Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Its because they didn't have stiff enough upper lips Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Originally Posted By: MitchPee I am talking about the Civil War in Sudan. British boarder drawing was the result for that. A quick snyopsis: The British mixed a strong Arabic north and Christian south. Horrible idea from the start and they aren't quite "culturally sensitive". So because oil was found in the North, the region of Khartoum and northward reaped all the benefits and allocated nothing to the south. When there were larger reserves found in the south, they did the same and didn't allocate to the north. The north then invaded the south and thus the civil war I am talking about happened. and how did the Egyptians play a part in all of this? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 If you are going to go a "quick synopsis" at least put forward a balanced argument. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Seems the president has bowed to international pressure (read foreign aid withdrawal) and given them a pardon. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10194057.stm Link to post Share on other sites
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