Comments on: Watch out Omar al-Bashir, my buddy Luis Moreno Ocampo is out to get you, and so are we http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/international/watch-out-omar-al-bashir-my-buddy-luis-moreno-ocampo-is-out-to-get-you-and-so-are-we.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Obama Administration To Unveil New Sudan Policy – Uniqs.info | Headline News http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/international/watch-out-omar-al-bashir-my-buddy-luis-moreno-ocampo-is-out-to-get-you-and-so-are-we.html#comment-263885 Obama Administration To Unveil New Sudan Policy – Uniqs.info | Headline News Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:43:00 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3644#comment-263885 [...] Watch out Omar al-Bashir, my buddy Luis Moreno Ocampo is out to get you, and so are we [...] [...] Watch out Omar al-Bashir, my buddy Luis Moreno Ocampo is out to get you, and so are we [...]

]]> By: ibrahim78 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/international/watch-out-omar-al-bashir-my-buddy-luis-moreno-ocampo-is-out-to-get-you-and-so-are-we.html#comment-263713 ibrahim78 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:39:14 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3644#comment-263713 Martin, As someone who has lived in Sudan (I am not sudanese), I don't agree with some of Ocampo's assessment about Bashir as genocidal dictator. First, I am not supporter nor do I like Bashir. I don't think he is best leader for Sudan. However, I do believe there some major misconception in western media with regards to Darfur conflict. Reading the two comments above between yourself and another reader, I can see there is some misconception about who is fighting who. There is no muslim vs non-muslim conflict. The conflict is between black african muslims. Instead of relying on wikipedia(which anyone could write), I rely people like professor mamdani. Prof. Mamdani has a more nuanced view of the subject. Check it out. http://www.guernicamag.com/spotlight/1031/the_genocide_myth/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuXA6U-sjgc&feature=related Martin,
As someone who has lived in Sudan (I am not sudanese), I don’t agree with some of Ocampo’s assessment about Bashir as genocidal dictator.
First, I am not supporter nor do I like Bashir. I don’t think he is best leader for Sudan.
However, I do believe there some major misconception in western media with regards to Darfur conflict.
Reading the two comments above between yourself and another reader, I can see there is some misconception about who is fighting who. There is no muslim vs non-muslim conflict. The conflict is between black african muslims.
Instead of relying on wikipedia(which anyone could write), I rely people like professor mamdani. Prof. Mamdani has a more nuanced view of the subject. Check it out.

http://www.guernicamag.com/spotlight/1031/the_genocide_myth/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuXA6U-sjgc&feature=related

]]> By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/international/watch-out-omar-al-bashir-my-buddy-luis-moreno-ocampo-is-out-to-get-you-and-so-are-we.html#comment-263700 Martin Varsavsky Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:38:50 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3644#comment-263700 <strong>The conflict started in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Darfur took up arms, accusing the government of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs. </strong> first sentence of the Wikipedia article entitled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Darfur" rel="nofollow">War in Darfur</a>. Hate is a word I would prefer not to use but what I do have, and I hope you share this with me, is a strong desire that this genocidal dictator ends up in the hands of the International Criminal Court and gets a fair trial that decides his fate. As far as the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq I have argued against them in this blog. And as far as the short lived ocupations of Lebanon and Gaza of the last few years I have also argued against them in this blog as well. Moreover I have always defended the creation of a Palestinian state along the lines of the Oslo Treaty living in peace alongside with Israel and was against settlements. I have also traveled extensively in the Arab world to countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan to name a few and have visited Israel extensively as well. The conflict started in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Darfur took up arms, accusing the government of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs. first sentence of the Wikipedia article entitled War in Darfur. Hate is a word I would prefer not to use but what I do have, and I hope you share this with me, is a strong desire that this genocidal dictator ends up in the hands of the International Criminal Court and gets a fair trial that decides his fate. As far as the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq I have argued against them in this blog. And as far as the short lived ocupations of Lebanon and Gaza of the last few years I have also argued against them in this blog as well. Moreover I have always defended the creation of a Palestinian state along the lines of the Oslo Treaty living in peace alongside with Israel and was against settlements. I have also traveled extensively in the Arab world to countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan to name a few and have visited Israel extensively as well.

]]> By: Jewsforpeace http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/international/watch-out-omar-al-bashir-my-buddy-luis-moreno-ocampo-is-out-to-get-you-and-so-are-we.html#comment-263699 Jewsforpeace Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:52:14 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3644#comment-263699 "Moreover this conflict is an attack of a Muslim majority on a non Muslim minority" what are you talking about? All the sides in Darfur are Muslims. Keep that hate to yourself please. And when will your friend prosecut the crimes of the US and israel?not likely. “Moreover this conflict is an attack of a Muslim majority on a non Muslim minority” what are you talking about? All the sides in Darfur are Muslims. Keep that hate to yourself please. And when will your friend prosecut the crimes of the US and israel?not likely.

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