Sunday, November 27, 2011. Your Opinions and Comments Always Count and Impact Everywhere
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Nhial Bol Aken, of the Citizens newspaper that it is about picnic, holiday or tourism. Mr. Alhag Paul fell into the same type of conclusion without doing research on what the retreat is all about. I and maybe many more South Sudanese have been following news on South Sudan TV about the retreat in Mombasa. This is not about picnic or looking for tourist sites. It is about exposure to experiences Kenya has passed through and wants to share with South Sudan. It is a hectic kind of training where according to one insider, there is no single hour one could go to do luxurious things outside the training hall. So, my brothers should not always criticize without knowledge. Raan Naath, RSS Dues for PDOC workers in Sudan I would like to ask the Minister of petroleum for the Republic of South Sudan regarding this issue, which country is responsible for paying the gratuities for the said personnel? According to these workers they said the company is going to pay their dues at the end of December and they will be given a new contract. The Ja'alaba have realized big share of oil production taken by the RSS, so that they wanted to have more money. If they ask for more, fire them. It's better to employ other new foreigners. George Lot Awongiro, Upper Nile State Will the SPLM ruling Party will reach at its destiny? In fact, I have been wondering in my mind in which eloquent direction our new country on the face of earth will soon be seen after its six years of rule out since the CPA. As it has been said repeatedly the Arabs, we are not able to rule on our own; because we shall end up killing ourselves or mismanaging as it has happened in just a period of six years. We are irritated with ways the SPLM Party is applying its injustice as the people have lost their hopes in the ruling SPLM Party rightly. You leaders are trying to portray us with your crooked rules while you have made everything in the South Sudan according to your personal interest not in all citizens'' interest. You must stop abusing their lives since they are powerless. They are so tired of your brutal leadership as you are there doing nothing that could change their lives. Monyluak D. Kur, Omaha,NE,USA. SSLA fighters will die in vain SSLA is fighting an unwinnable rebellion till death claim them or eventually give up arms and join the government or opposition group. I am wondering why SSLA is mostly formed by the incompetent and unwise leaders! If they were competent and wise enough, they should have registered their SSLA as national opposition party (SSP) not SSLA) or else join existing opposition groups in condemnation of government policies on corruption with one united voice, but now their primitive thought, telling them to taking up arms and rebel against government of new nation was right strategy but suicidal act. I am not blaming SSLA because majority of them did not fight in the movement; they were the group who “self-proclaim as commander, lieutenant, brigadiers and generals you name them etc.” Other worrying thing, majority of SSLA fighters don’t have academic qualifications and just rely on few educated greedy and self- egocentric short sighted commanders who think about themselves or their day necessities and don’t think about others or what tomorrow will hold, George Author has a lot to live for, but now lost his opportunity to enjoy the fruit of his sweat during the movement struggle, that is peaceful and independent of Republic of South Sudan he devoted himself for. George would have got his position in the government like other commanders in his ranks who are now ministers but his gut, low of self-esteem, self-confident, greediness and ego told him, losing governorship position is the end of the world and would not find any. My message to the SSLA and George Author in particular, think critical and evaluate your position, whether you would like to continuing fight losing, unwinnable and futile rebellion would enhance you safe haven! Or hang your head in shame and join your brothers, sisters, comrades’ generals and colleagues in ROSS, it is entirely up to you to think about. In analysis, continuing fighting ROSS with support from NCP-North and you as SSLA leader will end in vain, your subjects and you down the mainstream to your descendant will in vain, because legacy is a biography and biography is a record of person good and bad did. To the government of republic of South Sudan, don’t allow this cancer SSLA to embed deeply into ROSS skin and cell, better remove it before its too late, I mean before they killed more civilians as their main and primarily target. There is no other mean what so ever to deal with rebels or terrorists, other than pure and full scale military action. They are terrorist group who love killing and will keep on terrorizing the civilians’ population in their dwellings. Government so far has been dragging its feet on this issue, since George Author declared and indicated that he has to taking arms against government and took it, for the lost seat of governorship to his rival Governor Kuol in Jonglei in April 2010. Deng Ajakagutkuei Deng, Australia Governors Forum yields nothing Mr. Akolde, you've been very observable regarding so-called Governors Forum that has never yielded any thing good since the inception of it. Only that people went there to enjoy the fruits of the dead who liberated the country from the Arab. Next time give yourself time and write more. Kechuol Majak, RSS Kuir Garang is yet to apologize to Bor community for his reckless comment. Manyok Chuol, good on you mate. I had been following the unnecessary debate between you and the so-called Kuir Garang regarding 1991 Nasir defection. Critically reading through Kuir’s articles about 1991 it was clearer he did support the split. Kuir has to be made to apologize to Bor Community now or in future. Back to Manyok, the manner you presented your facts was hilarious, thanks a lot for standing up for your people. If those on the other side (Kuir and Nasir group) choose to mislead the secluded audience we can hit back with evidence. You have drawn and submerged this Kuir with your considerable research and realities. The War was sinisterly planned not only to Kill Garang’s soldiers but to erase off Garang’s village. If I may ask, what connection with Late Garang keeping the Movement as his briefcase with massacring the innocent and unarming Bor civilians? Why didn’t they chase up Garang and his soldiers and let alone civilians? Thanks to our vice, Dr Riek Machar Teny, for apologizing and owning up his 1991 Bor-Massacre share. This is exactly what it takes to be a leader by acknowledging your blunder and ask for forgiveness. It is now time for those of this Kuir Garang, Lam Akol and others who took part either physically, socially and spiritually in 1991 Bor genocide to take their portion and say sorry. Awumtiaidit, Australia Unity State: Dig up Landmines and Set up Proper Security System Several months ago, the rebel movement best known as South Sudan Liberation Movement (SSLM) with its military wing known as South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) had laid landmines in almost all the roads leading out of Bentiu, the Capital City of the greater Unity State. These mines became roadblocks to the movement of people in the state. On the eve of July 11, 2011 a vehicle transporting civilians from Bentiu to Nhialdiu ran over a landmine and exploded killing almost everybody on board. That was gloomy and devastating day for the people of Unity State. After the above mentioned incident took place, the movement of people and goods from within the state ceased; especially the movement of people of Rubkona and Mayom counties. People in these two Counties have been and still travelling on foot. But who do we blame this lack of security on? Well, we should definitely blame it on our leader whom we have tried umpteen times to get removed, but never gotten removed due to political strife that surround his case. Given that several governors were removed from various states with no problem, it is still shocking to still keep this failed governor in the top position of Unity State. The good news is that the election is on the corner and the people of Unity State will once again cast their votes in favor of their chosen aspirant. We will see if President Salva Kiir Mayardit will force Taban Deng on people of Unity State for the second time. God forbid! While the governor knows about this landmine issue, he does not seem to carry about its effect on the ordinary people. Whether he has a plan to get rid of these mines or not remains to be seen. People with sensible brains would think that this problem which seems to have crippled the economic growth in the state would take first priority over any other projects. We, the citizens of this great state, appeal to Governor Taban Deng Gai to address this issue soon to relieves our people from walking on foot and to speed up movement of goods between Counties and bordering states. Our people dearly need this assurance. GatCharwearbol, USA Is SPLM purchasing Abyei and Selling Heglig to North Sudan Regime? Dear fellow Countrymen, it came to my alarming attention as a native of the border areas to realize that the deals being negotiated behind the curtain with NCP by Pagan Amum on behalf of Salva Kiir's presidency in an attempt to seek a murky and bogus deal of purchasing Abyei from North Sudan in monetary terms seems irritable and raises frowning faces among the indigenous natives of the border areas of Greater Ruweng people and Abyei geopolitical sphere. Another concern being talked about and raised by Pagan Amum in his ambiguous deals with the NCP is also a question of whether the SPLM is also considering abandoning the occupied territories (Heglig and Karasana) of the Ruweng County to the North Sudan in exchange for billion dollar package. There is a murky ongoing deal behind the curtain between Pagan Amum and his NCP counterparts. This is sensitively troubling and SPLM must address and tackle these issues of border demarcation, territorial annexation, and Abyei with the popular consultations of both indigenous Abyei and Ruweng people respectively. Moreover, I would also eventually recommend that the SPLM under the representation of Pagan Amum's secretariat must abandon the diplomatic idea of appeasing the NCP counterpart to trade off the oil field facilities, oil share companies, transportation fees, and sharing of the old Sudan national debts equitably with RSS. This strategy of SPLM policy in appeasing NCP to diffuse the tension along the border and ease diplomatic relations and ties is not only endangering South Sudan but it emboldens the enemy aka the NCP counterparts to justy and believe that they are strong and that they have the legality and legitimacy to be resistant and rebellious toward these deals however they desire it. My stance is that there must be no financial billion deals with this foe at all and that all avenues of normalizing relations with the NCP through this economic package is a disgrace to Jenubiin and it empowers the enemy to acts as if they are triumphantly victorious and mocking bullies of the RSS. This SPLM policy is risky and it is selling off our territories of Abyei and Ruweng respectively. Sirik Mijak, USA Not respecting our leader Anok Maketh, you are very wrong to support Ngor and the rest for what they have done. Defamation is not professional journalistic reporting. How does Adut Kiir's marriage to a foreigner concern South Sudanese? I would like to point out some mistakes in your article, it seems you are abusing the president by mentioning his "hat" and his "face." What I will say you are in Canada as South Sudanese but you are not a good citizen at all. If you don't respect your leader then your opinion cannot be respected too. Remember what you are doing today to our President will either be done to you or your children. God said respect and honor your leaders because God has put them there. James Chilim, RSS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
