Army, said his country’s foreign policy always regarded terrorism as a global threat. Threatening the world by hosting international terrorists was good for our self-esteem. Sudan has been on a U.S. list of countries supporting international terrorism since 1993. We ought to make a new list of countries that engage in slavery. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #1 We ought to make a new list of countries that engage in slavery. Ooh, lets start with Pakistan shall we? After all the Sudanese have freed Dr Hasan at-Turabi, we can be sure a man of God like him will condemn the slave trade can't we? And of course once once he does that it'll be the end of said trade trade, Muslims always obey their leaders even if the edicts go against their interests... |
| Posted by: Dave 2003-11-2 6:32:26 PM |