Sunday, June 26, 2011

Read more: Renewed ethnic cleansing in Sudan gains little media attention

Arabists killing remaining black Christians in middle part of the country

From Eric Dondero:

On July 1, mostly Christian South Sudan will gain its formal independence from the Islamist North. There have been border clashes since the vote for independence 6 months ago. But going un-noticed is the violence against the Christian tribes still in isolated regions of the North.

Obama Administration Takes Credit for Birth of South Sudan

Friday, July 08, 2011
By Patrick Goodenough

Southern Sudanese children rehearse for independence day celebrations in the capital city of Juba on Monday, July 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)

(CNSNews.com) – The important role played by President George W. Bush in setting South Sudan on the road to independence went unacknowledged by Obama administration officials at a briefing Thursday ahead of Saturday’s birth of the world’s newest sovereign nation.

While President Obama’s “steadfast leadership and personal engagement” was noted, Bush was not mentioned once during the briefing by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and USAID Deputy Administrator Don Steinberg.