Ambassador of Sudan Defends Sudan From Bush's Sanctions

June 2, 2007 (LPAC)--Ambassador John Ukec Lueth Ukec earned the hatred of the Washington Post , as reflected in its shameful coverage of his press conference on May 30 at the National Press Club. Ambassador Lueth vigorously defended the sovereignty of his nation from efforts by the Bush Administration and its Democrats, to topple Sudan. He shocked and angered the assembled press with his defiance, telling them "that the U.S. must not go beyond our sovereignty. We are the owners of our country. The sanctions are a recipe for disintegration."

He accused the Bush Administration of creating warlords in Sudan by not exposing the rebels, and revealed how they are armed: "By the time the Darfur peace agreement was signed, there were only three major rebel groups in Darfur. Now there are 19." He said the 19 rebel groups are at war with Sudan, but that Sudan will defend itself. "Those rebels, when they attack our garrisons, they ambush innocent people, they hijack vehicles of humanitarian workers. They are making the situation into havoc to frighten everybody and keep people in a state of horror. It's not the government of Sudan which is doing that," he noted. "There must be a cessation of fighting." Now is "the time for development, to build roads, to raise the income of the poor. Fighting is no good to us anymore; we want to provide our people with schools and hospitals."

Questioned about support for the reputedly anti-rebel Janjiweed militia, Ambassador Lueth showed no signs of propitiation or defensiveness. He challenged the press: "Do you know who I am? My name is John Ukec Lueth, a general who used to fight the government of Sudan." He went on to say, "These sanctions will destroy the Central Peace Agreement, the Darfur Peace agreement, and Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement. These sanctions are targeting Sudan."

He concluded his remarks by telling the media that the sanctions are an insult to him personally, because he was sent to the United States to improve relations between Sudan and the United States. He asked why the countries arming the rebels have not been targeted by the sanction. "In effect, the U.S. is supporting the rebels who are the terrorists. The U.S. is on the side of the terrorists.... The rebels will keep fighting, waiting for Sudan to be toppled by the U.S."

Not accustomed to seeing a leader of their country unabashedly stand up for his nation, the Washington Post , in its next day's print edition and on its website, displayed its usual racism in its sarcastic attempts to belittle Ambassador Lueth. (It should be recalled that the Washington Post is run by the pro-Nazi Lazard Freres Synarchists, and that it gave full support for Cheney's war on Iraq.)

For those who want to participate in a dialogue with Ambassador Lueth, he will be the special guest from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. on The LaRouche Show, Saturday, June 2, at www.larouchepub.com/radio.