Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Your Opinions and Comments Always Count and Impact Everywhere
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(George Clooney isn't helping Sudan) Not wanting to sit idly by, I responded with the following: "So, Nesrine Malik decides to counter simplicity with more simplicity and complacency as an elite Northern Sudanese liberal? If you want to find the real trigger points, Ms. Malik, why start glibly with the "rebellion", instead of digging deeper into the causes of the perpetual rebellions in what was once the Sudan, and presenting those issues truthfully to a western audience. It is your blasé, equivocal tone (which has a long precedent among elite Northern Sudanese) that frustrated generations of Southern Sudanese to the point of secession. Professor Laura Nyantung Beny; (Sudanese-American)" PS: I urge Sudanese from all areas of the Sudan to add their voices to this public debate, lest it be hijacked by a complacent, glib voice in the face of GENOCIDE. I have serious doubts about Clooney's affiliation with Enough, which is affiliated with the Kony 2012 campaign that I lambasted here ( Kony 2012 - Neo-colonial Heroism?) quite before its co-founder's whacked naked romp in a follow-up viral maneuver. However, Ms. Nasrine's slick attempt to jump onto the anti-Kony 2012 bandwagon to obfuscate the situation in the Sudan before a western audience is a blatant sham to anybody who has even an inch deep knowledge of the root causes of Sudan's wars and ethno-, racial-fractionalization. Neo-colonial critiques ought to be thoroughly radical, not apologia for brutal regimes such as that of Al-Bashir. Nyantung, Durham, NC; March 20, 2012 Smaller communities exclusion Dear Makur Nyajok, Aliab and Murle are not the only ones been excluded, it's a comprehensive exclusion of sub communities. However, I came from so-called small minority community called Gok in Lakes state west and not only Ambassadors, Gok do not have executive positions, or even deputy minister. Therefore, if exclusion of Gok community in government can make our government run smoothly then fine we can voice our support. Victor Makur, South Africa Representing the whole nation Fear, Mr. Makur Arek, that is a wrong thinking. If we really need to build our new nation as a South Sudanese, we should change that wrong thinking. To be appointed as an Ambassador that means you are going to represent the whole nation not tribe like you think. Aliab and Murle they are a part of this nation. Morthon Akol, RSS Aliab represented as Dinka If Aliab are Dinka, then they are represented in the 42% of Dinka quota in Ambassadors appointment. I am of different opinion. I want to take the opportunity to congratulate the men and ladies who have been appointed as ambassadors to represent The Republic of Sudan. Despite our rainbow tribes, there is one thing in common, they are all South Sudanese. There are other jobs that will take in all the people who will wish to contribute to the development of South Sudan. Urbano Tipo, RSS Robbed students demos Dear Editor, please allow me to express my dismay about what happened yesterday at University of Juba. Here at the campus we have four days without water and electricity, as a result some students had gone to the street (University roundabout) yesterday at around 8:50 pm shouting, ''we need water and electricity''. Soon afterward soldiers and police rushed to the University and start beating up everybody even non-students who were trying to pass by. Yes, it was the fault of those students who decided to demonstrate at night but it is not professional for the national forces to behave like that. Moreover, if the police wanted to dispersed or stop the procession, why were they robbing people, including students money? Therefore, even those students didn't mean and cannot destroy or break any University assert. So on behalf of my colleagues, I'd like to appeal once more to the concerned authorities to solve the problems of water and electricity. Because without it no life and studies at the University. Tiakel Bol, a student at UJ. Discrimination and exclusion of Aliab Dinka and Murle. Kiir and whole SPL-led government can not listen to those ethnics that can't use violence to achieve political, social and economic benefits from Kiir- government. I was sad to see more than 100 ambassadors from powerful Dinka, Equatoria, Nuer, and Shiluk groups with exception of Aliab and Murle. Those two tribes plus Buram of Maban the only excluded groups from the sharing of the piece of cake. Aliab Dinka had been patient for over two decades since the establishment of SPLA/M, no single leader of Aliab Dinka had joined the enemy of south Sudan, they fought courageously in battle of new Sudan, and provided their sons and resources for liberation of South Sudan from Anya time to SPLA/1983-2012. Should Aliab rebel and use violence like the rest of tribes to achieve their rights? Makur Nyajok Arek, RUMBEK, LAKES STATE Corruption- New nation can't survive The so-called South Sudan anti-corruption commission: I wondered if they are serious or just doing a show! How on earth can ask you a thief to provide you the things that he or she has stolen? This doesn’t sound rational doesn’t it? Anyway, so far most of these people who have provided their assets one or another have been accused of corruption, let’s make no mistake we all know that corruption has now been recognized to be one of the world's greatest challenges, yet the anti-corruption commission is asking the corruptees to provide their assets as if they can give full evidence as to what they have looted. Why can’t the anti-corruption commission with the assistance of international communities do their own independent investigation? For your information, between (2005 -2006) over one billion dollars have been stolen or claimed to magically disappeared just those two years alone! By year of (2007 - 2011) billions of US dollars reported to have been missing especially the infamous “grain saga” which worth of billions of dollars. What a shock! The worst of it all is that, those people we have been accused of corruptions are being covered up by their big bosses in fear that if their assignments are terminated, they will reveal more names. This is not how the new nation can thrive, I’m so very disappointed to see those innocent people struggling to survive while those big bellies officials are building mansions! We fought for 55 years without money to liberate ourselves from all kind of oppressions; why all of a sudden our so-called revolutionaries forgot such a long struggle with a few dollars? Check this shocking video! Choul Dugak, USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
