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When Will Juba Cease Being Subordinate to Khartoum?
By Philips Al-Ghai
May 22, 2013 (SSNA) -- When the government of S. Sudan closed down oil production in late January 2012, the news was received with ululations. Those who hold S. Sudan close to their hearts thronged the dusty roads of Juba in celebration. I was no exception.
In my humble burrow, I managed throwing a couple fists in the air. Then sank the whole euphoria in with my favorite 21-years-long-war songs from the great Koryom division of Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA). For those who abhor Khartoum with her Islamic Sharia laws, religious prejudices, warmongering, and racially based discriminations, it was a perfect day. We couldn’t simply afford funding our destabilization with our own resources. Full stop.
After all, it doesn’t require big brains to comprehend that Khartoum is an anopheles mosquito that –when it bites –leaves the victim with malaria, encephalitis, and dehydration. Whether the laws of Economics defy that fact is another question. But the ...
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Dear Dr Barnaba Marial;
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