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**Team Sergeant** · 03-08-2009, 14:00

A bit of background:

Sudan's President Managed to Hold Power Over 20 Years

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was hit by a war crimes arrest warrant Wednesday, has managed to hold power in Africa's largest nation despite 20 years of turmoil, including a long civil war, U.S. airstrikes, Western sanctions and bloodshed in Darfur.

The 64-year-old al-Bashir, Sudan's longest-serving president since independence in 1958, has been able to weather the storms by keeping a firm hold on his ruling coalition of the military and Islamic fundamentalists — and by knowing when to make limited concessions to the West.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504469,00.html

03-08-2009, 14:00	#1
Team Sergeant Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 20,929	Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir A bit of background: Sudan's President Managed to Hold Power Over 20 Years Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was hit by a war crimes arrest warrant Wednesday, has managed to hold power in Africa's largest nation despite 20 years of turmoil, including a long civil war, U.S. airstrikes, Western sanctions and bloodshed in Darfur. The 64-year-old al-Bashir, Sudan's longest-serving president since independence in 1958, has been able to weather the storms by keeping a firm hold on his ruling coalition of the military and Islamic fundamentalists — and by knowing when to make limited concessions to the West. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504469,00.html __________________ "The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy, but where they are."
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