Aug 1999
Evidence is mounting of a murderous campaign to clear civilians off rich oil lands in southern Sudan.
Michael Mayiel shows us the blackened ruins of his village. 1,200 Government troops swept through the Bentiu region killing scores of civilians and scorching 6000 homes during a ten day offensive. Spent government machine gun cartridges lie scattered among the ruins. To the people here the reasons for the attack are clear: oil. They say the Government is pursuing a scorched earth policy to clear the oilfields – and those who benefit most are foreign companies. Canadian-led oil consortium Talisman Energy plan to start pumping oil this year. Humanitarian groups are pushing the company to pull out in response to the army brutality. US oil analyst Dennis Bennet is adamant: “Talisman energy is responsible for what is taking Place in Sudan.” Talisman executive Jim Buckee defends the company’s position, oil wealth will bring “peace and prosperity” he hopes. But for now, the scramble for oil money is just bringing war. Fighting in the oil fields has become so bad that aid workers estimate 150,000 people face starvation. Now a ban is being imposed on aid flights. It could be the last straw in an increasingly desperate situation.
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July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
hey alkodops son …
hey alkodops son of arab nouth. sudan is blong to afican poeple.
hey alkodops son of arab. sudan is blong to african so if you dont know that. you can lean to day ,so get your mother out in sudan
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
You are my man God …
You are my man God bless SPLA and it was done.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Never heard an Arab …
Never heard an Arab as white. you must be a slave then. learn to write English first or write in arabic. niggar!
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
CHINESE ARE EATING …
CHINESE ARE EATING HUMAN BABIES
in TIBET
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even now CHINA is killing innocent tibetan and eating.
this is real CHINA and COMMUNIST PARTY.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
It was a shame for …
It was a shame for North American oil companies like Talisman to participate in bloody oil in south Sudan. I thought they would possess a sense of ethic in the pursuit to exploit the oil but instead they were led by mere interest of getting quick monies than thinking of innocent lives’ safety. History will never forget you!!
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
hey in sudan there …
hey in sudan there is no arab arab is a one tribe wom libes in sodia el arabia all those wom are in nourth sudan .are selavery of arab of sodia el arabia because arab are white, nad we all know that
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
i agree with your …
i agree with your point Adeel, however, Nigerians speak English while camerounians speak French.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
When would Africa …
When would Africa retake her position as the cradle of mankind? When would Africa stop insulting herself? When would Africa stop the violence in Africa, by Africans, and for Africans? When would power-seekers and politicians start acting like people with gumption? When are we going to stop importing bombs, and start building schools? When are we going to stop arming the kids who need books with guns? When are we going to stop throwing grenades instead of love? Do African leaders have brains?
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
If God start …
If God start burning people, then He might start from the parasite evil, tourist and suicide nations of moron corrupt.
I’m sorry we invited dargon to our country as a customer. hmmm blame upon old nubian who settled them.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
The Sudanese Are …
The Sudanese Are not Arab!They have there own Customs and Langauges,,The North are Slaves for Arab Islam -The South will never Surrender to Islam-God Bless the SPLA!
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
AT 9:10 SOMEONE …
AT 9:10 SOMEONE WILL CALL YOU OR TALK TO YOU ONLINE AND SAY I LOVE YOU OR ASK YOU OUT BUT HERES THE CATCH Send To 3 vids
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
yeah all you say …
yeah all you say but even the egyptian just act like arabs look arab but have african blood in them and the moroccans too so what’s wrong with northern sudanese being arab if you speak arab act arab than you’re arab; they are arabs
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
you are right, and …
you are right, and this is the fact that the majority of the world doesn’t know, if you have a galance to fulani hausa, tawareque and moritanian, aritrians and ethiopians and the northern Sudanese you will find face features and other things are the same.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Listen african if …
Listen african if you are one of them, they are people of peace but somehow white man and their Arab white lookin came with evil tactics to distroy the true nature of living GOD. Motherland was a peacefull place before white and Arab step their foot in it.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
hey brother u got …
hey brother u got it wrong man, listen carefully if the lauguge that u spoke to me have bad words that you dont like, how will you let me speak to you like that? So in sudan everyone speak Arabic even southsudan, for your question it doesnt mean we hate the launguage, the way people get treated is a problem my brada. i hope if white man come back again and slave those of countries that you mention, there will be big war then this one of sudan beleive me bra
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
whoever says …
whoever says sudanese are arabs is the biggggggeesst dumbass, the northerners are not arabs, they just act arab, in blood line we have nothing to do arab, we just speak arabic and are muslims
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
naigiria speak …
naigiria speak french ,,senegal speak french ,cameron speak english ,,and some african countries speak spanish and portugues,,so whats wrrong if suddan speak arabic,,,,, why you dont tell nigirian people who are 100 million go back to france because they speak french,,,and the other 11 african country who speak english ask them to go to england ,,,,,,,but you hate arabic because its launguage of koran ,,,,
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
May god burn you in …
May god burn you in both of you, if you didnt start the war there woudnt be a victims, please shut up.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I swear to god am …
I swear to god am laughing at most of the comments above if not all of them, seems like you guys lack education because you are denying the facts that the northern people who built sudan so far and not the one who carries weapons and guns go begging for other western charities and aids, am sorry but you are all a punch of no life fag’s who sells themselves for a 5 $. I hope you all burn in as soon as possible.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
@adee: Well said! I …
@adee: Well said! I made a video on what you just have said.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
government of sudan …
government of sudan want sell oil to china ,,but usa and europe get off,,,,so they creat this problem,,and they want put thier army there ,,,bush he is asking for western to send army there,,,,and the reason is the same as iraq ,is protect humain life ,kids and women ,,,,,the truth is oil oil oil ,,this is holyood holwood movie ,,,hello british man u talk about protecting other people ,,go and read your history,,,fuck u and your media
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
who give a fuck? …
who give a fuck? arabised northern sudanese (arabs) are craps. they are thieves, murderers and all kinds of evils. how do you explain imposing cruel treatment of civilians in the south for over twenty years? it’s over coz it ain’t gonna happen again or else everyone in the sudan will be in the same boat.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
In every 50 years …
In every 50 years or so they get to pick a new target and grin cause they know that we (colored folks) never learn, which is so true….
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
It doesn’t matter …
It doesn’t matter to the westerners in control who dies, whether Arab, African, Christian, Muslim its logical to them that we are not Caucasians meaning we are just chess pieces to be manipulated as long as they get what they want. The problem is we just don’t know who’s the real threat and bicker between ourselves man. Its been done over and over and over since time of the roman empire.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Dude did you watch …
Dude did you watch the video, it said that the money from the weapons came from western oil companies (supported by western countries off course). My point is if the south had power and the north had none but had resources the oil companies would have given the green light to the south and aided them to destroy the north and grab the oil fields.