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Barbarian · 07-06-2011, 14:42

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14019051

The president (al-Bashir), who has been in office since taking power in a coup in 1989, has said he will step down before the next elections, but not everyone is convinced.

For the moment, he has already signalled his intention to move back to a pure form of Sharia or Islamic law.

In the 1990s Khartoum hosted Osama Bin Laden, and a return to radicalism is the great fear of the West - and that of many Sudanese.

"They are trying to move back to a more radical way, but they won't be able to do it," says Hafiz Mohamed of Justice Africa, a campaigning group.

"They are in a weaker position. In the 1990s they were able to rally people behind jihadism, but people are tired of war."

07-06-2011, 14:42	#10
Barbarian Guerrilla Chief Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 680	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14019051 The president (al-Bashir), who has been in office since taking power in a coup in 1989, has said he will step down before the next elections, but not everyone is convinced. For the moment, he has already signalled his intention to move back to a pure form of Sharia or Islamic law. In the 1990s Khartoum hosted Osama Bin Laden, and a return to radicalism is the great fear of the West - and that of many Sudanese. "They are trying to move back to a more radical way, but they won't be able to do it," says Hafiz Mohamed of Justice Africa, a campaigning group. "They are in a weaker position. In the 1990s they were able to rally people behind jihadism, but people are tired of war."
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