One more thing. The distance between #Sudan & #Ukraine is no more than one #Tyrant. https://conflict-backchannels.com/2023/04/17/sudanese-civil-war-smuggled-sudanese-gold-funding-russia-in-ukraine/ #GeneralBurhan himself and his soldiers have now the choice between working for themselves only or accepting the challenge of fully defending #Sudan from thieving Moscow.
Twitter, April 20, 2023.
Because our Twittering may involve ordinary souls surrounded by the extraordinary and off-the-hook circumstances of war, I’ve declined to cite the Tweet’s address for months and years to come. Nonetheless, the reader gets the point: the “#Tyrant” refers to Putin who has in General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo a partner in crime equally ruthless and without conscience–and right now, and for Putin’s benefit, he’s ripping off the #SudanesePeople’s gold by the hour.
Previously published on #SudaneseGoldForGuns for primitive brutes: “Sudan’s Civil War: Smuggled Sudanese Gold Funding Russia in Ukraine” (April 17, 2023).
I’ve no idea whether General Burhan has the internal flexibility and fortitude x muscle x political power to shut down Hemedti’s off-the-books and Wagner-defended mining business, a revenue stream grossly circumventing western sanctions, but the step would seem one helpful to Sudan’s future as well as one certain to heighten his stature as a potential popular and eventually legitimate (elected) head of state.
“During our history, the armed forces have supported dictatorial governments, and we want to put an end to that,” al-Burhan, a career soldier during former President Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule, said in a speech to soldiers on Sunday.
Al Jazeera. “Sudan’s military leader Burhan backs democratic transition.” March 26, 2023.
Related Online
Al Jazeera. “Who is al-Burhan, Sudan’s military de facto head of state?” April 16, 2023.
Al Jazeera. “Sudan’s military leader Burhan backs democratic transition.” March 26, 2023.
Wikipedia. “Politics of Sudan”.
Wikipedia. “Sudan coup d’état”.
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