Or so the Sudanese government would have us believe:
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Under fire from the United Nations over continued violence in Darfur, Sudan's government on Tuesday accused rebels of trying to increase international pressure on Khartoum. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report to the Security Council on Monday the Sudan government had made no progress since last month in stopping attacks on civilians or punishing those behind atrocities in Darfur. But Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail pointed the finger at rebels operating in the troubled region. "They want to give a message to the international community that the situation is deteriorating and that the international community should continue putting pressure on the government of Sudan," Ismail told reporters in Khartoum.{...}{my emphasis} This could mean all sorts of things that have the potential to be weighty and serious, but I'm ignoring those for the time being because, damn, is that the biggest line of bullshit you've ever heard, or what? I shouldn't be surprised: the Sudanese government is about as delusional as your average Bellevue patient, but it never ceases to amaze me what the Sudanese Foreign Minister will throw out there to defend his government. The spin is amazing. Ismail's no Baghdad Bob, because there's always a hint of International Community Approved Truth (TM) to whatever he says, yet anyone with a lick of sense can see the the situation for themselves. Still he gets up there, time after time, and spews the same stuff. Carville could learn a thing or two from this guy. Posted by Kathy at October 1, 2004 12:18 PM | TrackBack