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| Sudan Gov't, Rebels Sign Cease-Fire |
| 2002-10-15 |
| Sudan's government signed an agreement with rebels on Tuesday to suspend fighting during talks to end their 20-year-old war. The cease-fire takes effect at noon on Thursday and covers the entire country. It will last as long as negotiations. Which will last until one side or the other spots what they think is an opportunity and starts shooting again... The government had insisted rebels agree to a cease-fire during the talks, which are expected to continue through the end of the year. They began Monday and are taking place in Machakos, 30 miles southeast of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Guess cutting off the gummint's oil was the right move. What're a few religious differences, when there's all that money, just waiting to be |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |