Sudan arrests Islamist leader

Been trying to get up to speed on what has been happening in the Sudan lately. I go away for a week and the next thing you know the Darfurian rebels are attacking Khartoum! Crazy.

Well today, the Sudanese arrested Hassan al Turabi (shown right). He is one of Osama Bin Laden's buddies and is closely affiliated with J-E-M. He is under arrest for fomenting rebellion and is suspected of aiding the Darfurian/J-E-M rebels in their Saturday attack on Khartoum when hundreds crossed the desert and invaded the suburbs of Khartoum, killing 100 people in the process.

About Mr. Harabi: He is rumored to be the man behind Omar Bashir's rise to power and was "one of the Sudanese leaders who invited Osama Bin Laden to Khartoum in the mid 1990's."

About the rebels: 200 have been captured and claim to have been trained in neighboring Chad. Sudan broke off relations with Chad on Sunday, charging them with sponsoring the attack. It is important to note that this attack might have been retribution for the rebels February attack on Chad's presidential palace. Sudanese forces were believed to have taken part in that attack so it looked like time for a little Islamic payback from the Chadians.

The urge to make hanging chad jokes is very strong... but it appears the joke's on me. This just in...Sudan's Islamist leader released.

He appears not to have been charged with anything.

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