OIL...China and Russia buy the black stuff from the Sudanese government, helping support the Janjaweed
Although a peace agreement was agreed earlier this month, between the Sudanese government and the main rebel group, conflict in the Darfour region of Sudan continues to stain the earth with innocent blood. The peace deal , which was instigated and overseen by the African Union with the help of international mediators, was supposed to herald an end to the atrocities that have plagued Sudan for the last three years. All groups were bound to a cease-fire, set to begin 72 hours after pen was put to paper on the contract of peace. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly this ceasefire hasn’t materialized. Conditions remain chaotic and anarchic, with government-backed Arab Janjaweed militia members continuing to rape, steal and kill at will. This weeks British Guardian(English daily newspaper) presented the raw but real story of Ms Hanan Ahmed Hussein. Ms Hussein was travelling in the rear section of an open top lorry(with her daughter on her lap, no chance of finding a babysitter for Sudanese single mothers)amongst a crowd of fifty fellow Sudanese natives who were planning on selling their goods at the market. However the road which carries the traders to the market is fraught with often fatal danger, mainly supplied by the roaming Janjaweed psychopathic savages, whose reputation alone has been enough to justifiably scare hundreds of thousands of refugees, sprawling outwards from Darfour, in many cases travelling (by any means available)so far from their Sudanese homes that they have crossed borders into neighbouring countries... The lorry carrying Ms Hussein, her one year old daughter and these fifty other traders, came under gun-fire halfway along this risky road trip( it is the only useable road between the major settlements), but the driver pushed hard on the gas and sped through the bullets. However, a few miles further on, the driver and tyres of the lorry were shot to pieces by a more organized and angry bunch of Janjaweed militia members. Burning metal also ripped through the rear of the vehicle, injuring many of the traders. Miss Hussein was shot in the arm, her daughter in the foot. Fifteen females were led away from the captured posse and repeatedly raped by the gunmen. The mother and child survived this ordeal after following the moon’s lunar light to find a nearby village, where transport was arranged to take them to medical aid. One of the rape victims said
“We found the Janjaweed. I was raped”. Another eyewitness confirmed this identification of the perpetrators , Mr Abdullah said
“They wore muftis and military uniforms. They were Arabs. They were Janjaweed.”.
In contrast to the eyewitness reports, the local government official, Lieutenant Fahd Ragman al-Nur, responded to allegations of government-armed militias continuing rape and murder campaigns, with this denunciation...
“The security situation is calm around here. The raiders who attacked the truck were opportunists from non-Arab tribes. Arab militias loot cattle but they don’t block roads”.
Well lieutenant, it wasn’t the road blocking which shot Miss Hussein and her daughter, it was a group of Devil dogs that your government armed and encouraged to wreak havoc against Sudan’s black natives.
I go back to what I wrote a few weeks ago inre: possible solutions for the terrible daily carnage that many Sudanese have to witness and be part of, which is to say I think the only route to any serious semblance of a cease-fire involves a large amount of highly trained and determined UN troops. And if the UN doesn’t feel like using it’s obvious military might to protect the many innocent lives that the whole world knows are being ruthlessly and routinely macheted to bloody remnants, then perhaps Tony Blair or maybe George Bush can be persuaded to add a humanitarian chapter to their respective books of bloodthirsty misadventure. I mean, how many of you would seriously disagree with the British and/or American armies being sent to Sudan to save lives. This save not take mentality has been sorely lacking from much the Blair/Bush doctrine on foreign policy in recent years, and with both leaders due to reach the natural end of their tenures as King-Pig, Sudan could really represent a chance for both these goons to add a little decency to the work they have (so far) accomplished whilst in office.
So failing the UN sending a well-equipped fighting force to the region, and failing the minuscule chance that Bush/Blair will take note of what I have suggested and do the Right thing for once in their miserable lives, the situation in Sudan will remain blood drenched and too sickening for many to read, about let alone live through.
From my knowledge, both China and Russia have economic ties with the Sudanese government. Perhaps not as lucrative as the $$ links between the same two UN security council members and my friend Mr Ahiminjad, but nonetheless important enough for a potential veto to any UN military sanctions directed to Darfour????I can’t answer that question as I don’t know enough about the links between shooting Putin, the Chinese PM and AL Bashir. Though I am sure that the $$$ aspect plays an integral part in the reasons why the most democratic nations are blind to the most horrific incidences of genocide and chaos. What is Sudan Leader Al-Bashir selling to the Chinese and Reds??????Oil.
(And did you know that Putin was an ex-KGB agent??haha I didn’t, until last week when I was reading about the re-emergence of the ‘Russian Bear’ that has returned with ‘gas-power’(a reference to Russia’s massive mineral wealth; they supply a third of all Europe’s gas).
Condi Rice, US secretary of hate
The UN security council, which is the nearest we have to a global authority designed to curtail war and human rights abuse, does not comprise mutually friendly nations. Far from it. While the UK and US connexions continue to blossom, relationships between Moscow and Washington have grown increasingly icy. Putin’s talk of “missiles and nuclear rearmament” has led observers to fear the onset of the 21st century cold war.
Questionable activities of UN security council permanent members:
UK- sells weapons to countries/regimes who figure embarrassingly highly on most respectable human rights groups ‘most evil bastards’ listings. Follows the US into battle without legitimate cause other than ball-licking and/or chance to flex military muscle.
US-President Bush can, and has done in the past, go to war on the basis of divine messages, which come to him during sleep. Horribly vile polluters of the planet, constantly refusing to become part of any international agreement aimed at stopping the horrendous, and perhaps now irreparable, human-caused damage and decline of the Natural elements of the Earth. Guantanamo Bay- torture camp set up in area exempt from human rights. No access to lawyers for detainees, who are held for years without trial. Slimy Yankee hands are shaking reptilian Azerbaijani and Kazakhstani claws as the US government seeks to exploit the vast eastern European gas and oil reserves. Those countries, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, have human rights records which only Hitler could be proud of, but need for oil overpowers ethics in US foreign policy. Condeileeza Rice recently described the president of Equatorial Guinea as “a good friend”, even though President Nguema
and his wife had been found to have accounts worth $13m while most Guinean citizens scramble to survive on less than a dollar a day. Why would Condi Rice call such a swine “a friend”?Because since the discovery of offshore OIL reserves in 95, Guinea has become the third largest oil exporter of sub-Saharan Africa.
President of Equatorial Guinea, MrNguema. Has bank accounts worth $13m, while the average Guinean citizen struggles to survive on less than $1 per day. COndi Rice calls this guy 'a friend'
China: Rapidly expanding economy threatens to propel the Asian Tiger into an all out world takeover bid, at some point this century, perhaps even as soon as this decade. The government is shockingly cold hearted but ultra successful at keeping the spiral of Chinese power moving upwards. They are traditional masters of ethic less business, martial arts and reproductive sex(3 billion of the world population of 7 billion are Chinese, though not all of the 3bn are stationed in China). If you look at areas of conflict, generally you can find a few Beijing government reps, handing out business cards and swords. As ever ,I must add that the government of China is one of the most oppressive not only in existence but on record....(NB. the non-government population is extremely restless and may be the only future world force that can stop CHina's one way procession towards world domination)
Russia- General Putin has brought Russia back into the world game as a serious Player. His empire is heavily dependant on selling oil, but with current demand looking certain to stay high until the last drop is bled dry from the earth, those millions of dollars can be relied upon for a good few decades yet. The kremlin is also not adverse to trading with death merchants, supporting tyrannical regimes in Sudan, Libya and other countries run by madmen.
Then there is Germany, who I really can’t grumble about. Since the demise of the Nazi scum back in the mid 20th century, the krouts have done much good to transform their worthless reputation as ‘gruesome jew-killers’ into ‘trustworthy, compliant, peaceful European neighbours’
It is obvious that the UN security council is fucked. Dependency on oil is blatantly superceding humanitarian ideals. What the world needs is an army which has a one policy mandate of ‘SAVE INNOCENT LIVES’. A large % could be taken from the major industrialized nations' vast combined armies, and put under the control of a globally agreed upon agency which directs its force around the globe to areas in which innocent people are being subject to mass exploitation of human rights/genocide. This army would be financed by the worlds richest nations, but not controlled by them, because government aims are more set amassing $$$ than securing human happiness and safety; the agency would be concerned only for the well being of the worldwide people community. Perhaps their jurisdiction could be extended to environmental control i.e. the force could be used to put pressure/ subordinate governments which wont agree to help save the planet from the premature death it will suffer if we, as a race, continue to live as we do. The agency and force would be called ‘the good guys’, though no comprised solely of males, as the title may suggest;. A fair mix of sexes would be best. The most important role this agency would play in world events would be humanitarian vigliante. Completely separate from any $$$ issues. ‘We go save lives, where evil bastards are taking lives’ would be their motto.
I am sure that there are more interesting and technically sound suggestions for ‘the good guys’ routine, but for now it is the best I can conjur. Importantly, I am trying to illustrate that the UN isn’t an entity which places the sanctity of Life over $$$. A team is only as strong as the sum of it’s individual parts, and in the UN Security Council’s case, the individual parts don’t like each other, let alone want to play the same game.
Don Chavez and consigliere Fidele Castro
The singing, dancing, confident, unofficial leader of South America’s recent left wing advances, Hugo Chavez, was joined by other Latin American kingpins, Carribean rulers and the EU representatives, at a summit in the Austrian capital of Vienna, last week. In response to America outlawing domestic arms sales to Venezuela, Chavez responded
“this doesn’t matter to us at all”. So while the US, by the very nature of it’s infrastructure, is forced to buy Venezuelan oil, the Washington wankers despise the Venezuelan President himself.
Bolivia’s Morales recently followed the Chavez model of nationalisation, by assuming control of all native gas fields. Both of these men are the most of the people leaders their countries have seen for many years, and their respective policies continue to suggest that they are hell-bent on making life better for their countrymen, for which I think they should be applauded. UK prime-Minister Tony Blair expressed concerns about the Latin-American re-possession of national assets:
“What countries do in their energy policy when they are energy producers like Bolivia and Venezuela matter enormously to all of us. My only plea is that people exercise the power they have got in this regard responsibly for the whole of the international community”..That sounds very two-faced given Mr Blair’s unreasonable mis-use of British military power in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Uk PM, Tony Blair. Half snake, half rat.
I have racked up 2000 words and managed to get no further than my friend Mr Chavez’s visit to Europe. This report has been necessarily bogged down in the sludge of the most important substance of current human civilization; OIL. Not the most amusing read I would guess, but a relevant and often needed reminder of one of the main reasons why the world is so Wrong.....
World Cup news : (short and sweet)
The squads for the forthcoming World Cup have been announced, delivering the usual mix of surprises and scandals.
England included Wayne Rooney in their tournament squad, despite his broken foot .“we will know more about Rooney’s situation(when he may be fit) on the 25th May”,said coach Eriksson. A nation holds it’s breath, but not for too long because Gerrard is set to be deployed as a deep striker should the Toxteth terror not recover in time for the tournament.
Former Manchester United number one, Fabian Bartez has been selected as the French first choice GK, ahead of Cuper.
The cheetah-like Gianluigi Buffon has been allowed to join the Italian squad despite his alleged involvement in Juventus' bribery/betting scandal. The bad news for every Italian supporter is surely the selection of Mauro Camoneresi, who frankly, would not make the Gillingham first XI, so why the fuck is he playing for Italy??
‘I have lost the will to play, and to live’ said Argentina winger,Demichelis, when he discovered his ommission from his country's world cup squad.
Other football snippets:
German midfielder Michael Ballack has joined Chelsea after his Bayern Munich contract officially expired. Adding the 29 year old’s world class talents to the already star studded Chelsea midfield is costing club owner Mr Abramavic $320,000 per week. Rumours suggest that Ukranian superstar attacker, Andre Shevchenko may be the next unnaturally gifted footballer to join Mourinho’s motley crew of demigods.
Last Wednesday, Barcelona won the champions league by beating arsenal 2-1. Not a great final, the highlight of which was unquestionably Ebue’s shocking foot-through-thigh challenge on Giuly. The young African should surely have been given a red card, but was allowed to stay on the pitch by the disorientated/incompetent referee. Jens Lehman, the Gunners keeper chosen by former world cup legend, Jurgen Klinssman as Germany’s number one goalie for the finals, was deservedly sent off in the first half, for grabbing Eto’s ankle and thwarting a definite goal scoring opportunity. It was encouraging to see big Sol scoring a well placed header, though unnerving to witness Swedish Henrik Larsen’s double assist which led Barcelona to victory. England will need to watch Mr Larsen very carefully during their group match in June.
Some better news for the Gunners was Thierry Henry’s declaration “I am staying with Arsenal” , which signalled the Frenchman’s intention to sign a new contract.
Super Henry.
Writer of the week goes - yet again- to homosexual genius, William Burroughs
Les Voleurs
Out of the closet and into the museums, libraries, architectural monuments, concert halls, bookstores, recording studios and film studios of the world. Everything belongs to the inspired and dedicated thief. All the artists of history, from cave painters to Picasso, all the poets and writers, the musicians and architects, offer their wares, importuning him like street vendors. They supplicate him from the bored minds of school children, from the prisons of uncritical veneration, from dead museums and dusty archives. Sculptors stretch forth their limestone arms to receive the life-giving transfusion of flesh as their severed limbs are grafted onto Mister America. Mais le voleur n’est pas presse- the thief is in no hurry. He must assure himself of the quality of the merchandise and it’s suitability for his purpose before he conveys the supreme honor benediction of his theft.
Words, colors, light, sounds, stone, wood, bronze belong to the living artist. They belong to anyone who can use them. Loot the Louvre! A bas l’originalite, the sterile and assertive ego that imprisons as it creates. Vive le vol - pure, shameless, total. We are not responsible. Steal anything in sight.
(Words: importuning- to beset with insistence or repeated requests. Supplicate-to ask for, humbly or earnestly, as by praying. Benediction- a roman catholic blessing)
From The Job
AMERICA IS A NON-DREAM
America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers. Experiments carried out by Doctor Gross in New York at the Mount Sinai Hospital indicate that any dream in the male is accompanied by erection. The non-dream program is specifically directed against the male principle. It is above all anti-sexual and anti-male.
The equanimity of the Chinese is, of course, due to their language which allows for periods of silence and undirected thought, quite intolerable to the non-dreamers who must program all thought. I notice the Chinese, wherever they are, retain the written and spoken language, while other immigrant peoples will lose their language in two generations.
All Burroughs extracts taken from Word Virus- the william burroughs reader
