A response from the South Sudangovernment to a declaration of war by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Juba will be critical to decide the prospect of a full-scale war between the two states, local analyst said on Thursday. Since the Sudanese president announced his goal to "liberate theSouth Sudanese from the rule of the Sudan People's LiberationMovement (SPLM)" on Wednesday, more than 24 hours have passedwithout any South Sudanese official making comments or response tothe remarks. "This is an unusual silence from the side of Juba," said FayezHassan Zakki, a Sudanese journalist well-known in the media circlein Khartoum. He attributed the silence to two reasons, one was that al- Bashir'sdeclaration of war surprised Juba, which on its part needed sometime to consider a response as suitable as it believed. The secondreason was probably an international interference especially fromJuba's western allies to make sure that any response by the SouthSudan would not escalate the tension which was already very high. Co2 Fractional Laser Machine
However, "the response from Juba will very likely be the last steptowards a full-scall war between Sudan and South Sudan," he said. On Wednesday, Bashir declared war on South Sudan, and vowed tobring down the SPLM in South Sudan, at a time of escalatingmilitary confrontations on the borders between the two countries. Addressing a rally of members of the ruling National Congress Partyin Khartoum, the Sudanese president announced that "from today ourslogan is to liberate the citizens of South Sudan from the rule ofthe SPLM, and from today it will be eye for eye, tooth for toothand strike for strike and the beginner (of the war) is moreunjust." "We've made a mistake historically to enable the SPLM to rule thesouth, but we will correct this mistake, and we have a moralobligation for our people in South Sudan, that is to save them fromthe SPLM," al-Bashir added. Al-Bashir accused the South Sudan government of failing to commititself to the agreements and treaties the two countries had signed,saying "these people do not keep promises and not adhere to thedocuments, and they are traitors." He continued to say "Sudan should not be ruled separately in thenorth and the south, either they (SPLM) come and control Khartoumor we go and control Juba." Following the announcement, the Sudanese authorities intensifiedpreparations for the probable war. IPL Laser Machine Manufacturer
More than 2,300 Mujahideen, or holy-war fighters, on Thursday sworean oath of loyalty to President al-Bashir and vowed to defend thecountry with their lives, the state-run SUNA news agency reported. This came during a meeting between the Sudanese president and acrowd of Mujiahideen in El Obeid, the capital of the North KordofanState, according to the report. Addressing the meeting, the Sudanese president stressed that "Heglig will be a new Shikan for the invaders," a reference to thebloodiest battle more than 60 years ago between Sudanese fightersand British troops in the North Kordofan State. "Any one extending his hand on Sudan, it will be cut off," theSudanese president noted. Also in El Obeid on Thursday, President al-Bashir stressed thatfighting was the only mean to resolve the differences between hiscountry and South Sudan, reiterating his promise to end the rule ofthe SPLM in the south. Elight Hair Removal Manufacturer
In a speech to a rally of local residents in the North Kordofanstate and lively aired by the state-run Sudan TV, al-Bashir said "Heglig will not be the end, and we have determined to resolve ourmatters completely in the battle field, and to settle all theaccounts between the two countries." "The government of South Sudan do not understand, nor aware of thelesson, and it is like someone taking a knife to cut his neck. Wehave tried repeatedly to make them understand where their interestsare, but they are fools not understanding. Nothing is helpful forthem but disciplining them with a stick," the president added.
However, "the response from Juba will very likely be the last steptowards a full-scall war between Sudan and South Sudan," he said. On Wednesday, Bashir declared war on South Sudan, and vowed tobring down the SPLM in South Sudan, at a time of escalatingmilitary confrontations on the borders between the two countries. Addressing a rally of members of the ruling National Congress Partyin Khartoum, the Sudanese president announced that "from today ourslogan is to liberate the citizens of South Sudan from the rule ofthe SPLM, and from today it will be eye for eye, tooth for toothand strike for strike and the beginner (of the war) is moreunjust." "We've made a mistake historically to enable the SPLM to rule thesouth, but we will correct this mistake, and we have a moralobligation for our people in South Sudan, that is to save them fromthe SPLM," al-Bashir added. Al-Bashir accused the South Sudan government of failing to commititself to the agreements and treaties the two countries had signed,saying "these people do not keep promises and not adhere to thedocuments, and they are traitors." He continued to say "Sudan should not be ruled separately in thenorth and the south, either they (SPLM) come and control Khartoumor we go and control Juba." Following the announcement, the Sudanese authorities intensifiedpreparations for the probable war. IPL Laser Machine Manufacturer
More than 2,300 Mujahideen, or holy-war fighters, on Thursday sworean oath of loyalty to President al-Bashir and vowed to defend thecountry with their lives, the state-run SUNA news agency reported. This came during a meeting between the Sudanese president and acrowd of Mujiahideen in El Obeid, the capital of the North KordofanState, according to the report. Addressing the meeting, the Sudanese president stressed that "Heglig will be a new Shikan for the invaders," a reference to thebloodiest battle more than 60 years ago between Sudanese fightersand British troops in the North Kordofan State. "Any one extending his hand on Sudan, it will be cut off," theSudanese president noted. Also in El Obeid on Thursday, President al-Bashir stressed thatfighting was the only mean to resolve the differences between hiscountry and South Sudan, reiterating his promise to end the rule ofthe SPLM in the south. Elight Hair Removal Manufacturer
In a speech to a rally of local residents in the North Kordofanstate and lively aired by the state-run Sudan TV, al-Bashir said "Heglig will not be the end, and we have determined to resolve ourmatters completely in the battle field, and to settle all theaccounts between the two countries." "The government of South Sudan do not understand, nor aware of thelesson, and it is like someone taking a knife to cut his neck. Wehave tried repeatedly to make them understand where their interestsare, but they are fools not understanding. Nothing is helpful forthem but disciplining them with a stick," the president added.