Ingrid Jones has done a fascinating and important piece of investigative reporting on the role of oil in the Darfur genocide. The struggle over resources is not about cattle and water, farmer and herder--but about who will control the next big reserve of oil. An excerpt:
Perhaps the GoS knew all along that there was oil in Darfur. And they presumed (wrongly) we in the Western world wouldn't notice that black Africans were being eliminated to make way for the Arabisation of Sudan. The GoS are keen on getting the Peace Accord signed and sealed because it will legitimise their standing (they're an unelected dictatorship that stole power through a coup) and it will help pave the way for doing deals with Asian oil companies, which may in turn help attract back the big players (ie British Petroleum) that pulled out of Sudan because of human rights issues.
A must read! The graphic alone is worth the whole price of a click. Thanks Ingrid. BTW, read Ingrid every day for in-depth analysis of various aspects of the Sudan genocide, from oil economics to why weren't the aid agencies prepared (something Eric Reeves raised at the Harvard discussion, as well)?
A Sudanese standoff.
http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/2004/07/sudanese_stando.html
Posted by: Anthony | July 12, 2004 at 03:12 PM
The revolution on the earth must be save..Cooperation between other Islam country is really importent...
Posted by: Farhana | September 29, 2005 at 08:03 AM
We all need to help put smiles in Darfur.
www.smilesindarfur.org
For Sack of humanity
Posted by: osuji azuka george | May 26, 2006 at 01:52 AM
Alright there's oil in Darfur... but the US and UK don't have access to it?
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