"As I wrote yesterday, there were a couple paths that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir could have chosen after being indicted by the International Criminal Court for his role in atrocities in Darfur. Let's just say he chosie the more confrontational of the two: Immediately after the decision, the President expelled 13 NGOs from the country, condemned the ruling as neocolonialism, and looked set to ratchet up his reign. Rebel groups in Darfur announced that they would back out of peacetalks, claiming that Bashir is no longer a legitimate negotiator. Fear about what comes next is palpable.
But what is most disturbing of all is how similar the Sudan situation has just become to that of another African conundrum -- Zimbabwe. Bashir is taking a page straight from Robert Mugabe's book, framing himself as a hero of sovereignty, victim to persecution by the West [...]"
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Omar al Bashir: the new Mugabe
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