Bush administration claims it's on a mission to
root out terrorism all over the world, yet it provides the Chadian
military with both trainings and armaments to keep groups linked to
al-Qaeda active in the Sudan. Last month, former Chadian ambassador to
the United States, Ahmat H. Soubiane, criticized Chad's President Idris
Deby, a new member of the Bush administration's so-called 'global war
on terrorism', at a seminar sponsored by the Council on Foreign
Relations in Washington. Questioning Deby's plans to amend the Chadian
constitution so he can become President for life, Soubiane, in an open
letter to the people of Chad, urged the ruling party in Chad to reject
Deby's plans. [more ]
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