And the Obama hits just keep on coming. If Wikileaks
has done anything, it has vindicated this blog on Israel, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, etc. The latest is that Obama stopped the transfer
of weapons to Southern Sudan, site of an Islamic genocide that
has slaughtered over two million southern Sudanese over the past
two decades. Simon Deng walked barefoot to 583 different
congressional offices this week to warn of the ticking time bomb
in Sudan .......... VIDEO: Simon Deng: A Barefoot Walk for
Freedom OIC-Driven UN Tacit Support of Islamic Genocide in Sudan,
Rejects Calls for Help Ahead of Vote for Independence Bolton
Calls Out Obama on Sudan: "Obama appeasement may rekindle
genocide" Sudan Freedom Walk 2010 Begins in NYC: "How many people
have to die in Sudan in order for people to speak out?" Obama,
you don't know him. A Discreet Deal for the War in Sudan By
Horand Knaup Photo Gallery: 3 Photos AP US dispatches have
cleared up one of the most baffling weapons affairs of the recent
past. In 2008, pirates hijacked a ship full of tanks and other
military hardware. Kenya apparently intended to send the materiel
on to Southern Sudan. But they were unprepared for the US
reaction. Sometimes things get so bad they're almost funny. Take,
for example, when criminals hold up arms traffickers, and when
politicians subsequently lie and are abandoned by their supposed
friends -- even though they secretly do the same thing
themselves. That's exactly what happened in the so-called Faina
affair, one of the most baffling cases of weapons smuggling in
recent memory -- an affair which has only now come to light due
to the leaked US diplomatic cables. On September 25, 2008, Somali
pirates seized the Faina, a harmless-looking freighter, while it
was making its way from Ukraine to the Kenyan port in Mombasa.
But they were astonished when they looked in the holds and
discovered what was on board: a treasure trove of weapons from
Ukraine, including 33 T-72 tanks, each weighing about 40 tons --
enough to win a small war in Africa. The Somalian pirates thus
blew the cover on a secret transaction that was even more
sinister than their own activities. After almost five months, the
Faina was released after, it is thought, a $3.2 million (2.4
million) ransom payment, and entered the port of Mombasa on
February 12, 2009. The Kenyan government denied all speculation
that the tanks were really destined for the autonomous government
of predominantly Christian Southern Sudan, which rebels from the
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have been trying to break
off from the Muslim northern part of the country. Kenya insisted
that the tanks were meant for their own army. Triggering US
Sanctions But the American documents now prove that that was
false. While the Somali pirates were still holding the Faina
captive, in faraway Washington, George W. Bush's second term as
US president came to an end and Barack Obama moved into the White
House. On November...
