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2011-01-16 Africa Horn

Southern Sudan: a disaster in the making

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Posted by ryuge 2011-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 actually north Sudan looks to be the more likely disaster

the north has a massive, corrupt, inefficient govt including a number of militia that don't get along very well(which is one reason they lost a lot of soldiers during their attempts to control the south) --- without the south's oil and food production they are in trouble

Posted by lord garth 2011-01-16 00:23|| 2011-01-16 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 All the data in the article contradicts it's conclusion.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-01-16 03:54|| 2011-01-16 03:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Africa always wins.

Posted by Hellfish 2011-01-16 12:46|| 2011-01-16 12:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Southern Sudan has, or at least has had, some unusual allies. Remember that there have been arrests of individuals trying to smuggle weapons in to support them against the North. These include a Priest, a Nigerian woman, the Israelis, the CIA, etc.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-16 15:59|| 2011-01-16 15:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Southern Sudan may not be the shining economic engine of Africa, but it is poised to grow rapidly because of oil and food production. Given a decade or two, it will be a country capable of feeding its own and exporting much needed food to its neighbors, sort of like Rhodesia did back in the day. The only way for the Northerners to stall or damage that possibility is to turn loose their Jajaweed genocide troops again.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-01-16 16:23|| 2011-01-16 16:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Southern Sudan - as a sovereign nation - could invite in US military assistance. Let the Janjaweed mass to attack. A-10 heaven. Martyrdom for all

Posted by Frank G 2011-01-16 16:42|| 2011-01-16 16:42|| Front Page Top

#7 All the data in the article contradicts it's conclusion.

We call that 'journalism'.

Posted by SteveS 2011-01-16 16:52|| 2011-01-16 16:52|| Front Page Top

#8 LOL Hellfish - you are so right in so few words.

South has the oil

North has the Arabs

You can't separate an Arab from oil he thinks should be his.

And Africa? When the machetes come out it's genocide time

so given the Africans want out and the Arabs are greedy....... the end result after this peaceful ballot will be.......?

Doesn't matter how many years it takes to get there when the rub comes the machetes will come out

Posted by anon1 2011-01-16 16:54|| 2011-01-16 16:54|| Front Page Top

#9 Shieldwolf Hi !; I like your train of thought. Great promise and left alone perhaps. Greed and fear my wreck your train of thought. It is truly something to be hoped for.

Posted by Dale 2011-01-16 17:30|| 2011-01-16 17:30|| Front Page Top

#10 We call that 'journalism'.

You maybe, I call it "(academic) research".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-01-16 17:54|| 2011-01-16 17:54|| Front Page Top

#11 "Only please to call it research."

With a Russian accent, of course. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-01-16 22:07|| 2011-01-16 22:07|| Front Page Top

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