UN: ‘Bashir should’ve been arrested In China’
I almost feel bad for the UN and ICC sometimes. It must be frustrating for any in that organization who are actually trying to bring people to justice when absolutely no one listens to you or cares what you think. China, a HUGE player in the United Nations (with operational control and scores of ‘peacekeepers’),...
Report from the ground in Nuba
This NYTimes.com op-ed shares a letter from an aid worker just out of Southern Kordofan. Less then a month after a horrible UN showing in Abyei, he reports UNMIS personnel are still either powerless or unwilling to help. Terrible accounts of civilians – friends – attempting to find safety in the UNMIS (United Nations Missions...
Reports of atrocities in Sudan
This compilation of reports from Sudanese church leaders continues to indicate that the Northern government is taking advantage of UN irrelevance and slow world response to target ethnic southerners and those thought to be southern aligned. The airstrip in Kauda, one I have been to multiple times, was bombed extensively early this week. This would...
BBC: ‘Huge suffering’ from bombing in Sudan
This BBC article paints a grim picture of the situation in Southern Kordofan. This is a location that was frequently supported by AIM AIR. The unabashed targeting of civilians in this region is back to business as usual for the Northern government, who systematically starved and bombed ethnic southerners who live in the Nuba Mountains...
A background on the Nubas
The Nuba Mountains sit just north of the border between North and South Sudan. This article gives a bit of a backdrop to the history and complexity of the area. Northern Sudan has already begun a systematic takeover of the area, which will include a targeted starvation of some ethnic populations. Several of our partner...
US Sudan Envoy: Khartoum’s Belligerence Threatens North-South Talks
US Sudan Envoy: Khartoum’s Belligerence Threatens North-South Talks.
Time to Renounce the United Nations?
This article by Rep. Ron Paul is a bit out-dated, but its points are still extremely pertinent, especially as we approach election season. “The UN increasingly wants to influence our domestic environmental, trade, labor, tax, and gun laws. Its global planners fully intend to expand the UN into a true world government, complete with taxes,...
the new South Sudanese humanitarian crisis
Still over a month from officially becoming an independent country, Southern Sudan is in trouble. The government of (northern) Sudan appears to be restricting supply routes into Southern Sudan, which are the main trade routes for the northern states in southern Sudan. Most of the fuel and supplies in those states come from the north...
Sudan’s Nuba Mountains: On the Edge of War
This Time article shares some of the reasons for a huge escalation in military build-up in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. This area, right in the center of Sudan, is literally on the brink of war. Please be praying for sustained peace and for the Church to shine in this area on the edge of...
