tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post6592744543550428312..comments2024-03-02T02:30:58.261-08:00Comments on Fresh angle: Around the World in Five MinutesOluchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07688698198937659375noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-4211581278561009082012-01-31T13:38:08.371-08:002012-01-31T13:38:08.371-08:00Thanks for your comments African Voice. Though som...Thanks for your comments African Voice. Though some of the successful governments in Africa presently started via coups/revolutions; I agree with you they did not occur in the manner of Libya. So the present Libyan government set up is composed of criminals. The news that some of their weapons are in the hands of boko haram is scary. What I still do not understand is what the international coommunity thinks it has to gain by sponsoring boko haram. Any ideas?DLawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-73074563844785245212012-01-30T22:12:49.513-08:002012-01-30T22:12:49.513-08:00african-voice, thanks a lot for comment. Welcome o...african-voice, thanks a lot for comment. Welcome on board fresh angle. Thanks for such a deep insight; I never knew. If that's the case with Libya then the country is heading towards 'democratic' anarchy! They made a show of killing the 'dictator' at Gaddafi, but so far they are not faring any better.<br /><br />As for Sudan, they should let S.Sudan be. At least S.Sudan has taken steps to suspend oil production until they sort out the whole divisive issue of revenue sharing. And if China are helping them lay pipelines, it will help forge ahead with their independence. Good luck to them.Oluchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688698198937659375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-34111289930478064112012-01-30T20:41:50.349-08:002012-01-30T20:41:50.349-08:00Well thats what you get when you put former crimin...Well thats what you get when you put former criminals in charge of a country, Libya is just seeing the tip of iceberg. The CIA is inferring that maybe some of Libya's weapon stock pile has been auctioned out and might have found its way all the way to sub-sahara, am talking about landing in the hands of boko haram.<br /><br />The capture of the Chinese is just a way to warn China from helping southern Sudan get new pipeline. Its just a mess in S-Sudan, a new country landlocked and trying to forge its identity under big bullies.african-voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273069861979447632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-12999036843935090742012-01-30T13:31:02.720-08:002012-01-30T13:31:02.720-08:00Ha ha ha! I know!Ha ha ha! I know!Oluchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688698198937659375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-36151802247845648382012-01-30T13:30:34.457-08:002012-01-30T13:30:34.457-08:00Nice way of putting it, Dlaw. STEP DOWN MR WADE. G...Nice way of putting it, Dlaw. STEP DOWN MR WADE. GO PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GOD!!!Oluchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688698198937659375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-1629910712458912502012-01-30T13:28:58.534-08:002012-01-30T13:28:58.534-08:00Thanks for your comments, Dlaw. I am equally suspi...Thanks for your comments, Dlaw. I am equally suspicious of the so-called sub-saharan mercenaries in Libya. And yes, it's convenient for Navi Pillay to express concerns. What is she doing about it?<br /><br />I doubt China will go the extra length to rescue their citizens. Poor hostages!<br /><br />True, the Indonesians deserve a gong. If you don't stand up for yourself, nobody will.Oluchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688698198937659375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-41416551082658741202012-01-30T13:28:47.252-08:002012-01-30T13:28:47.252-08:00By the beauty of the picture representing Belgium,...By the beauty of the picture representing Belgium, if this is what austerity looks like, then it looks good!DLawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-51032910483009345192012-01-30T13:26:47.753-08:002012-01-30T13:26:47.753-08:00Even if the Sudanese Supreme court are right in th...Even if the Sudanese Supreme court are right in their legal decision, I have one last word to Wade:<br />'Africa my Africa, Africa of proud warriors in their ancestral savannahs, Africa of whom my grandmother [and grandfather] sings'!<br />Grannys sing/counsel Wade, they don't politic. You are quite a bit older than my grandmother. To everything there is a time and season. You've had two rounds. The football match is up. Are your personal selfish power objectives more important to you than the peace and progress of several million people? GET OUT OF THE PRESIDENCY AND STAY OUT!DLawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-19025523049059989062012-01-30T13:15:36.261-08:002012-01-30T13:15:36.261-08:00Yes Will, I agree with you the Sudanese are probab...Yes Will, I agree with you the Sudanese are probably safe as long as they didn't take any American hostages. I don't see the Chinese taking such radical actions to free their citizens.<br />I am applauding the Sumbawa people in Indonesia. For it is not enough to vote in a government especially in tricky areas like environmental protection and sustainable development. You have to continue watching over your interests yourself.DLawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-42948856033267450152012-01-30T13:09:54.442-08:002012-01-30T13:09:54.442-08:00Love your manner of going round the Continents and...Love your manner of going round the Continents and giving us something different fresher angle. Thanks.<br />I for one am suspicious of the killing of Sub-Saharan African (SSA)'mercenaries' in Libya. Going to get themselves killed for any reason (even money) is not in the culture of the SSA. Those from Niger Republic may do so, or north Africa, but not the SSA. What I suspect happened is that Sub-Saharan Africans (SSA) were rounded up and killed (probably many were illegal immigrants in Libya)simply because our north African brethren don't like us for some reason. Nor is this the first time that such a killing is happening. Navi Pillay needs to act, not just express concern.DLawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-4446337254321036672012-01-30T12:38:44.182-08:002012-01-30T12:38:44.182-08:00Hahahaha! Will! I like the term 'political din...Hahahaha! Will! I like the term 'political dinosaur'. I just can't figure out why the man is clinging on to power with the tip of his nails. Hasn't he had his fill power and wealth? Totally absurd.<br /><br />Yes, the Sudanese rebels are so lucky. What point are they tryin to make by seizing foreigners?<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.Oluchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688698198937659375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-33532080511228302422012-01-30T12:21:17.916-08:002012-01-30T12:21:17.916-08:00Interesting how Sudan rebels have kidnapped a numb...Interesting how Sudan rebels have kidnapped a number of hostages, when just last week US navy seals' Team 6, shot and killed Somalian hostage takers who had taken American hostages. This is the same outfit that took out Al qaeda terror chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. I guess the Sudanese hostage takers should be counting their luck, no Americans are amongst the hostages...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536725793966028344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865824470712190718.post-36583437119152686162012-01-30T11:57:51.019-08:002012-01-30T11:57:51.019-08:00Ahhh, not a day goes by without some African despo...Ahhh, not a day goes by without some African despot flouting whatever is left of the much-abused local constitution, all in a cynical bid to cling on to political power. At 85 the Senegalese president is at best,a political dinosaur, with not much left to offer, which begs the question, why not swerve and leave the stage for a much younger contender to take the reins? Interesting how another despot in Zimbabwe, also wants to contest yet another term in office, and I use the term contest, loosely, given that presidential elections in Zimbabwe bear no resemblance to the any contest we are used to.The basic question then is, is such political clinging a unique African peculiarity?Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536725793966028344noreply@blogger.com