Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Justice Equality Movement

Well, that's a good name. Yesterday in the car my son asked if he was a democrat or a republican... Some days it feel like I don't know anything... tomorrow I think I'll look into oil in Darfur.

By Alaa Shahine

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces were struggling through rain and harsh terrain to try to rescue nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in central Sudan two days ago, the government said on Monday.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali al-Sadig said there were no indications the captors had harmed the men whom they snatched on Saturday from a field in South Kordofan state.

"Despite the many handicaps such as the rain and forests, the mission of the law enforcement agencies is to find those who were kidnapped and secure their safety," Sadig said.

The government and state-run media on Sunday blamed the attack on Darfur rebel group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Diplomats, however, said the kidnappers were probably disaffected local tribesmen from the same group that abducted four Indian oil workers and a Sudanese driver in May.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

what did you tell him?

Jennifer S. Flescher said...

first I said democrat.
then I said you will have to see.
then I said you will have to see, but I hope democrat.
then he said, which one likes war?
I said no one likes war.
we aren't really done with the conversation...