There is intelligence information that there are people in Khartoum who were not in Khartoum before. In these situations it is to a certain extent conjuncture (but) it would be unwise not to take the beginnings of such warnings seriously. |
There is progress and a deal might be in the making. |
They are there because the western world in the security council asked them to go there. And we let them do the job with bound hands.... if you do not give them the resources. The African countries do not have the equipment that is necessary to intervene and to control such a battle... so if you ask the African soldiers to do the dirty work, give them the tools. |
They now have 7,000 troops on the ground and wanted to expand it to 12,000. I think we need more than 12,000 troops and that is a way in which the UN could help. |
This decision was taken due to the increasing instability in the affected areas, including a build-up of forces on either side of the border with increased potential for armed conflict. |
This is a good text. It is a balanced text. It is my conviction that it is possible to reach a full agreement. |
This targeting of AU personnel contravenes the status of the African mission as an independent third-party, strongly supported by the U.N. Security Council, |
we are asking questions. |
We are not overstretching our mandate, and I have always been completely impartial. |
We do not know whether the African Union next Friday will reconfirm its own decision. That is not certain any more. |
We do not know whether the African Union will reconfirm its decision (at its March 10 meeting). That is not certain any more. |
We need peace between the government and the SLA and we need tribal reconciliation. There is no need to wait for a result in Abuja. You can start here. At some point you have to stop the killing and reconcile among the tribes. |