Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Failed State Lobby

so.. my friend in Khartoum sent me this article, with the preamble,
"welcome to the club{Having your country judged, dissected and ripped apart in the media,lol}"

im just gonna post this and leave it here.  Some of the stuff in this article is quite upsetting and I hate the, 'I heard, he said, one policy maker source said, it was reported' tone of it..... and mygod enough of the enough project.


http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/09/the_failed_state_lobby?print=yes&hidecomments=yes&page=full

Interesting article I read today.

http://www.sudantribune.com/US-envoy-urges-S-Sudan-to-resume,43230
This article caught my attention for a number of reasons.
Firstly , my firm belief that both countries are playing economic Russian roulette .The idea that you can starve the other country out of it's position is one I find repulsive.Both countries are trying their hardest top do so.
Secondly , this quote : "However, different sources said the two parties are preparing for a big breakthrough in the talks and they might agree over different pending issues."
 I really hope for a breakthrough in the talks.Both countries can live without oil but living without peace is impossible.