Comments on: Alex on The Kojo Nnamdi Show http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2009/03/09/alex-on-the-kojo-nnamdi-show/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:36:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Khalid AlMubarak http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2009/03/09/alex-on-the-kojo-nnamdi-show/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 Khalid AlMubarak Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:55:01 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/?p=707#comment-3528 Are we faced with naive people( as Alex seems to assume) or with politically and ideologically motivated activists and crisis creators ? How does one explain the fact that Predergast who has openly opposed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 05 and opposed the Darfur Peace Agreement in 06 continues to claim that he and the different organisations he represents(International Crisis Group/Enough or any future mask ) really care about the welfare and safety of the people of Darfur and Sudan? In a most significant lecture at Georgetown University , the former US envoy to Sudan ,Andrew Natsios, said on 30 March that he was a hard-liner vis-a-vis Sudan ;but has now changed his mind.He was honest enough to say that the C P Agreement enabled two million southern Sudanese to return home and that President Bashir delivers what he promises ( including $4 billion to the South). He also explained that death in Darfur took place mainly in 03 and 04 and that most of the casualties happened because of displacement not physical assault. He repeated some very harsh words about the Sudanese government ; but concluded that only a negotiated political settlements will save Darfur. Mr Prendergast and Mr Fowler (of Save Darfur Coalition) insist on a path of sanctions and even military action against Sudan . Their real interest -one suspects- is regime change ; because they see Darfur as part of the Middle East Arab -Israeli conflict.Even with this in mind they are wrong,because they side with Israeli hawks and militarists ; not with peace-loving Israelis who do not reject the Arab Leagues' peace offer and accept the principle of two states in Palestine.Sudan does not call for throwing the Israelis(with their nuclear arsenal !) in the sea and embraces the 2 state solution . Targeting Sudan is not reasonale because creating chaos in Sudan will( as Natsios said) threaten stability in all nine neighbouring contries .That cant be in the interest of the West ;but it seems to be in the interest of M. Fowler and Mr Prendergast . Are we faced with naive people( as Alex seems to assume) or with politically and ideologically motivated activists and crisis creators ? How does one explain the fact that Predergast who has openly opposed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 05 and opposed the Darfur Peace Agreement in 06 continues to claim that he and the different organisations he represents(International Crisis Group/Enough or any future mask ) really care about the welfare and safety of the people of Darfur and Sudan?
In a most significant lecture at Georgetown University , the former US envoy to Sudan ,Andrew Natsios, said on 30 March that he was a hard-liner vis-a-vis
Sudan ;but has now changed his mind.He was honest enough to say that the C P Agreement enabled two million southern Sudanese to return home and that President Bashir delivers what he promises ( including $4 billion to the South). He also explained that death in Darfur took place mainly in 03 and 04 and that most of the casualties happened because of displacement not physical assault. He repeated some very harsh words about the Sudanese government ; but concluded that only a negotiated political settlements will save Darfur.
Mr Prendergast and Mr Fowler (of Save Darfur Coalition) insist on a path of sanctions and even military action against Sudan . Their real interest -one suspects- is regime change ; because they see Darfur as part of the Middle East Arab -Israeli conflict.Even with this in mind they are wrong,because they side with Israeli hawks and militarists ; not with peace-loving Israelis who do not reject the Arab Leagues’ peace offer and accept the principle of two states in Palestine.Sudan does not call for throwing the Israelis(with their nuclear arsenal !) in the sea and embraces the 2 state solution . Targeting Sudan is not reasonale because creating chaos in Sudan will( as Natsios said) threaten stability in all nine neighbouring contries .That cant be in the interest of the West ;but it seems to be in the interest of M. Fowler and Mr Prendergast .

]]> By: Jamaledin http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2009/03/09/alex-on-the-kojo-nnamdi-show/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 Jamaledin Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:21:30 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/?p=707#comment-2988 Mr de Waal, You have a strong voice of reason. Thank you for your honest, neutral, and critical insights on the subject of a completely isolated and misunderstood country and peoples. Mr de Waal,

You have a strong voice of reason. Thank you for your honest, neutral, and critical insights on the subject of a completely isolated and misunderstood country and peoples.

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