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SPLA should never move away from Heglig

BY: KUACH YAK TUTKUAY
SPLA
will never move away from Heglig.
The purpose of this article is to congratulate
comrade Kiir on his quick and brave response to the UNâs decision, ordering
the
SPLA to move away from Heglig. The decision came from the secretary general of
the UN Mr. Ban Ki Moon, we never knew what he was trying to exercise or had he
befriended John Walker before the night fall. The decision was very
controversial that it even made many people to doubt the position of UN in the
south-north border issue. When I heard it in the news I couldnât believe my
ears, I said Ki Moon is a mere prophet of Bashir trying to prophesy with
Bashirâs tongue.
President Kiir expressed his reaction fearlessly, a
typical warrior who suffered 21 years in the bush and have been among so many
martyrs so death for oneâs country is not something new to him. Mr. Kiir knew
very well the reason as to why did he remain alive among so many martyrs, he
had an obligation to fulfill what led to the loss of 2.5 million people. If
Bashir and his Muslims northerners believe
in Jihad am sure Kiir will introduce Crusade and we Christian southerners will
believe in it. Fellow citizen, what Ki Moon is showing to us here is something
that we should not get surprise with because he showed himself before it could
be too late, but the whole truth is, âif we have been waiting for Ki Moonâs
UN
to handle the situation, now their whole decision is on our tableâ what else
do
we think is yet to come?
I am of the opinion that we have already lost 2.5
million brave, hardhearted men and women through war, therefore, we are not
fearing war since the outcome is to lost live, which is not new to us. How
beautiful it is to die for your own country, to protect your territorial
integrity. Lets fight to the last drop of our blood as long as we are
protecting our territorial integrity, the UNâs decision is for sure a green
light because since we got our independent the Arab have been doing all kind of
controversies but we were yearning for peaceful solution simply because we have
a vision. So, UN thought we donât have the ability to fight back, now letâs
show them that we can avenge. And am sure Ban will be very sorry to have given
this oppositely intended green light.
Mr. President, we donât want an excuse that there
are no food, weapons and other equipments for the SPLA. We know we are not
economically stable but make sure if things goes like that let the little money
we have goes to the SPLA. If am going to receive my salary and my nation is
being taken by force is there an achievement I made, but I will be happy if my
salary is channeled to the purchases of weapons that I will have my gun to
protect my country because we have been doing this for twenty-one years in the
bush without salaries and yet we succeed. Let there be in place a military
strategy for we already knew that all walls of agreements with Khartoum are
dilapidating
that you will never sit opposite with Bashir on table holding a kind of
peaceful negotiation unless you show him your color, sincerely speaking, peace
will come after war.
South Sudanese must keep their eyes open to this
kind of inhumanity by the Khartoum and their supporters whose Ki Moon appeared
amongst today. Too much of something is always a calamity, all these came about
because we have been an incredible peace loving nation. Remember, if someone
slap your right cheek and you turned him the left, he surely slap it again but
if
you responded by giving him an hefty blow he will never repeat.
My message to all south Sudanese and specially the youth
is, âfellow countrymen and women, Khartoum is hunting us and of course all of
us not only the SPLA, since we are the ones holding the future of this fragile
state called south Sudan we must tied our belts to stand firm with our
government all days and nights and must show ourselves to the world whenever we
are not happy with the decision madeâ a nation is like a body, when your eye
is
pain the other part of the body will not feel well. So if our brothers in
Heglig are being killed by our enemy, it is our concern of course. I am of the
opinion that from the time of announcement by Ki Moon and his UN of the
evacuation of Heglig by the SPLA, we should carry out demonstration along the
streets in all the ten states to show to the world that what they are hunting
for will not bring peace instead will only lead to more bloodshed.
At this point in time we need to bury the hatchets
and develop patriotism that we see ourselves as one people so that we will be
able to withstand the enemyâs war. But if we will still carry our differences,
the enemy will get chance to use us against our own people and we will be a
victims of tribal conflicts. Letâs stand behind our leaders and let us support
them because only with our support will they be stronger. We have a very big
question we need to ask ourselves wherever we are as south Sudanese, âwhy do
we
have martyrs, did these people give their lives in vain, what can you do to
show that you love your country just like those who gave their lives for it? By
answering these questions, you will know who you are and what is your
obligation in this new born south Sudan.
The author can be reached at:
kuach444@gmail.com
0956006442