important for you, for us, i think it is critical that the emerging or the continued leadership in northern sudan -- going the radical elements coming and the nuba government and directing the -- echoing -- now they have -- sudan, only having two elements, muslims and arabs. you can see emerging in that country, in northern sudan. personally, i feel what is happening in southern kordofan is not only ethnic cleansings a you have put, it is indeed a crime against humanity. i put it in that context because it would help us to focus more. it is about the people and about the conditions of the land. i came 10 days ago from a -- area and i saw the atrocities affecting the people. two months ago, 100,000 people got displaced and when i saw them again, no shelter. children are dying. because of one african in khartoum. but i feel also with this statement also in northern sudan, it is critical for -- to look for the opportunities in sudan. these are the only credible political party that i see as an ally -- in order to transform the system in khartoum because these are the people who fought the war and wh

know i feel it is critical that the emerging or the remainder of the continued leadership in northern sudan i am intending to go to the radical elements and the government canada now they have a purified sudan, asic and that only has two elements, muslims and arabs. the great african people in darfur and southern kordofan and -- could see a -- emerging in that country in northern sudan. personally i feel what is happening in southern kordofan is not ethnic cleansing as you have what it. i would say it is indeed a crime against humanity and it will help us to focus more rather than ethnic cleansing. it is not about nuba. is about the people and about the air traditions and their land. i've personally witnessed in the abyei area and i saw how it is affecting the people. two months ago, 100,000 people were displaced and what i told them again, that in the appalling conditions where children are dying because of the leadership in khartoum. but i feel also in northern sudan -- sudan it is critical for us to look at the opportunities in sudan. the sudan people in the northern sector headed by peo

um, because as i say, this could be the beginning of an incremental creep by northern sudan onto south sudan. and if we don't stand up against that, then it will just happen in chunks. they will move onto the territory, and what they want is the oil, let's be honest. this which case, god help us all, and god help the people of south sudan who have enough on their plate anyway as it is because it's instantly going to become one of the world's poorest countries. in july when it get independence, if not the poorest country in the world. and it has massive problems not least that most of the educated people in south sudan were either killed or fled, and they now live this west. and just as in bosnia, there's very little reason for them to return. so there's a lack of capacity in south sudan. if this isn't an incremental move by the khartoum government, if it is a bargaining chip, if it is all about repopulating abyei, having a vote and then because there's then a majority arab population joining the north, where does that then lead it? it leaves the south sudanese absolutely tour crouse. i

sudan. and to exercise and then to do it's -- its political activities. it was agreed that splm northern sector will be a legal party. its activities in the north and by doing so saying you can have a political party that can engage in sudan. the other one is that the whole debate about what is going to happen. the splm in the north and n.c.p. to discuss how they are going to give the opportunity for forming sudan. this has to be discussed. it was agreed by the deputy of the president. and when he went back, bashir and other people rejected outrightly not agreeing to the agreement that was signed and witnessed by the african union. and that's why we say the role of the united nations is for them to accept these agreements that was signed because that is giving the opportunity for the parties to engage and dialogue and discuss about the viability and stability of sudan. >> your new organization, kush, how do you see your organization being able to be of assistance and do you think that at this time, your newly formed group would be able to assist in attempting to come up with resolutions

you can see extremist emerging in that country, in the northern sudan. personally, i feel what was happening in southern sudan is not only ethnic cleansing, but indeed a crime against humanity. put it in that context to help us focus more. it is not about nuba. it is about the people and about the traditions, about their land. this is what we're seeing, and there's a similar part in the process of being committed as i mentioned earlier. .. headed by people like abdul aziz and -- these are the only credible political parties that i feel is a real ally that could rule democratically in order to transform the system in khartoum. because these are the people who fought the war and believes truly their commitment to peace. but what you are saying is that these people of the northern sector because of the things happening in southern kordofan may be pushed for the option of regime change and for the -- and that will affect eventually the people, the civilians. it is very important for us also to take into account what is happening and why it is happening now. i

sudan. the congressmen from northern virginia frank wolf got very, very heated and emotional when he was discussing policy in sudan. we thought we would share that with you. >> today, we honor a singular act of gallantry. as we near the 10th anniversary of the attacks that the thrust of our nation into war, this is an occasion to pay tribute to a soldier and a generation that has borne the burden of our security during a hard decade of sacrifice. i want to take you back to the circumstances that led to this day. it is may 26, 2008, in the remote east of afghanistan near the mountainous border of pakistan. helicopters carrying dozens of army rangers race over the rugged landscape. their target is an insurgent compound. the mission is higher risk, broad daylight, insurgents are heavily armed. it is considered a risk worth taking because intelligence indicates a top al-qaeda commander is in the compound. soon, the helicopters touched down and are renters come under fire. within minutes, lee roy and another soldier are pushing ahead in a courtyard surrounded by high mud walls. that is when the enemy op

northern war against them. we discussed this during the june 16 hearing in south sudan. i've the time the fighting was has a terrific as in the fights waged by the khartoum government. the testimony today will reveal horrifying extent of the situation. i will discuss ways to address the suffering of this particular region of sudan. i will yield to my colleague for comments. >> let me commend you for calling this important hearing. i just rust year from an earlier meeting that was called on the problem of somalia and the drought cut was going on there, so i appreciate giving attention to the region, and we do know we have our primary obligation to our nation to make it strong and to correct some of the errors we made in the past. we cannot forget we have a world being shattered and that we have responsibility to be our brother's keeper, so i know it is difficult to focus on areas outside of our immediate problems, but i do appreciate the chairmen keeping the issues for our nation, because we do have an obligation. i was among the delegation in the ceremony, and i witnesse