we could occupy abyei like that. and what we want, the price for withdrawing again is going to be that you allow the missrrhea who are the arab no mads, you allow them to vote in a referendum on where abyei goes. the e-mails i've had this morning indicate that abyei is being repopulated as we speak by arab nomads who are move anything and who will claim that they are permanent residents. in other words, if there's a referendum, abyei -- because there will then be a majority of self-defining arab ethnic groups -- they will vote to be part of the north which is not what the black africans who live there who are christian and animus want because they do not want to be part of the north. they have had since 1983 being bombed and harassed by the north, and having sharia law forced on them. but there is a message here, and that is that when we do decide to use our political will as with forcing the secession, we can actually make progress. and the problem is that we are continually signaling our lack of seriousness to the

abyei is a flash point. after the invasion of abyei, it left no time to build confidence in the north and south. that's an area not only on the north and south border, but has a lot of challenges, challenges of oil, conflict, and displacement. kush is trying to advocate, helping the people to advocate, and the options available now is whether abyei should tend to the south because it was part of the southern sudan in 1985 and the north or have them held within a very conducive environment, and secondly is the role of the united nations. now we have united nation -- peace keeping forces of the sudan forces on the ground, and we think we actually should discuss the role of the united nations in protection because although this force has given protection to the citizens, we know what happened in congo. you may have a good mandate, but if a word is not defined properly, there's a problem. what it means chapter 7 because even this force now in abyei, they were killed, and those injured were looking for the chance

but indeed focusing on abyei and southern sudan. mr. chairman, i am one of the people who participated in the organization of the peace agreement. but even importantly, i was negotiating even the peace -- the protocol of the two areas. and i want to echo again what happened during the peace agreement. the people of nuba mountain not only participated in the -- indeed even the -- given to them by the c.p.a. it was to have the right of self-determination but did not get it. and so determined. having the full cooperation as a step for them to pursue the right of self-determination. but i want to share with you today -- before i become the executive director of kush, i served as senior administrator of national government as a member of government affairs. mr. chairman, on the 21th of may of this year, after omar al-bashir and his government invaded abyei and when he invaded abyei i saw thousands of people marching out, people, children, going for days. and i saw clearly a pattern -- a clear pattern of a leadership focusing on selectively t

but indeed focusing on abyei and southern sudan. mr.chairman i am one of the people who participated in the organization of the peace agreement but even more importantly i was negotiating the protocol of the two areas. and i want to echo again what happened during the peace agreement. the people of nuba mountains not only participated in fighting for their rights but indeed there was a public invitation given to them. there was a choice and that choice was to have the right of -- but we did not get it. having the consultation is a step for them to pursue the rights. but i want to share with you today also before a -- kulisch i served as a minister of national government as minister of national affairs. mr. chairman, i rely on the 21st of may this year. after bashir and his government invaded abyei and when he -- i saw thousands of people marching out, crying children. and i saw clearly the pattern, clear pattern of a leadership focusing on select to fully targeting its own people. it started with darfur but coming through to abyei but i

we know what they are doing in darfur and abyei. they pursue other villains who have not killed 1/100 of the people that bashir and his regime are responsible for. 3 million lives and counting. when will we say enough? >> thank you very much. that is very powerful testimony. dr. deng? >> i thank you for inviting me to testify today. good morning. >> if you could pull that closer and make sure the microphone is on. >> thank you for inviting me today and good morning chairman smith and ranking member payne and other members of the committee. it is indeed an honor for the opportunity to testify on such a critical issue. the issues facing sudan, southern sudan and the people of nuba mountain. i am currently serving as an exi of kush inc., an organization trying to promote the stability between africa and the u.s. but indeed focusing on i.b.a. and southern sudan. importantly, i was negotiating the -- of the two areas. the people of nuba mountain not only participated in the -- for their rights but -- the choice was to have the right of -

that doesn't abyei the need for the government to exercise its responsibility since people's lives depend on industry. on industry doing the right thing. >> explain what ferc is. >> right. you know, that would be the chief agency that we would be looking to, you know, to implement implementation of the s.h.i.e.l.d. act. >> federal agent -- federal energy regulatory commission. thank you. >> i'm dan pohl from the sinus organization of america. for those of you have the expense of intelligence and government, special dash especially the congressman, something is missing a rather large infrastructure professional intelligence people who make a living studying our adversaries and what they intend to do to us. and how are they not communicating leadership of our military and to the congress that this is something that needs to be defended against, i'm a little bit unclear about why our professional intelligence establishment is not advising congress to take action. >> may be true and frank can start. >> is a cardinal rule you did not make policy, provide information, whatever decisions maker,