'Heglig' was never a disputed territory
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'Heglig' was never a disputed territory
المصدر سودان.نت Revisiting the 'Heglig' Dispute In 2012 a border dispute erupted into war between the formerly united two Sudans in the town of 'Heglig'. South Sudan was unanimously condemned by international bodies like the UN, the AU, the Arab League and the EU for engaging in military aggression, but the 'leadership' in South Sudan retorted by saying that they were merely responding to SAF bombardment. Truth is the first casualty of war and so we may actually never know the true sequence of events that led to war. I'm going to address some of the myths of the Heglig war. Myth 1 -- 'Heglig' was never a disputed territory. When the armed forces of South Sudan took 'Heglig', media reports circulated all around the world about how 'Heglig' had never been one of the disputed territories during the Interim Period, and that therefore South Sudan was encroaching upon territory that had always been internationally recognised as unquestionably N Sudanese territory. Myth 2 -- The Permanent Court of Arbitration awarded 'Heglig' to Sudan in 2009 This is probably the most insidious lie-myth of all, because it so brilliantly expropriated the stamp of an internationally recognised authority. Khartoum successfully presented this canard as fact and the international press picked it up and ran with it without even the pretense of prior research. __________________ The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed. - Carl von Clausewitz | |
Taseti Major Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,302 | Myth 1 -- 'Heglig' was never a disputed territory. Quote:
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Taseti Major Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,302 | Myth 2 -- The Permanent Court of Arbitration awarded 'Heglig' to Sudan in 2009 Quote:
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Taseti Major Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,302 | I'm going to evoke a very crucial piece of evidence -- the wealth-sharing provisions of the CPA. The CPA’s wealth-sharing provisions mandated a 50-50 sharing of revenue from oil wells in the South -- and only oil wells in the South. Khartoum didn’t have to [and did not] share revenue with South Sudan from the few oil fields found in the North. To quote the CPA's Wealth-Sharing Provisions: Quote:
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Khartoum acknowledged South Sudan's right to 'Heglig' for four [4] of the six [6] years in the interim period and DID ‘share’ remittance from 'Heglig', per the requirements of the CPA. Now why did the NCP acknowledge 'Heglig' as an integral part of the South for four [4] of the six [6] years of the Interim period up until its intentional misinterpretation of the 2009 PCA ruling on Abyei!? Why did the NCP ’share’ the proceeds from 'Heglig's' eight oilfields and seventeen wells with *southern Sudan* for four [4] of the six [6] years when the CPA only mandated a sharing of oil revenue from only those oil fields in the south!? Was the NCP impelled by uncharacteristic altruism, philanthropy and grace!? Quote:
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It’s only at this point that Khartoum decided to stop giving South Sudan its 50% share from 'Heglig''s oil fields. The NCP purposely misinterpreted the very specific and very limited mandate of the PCA with regards to its ruling on *Abyei*; it convinced itself that the very specific and limited demarcation of the Abyei area was in fact a demarcation of the entire border and has acted accordingly within that convoluted context by being unbearably stubborn. __________________ The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed. - Carl von Clausewitz Last edited by Taseti; 27-Feb-15 at 06:08. | ||||||
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Taseti Major Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,302 | The Demography of 'Heglig'. The depopulation and annexation of mineral rich southern territory has been Khartoum’s most cherished policy since independence; and it has pursued this policy through war for decades. Facts on the demography of 'Heglig' and their subsequent expulsion have been documented by the UN, Human rights watch, the Harker Report, the coalition of international justice, and two former UN Special Rapporteurs, Leonardo Franco and Gaspar Biro. Quote:
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Taseti Major Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,302 | The redrawing of maps and the forced depopulation of the oil areas. The depopulation and annexation of mineral rich southern territory has been Khartoum’s most cherished policy since independence, and it has pursued this policy through war for decades. Quote:
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The village of Athonj was renamed El Toor and Maper was renamed Munga; Pawol became Fauwel, Ajaj became Agag, Kur Wi became Jebelayn and Aliiny became “Igligi” or “Heglig”… and we can go on and on. __________________ The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed. - Carl von Clausewitz |
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