[lbo-talk] the Sudan-China-Britain nexus (soon to be vortex?)

[Joseph Wanzala]

While I laud Mumia's concern for the humanitarian crisis in the Sudan, he 
does not offer anything in the way of an analysis of the geopolitical 
context in which it is occuring. He does not even mention what is at stake 
behind the civil strife, oil, water and other strategic resources. Mumia's 
plea for UN/US intevention is ill-construed and makes no more sense than the 
please for intervention in Somalia. I am also disappointed that Mumia has no 
concern for the sovreign integrity of the Sudan against external 
intervention. There are ways to put pressure on the Khartoum government that 
could prevent the crisis from escalating into a full scale war and anarchy a 
la Iraq. Of course the Sudan has experienced civil war and external 
intervention for over 40 years with covert external intervention, but 
western intervention would escalate this situation considerably, especially 
considering Sudan's importance in the Arab world. Mumia should do some more 
reading (in addition to his already extensive reading under onerous and 
unjust conditions.

Joe W.


>From: "Michael Pugliese" <michael098762001 at earthlink.net>
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>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] the Sudan-China-Britain nexus (soon to be vortex?)
>Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:31:14 -0700
>
>http://www.sfbayview.com/072104/stoptheslaughter072104.shtml
>Darfur: US and UN could stop the slaughter
>by Mumia Abu-Jamal
>
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>Michael Pugliese
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