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"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.

One year on, Riek Machar still has appetite for killing

By David Aoloch Bion

It is now one year since Riek Machar declared  war on  December 6, 2013,  that if he is  not allow  to be the President of South Sudan , he would cause ‘’chaos , disorder and  throw  South Sudan into abyss’’   The chaos , disorder and throwing  of  South Sudan into abyss is the codename for coup or war .

In political language , war or coup  is always  unmentionable   but it is  imply in   rhetoric  , for example , when US President George Bush was preparing  war against President Saddam Hussein of Iraq , he never mentioned the word ‘’war’’ in  all  speeches until warplanes bombed  selected targets  inside Baghdad  .

Mr Bush was always quoted as saying ‘’ if Saddam Hussein do not disarm, he will ’’ face serious consequences ‘’ .  ‘’Serious consequences ‘’ was the code name for Bush’s war, therefore, when Riek said South Sudan will be in ‘’chaos and disorder ‘’ . ‘’Chaos and disorder”  was the codename for Riek’s  coup or war .

On December 15, 2013 , Riek Machar attempted the coup  to overthrow Mr  Kiir who is refusing him to become the President   . When the coup failed, he manufactured another lie to create the war, that 20, 000 Nuer had been massacred in Juba in less than a week to inflame war and  Nuer sentiment against the Dinka ., yes of course ,  Nuer are killed in  the crossfire as other South Sudanese , the total number of those killed in Juba is 700 persons from 64 tribes .

The war is going on now, Nuer have been killed . Dinka have been killed. Nuer can’t allow themselves to be killed by Dinka . Dinka can’t allow themselves to be killed by Nuer .  it is equal – equal  killing ,

There is genuine call for mutual restoration of peace to stop the equal-equal killing but Riek and his warlords still have appetite for killing and  have rejected peace call in Pagak by demanding  impossibilities   . What is next? , it is equal –equal killing.

The question to Riek is  , ‘’Do you  have any strength beyond the bullets  you have been using in last 12 months to grab state power from Kiir  ?’’

My dear you not have any strength remaining  beyond the bullets you have been using since December 15 , 2013 to remove Salva Kiir from power  by force.

Before December 15, you talked of war, now we have war. You talk of chaos and disorder, now we have them, you talk of shooting, now you have shot . What will you talk next?  Nothing .

From self evident of the Pagak resolution Riek Machar has lust for  killing , in false name  of revenging 20,000 Nuer .  that is good for him , it is his free will or libertarian acts ,to create any lie to justify his actions  ,  he has the power to kill as many as millions of people with his brave  white army but he will not be the President  of South Sudan which  is the end of his killing . The end will not justify the means for him.

The way forward is both for  parties  to stop and   mutually  to stop  equal –equal killing,  unconditionally so long they share the power regardless of whatever position .

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