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Catholic Bishops of Sudan on Oil Development, September 7, 2001

20 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 777 words

Catholic Bishops of Sudan on Oil Development, September 7, 2001 Eric Reeves | September 7, 2001 | http://wp.me/p45rOG-md The Catholic Bishops of Sudan have now lent their powerful voices to the still-growing chorus of ...

The Human Realities of Khartoum’s Unrelenting Campaign of Aerial Bombardment in Southern Sudan, August 31, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1080 words

If there is an emblem for Khartoum's conduct of war against the people of southern Sudan, if there is an atrocity representative of the viciously cruel and racist attitudes of the regime, it is the deliberate bombing of ...

UN Report on slavery in Sudan, genocide in the Nuba Mountains, and “ethnic cleansing” in Blue Nile, August 30, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 584 words

Slavery and racial discrimination in Sudan are highlighted in a long-overdue study by the United Nations. A report from the UN's Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) declares, according to Agence France-Presse, ...

Implications of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army attack on Heglig oil facilities, August 29, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1352 words

The implications of the August 5th attack on Talisman Energy's Heglig oil facilities by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) continue to become clearer, even as Talisman has added nothing to its account---and the ...

An open letter to Kofi Annan, concerning his silence on the threats of oil development to humanitarian aid in Southern Sudan — from Eric Reeves, August 17, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 931 words

August 17, 2001 An Open Letter to Kofi Annan Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations United Nations Plaza New York, NY Dear Secretary Annan, As you are well aware, Sudan continues to ...

The Fate of the Sudan Peace Act in the US Senate, August 16, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1501 words

The Fate of the Sudan Peace Act: In the Balance Thousands of letters have already been sent to US senators, urging that the Sudan Peace Act as passed by the US House of Representatives be supported by the Senate. But a ...

Khartoum’s escalating war on civilians and humanitarian operations in Southern Sudan, Aguust 15, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1279 words

Khartoum's escalating war on civilians and humanitarian aid in southern Sudan A series of recent reports from southern Sudan makes clear that Khartoum has settled on a "military" policy of escalating attacks on civilians ...

Boston newspapers speak out on slavery and oil development in Southern Sudan, August 13, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1035 words

Boston speaks out against slavery and rapacious oil development in Sudan. Both the Sunday Boston Globe and the Sunday Boston Herald published searing accounts of slavery in Sudan---and both lengthy published pieces make ...

Confirmation of Sudan People’s Liberation Army Attack on Heglig, nerve-center of Talisman Energy operations in Sudan, August 8, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 862 words

Today's press release by the SPLA/M (Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement) provides important additional details about the attack on oil installations at Heglig, epicenter of operations for the Greater Nile Petroleum ...

Sudan Liberation Army Strikes at Heart of Oil Operations in Southern Sudan, August 7, 2001

19 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1305 words

Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Dow Jones News Wire, and Associated press are all reporting a major attack by the SPLA on one of the main oil field installations (at Heglig) in southern Sudan. It is unclear whether there have ...