From Voice of America:
A senior South Sudanese leader has threatened the region may unilaterally declare independence if key disagreements over a scheduled referendum are not resolved. The January 2011 vote gives South Sudan the option of choosing independence.
The secretary-general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, Pagan Amum, told VOA the South might simply secede if it is not satisfied with the North's handling of the independence referendum preparations.
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My Comment: It does not take a genius to know that the groundwork for war is being laid here. South Sudan has untold billions in oil reserves .... and the Arab north want it. The Sudanese will drag its feet on any referendum .... and the South succession will be the reason for war.
Expect this part of the world to heat up in 2010.