Jan Pronk
The Sudanese government told UN Envoy Jan Pronk (Dutchman) to leave Sudan within three days time after he – according to the Sudanese government – was involved in psychological warfare against it. What did Jan Pronk do that was so terrible? He wrote on his personal weblog ‘that Sudanese army losses in recent fighting in northern Darfur “seem to have been very high. Reports speak about hundreds of casualties in each of the two battles, many wounded soldiers and many taken as prisoner.”‘
He added ‘that morale was low among Sudanese troops in northern Darfur and “some generals have been sacked; soldiers have refused fighting.”‘
Of course the UN actively supports Jan Pronk. Right?
Well… not exactly:
Marie Heuze, chief spokeswoman for the U.N. in Geneva, said she could not comment on the order but noted that Pronk’s comments were on a personal Web blog and “were not necessarily shared by the United Nations.”
Ahh, the UN: powerful, determined and strong.
