South Sudan captures big Heglig oil field

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1. @ BlandOatmeal:Extra-, extra-, extra-, extrapolation or just wishful thinking, but the Arab Spring has never been a spring in the same sense that the Prague Spring was as we can plainly see by those countries that have already sprung.

2. @ BlandOatmeal:

   We’ll see how it turns out with Iran and the nukes; but I think the jihadis are treading water.

   First there must be the WAR between Ishmael(Arabs/Islam) and Edom (Christian west)

   Then the prophesy of Ezekiel 37: 15-28 kicks in.

   Look here: http://magog.web-site.co.il/gog/e_tribes.shtml

3. @ BlandOatmeal:

   Note that the Christians are not “conquering with the sword”, but with reason. As these third-world societies have been joining the modern world, especially as they move from remote villages to cities, they have been abandoning their tribal superstitions; and they have opted for the sound doctrine of the Bible over the fanaticism of Quran. The Muslims have attempted to push back this tide by force of arms, but have not been able to.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_to_be_the_fastest-growing_religion

   According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion by number of conversions each year: In the period 1990-2000, approximately 12.5 million more people converted to Islam than to Christianity. This was again shown in the 2005, 50th anniversary edition of Guinness Book of World Records, although the number of conversions was not mentioned this time. a comprehensive American study concluded in 2009 the number stood at 1 in 4 with 60% of Muslims spread all over the Asian continent: A report from an American think-tank has estimated 1.57 billion Muslims populate the world – with 60% in Asia. The report was done by the Pew Forum Research Centre. The forum also projected that in 2010 out of the total number of Muslims in the world 62.1% will live in Asia.

   The report also made reference to the fact that Muslims are estimated to make up 23.4% of the total global population in 2010 (out of a total of 6.9 billion people) and that by 2030 Muslims will represent about 26.4% of the global population (out of a total of 7.9 billion people).

   The American Religious Identification Survey gave non-religious groups the largest gain in terms of absolute numbers – 14,300,000 (8.4% of the population) to 29,400,000 (14.1% of the population) for the period 1990 to 2001 in the USA. Reuters describes how a study profiling the “No religion” demographic found that the so-called “Nones”, at least in the U.S., are the fastest growing religious affiliation category. The “Nones” comprise 33% agnostics, 33% theists, and 10% atheists.

   A similar pattern has been found in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Mexico. According to statistics in Canada, the number of “Nones” more than doubled (an increase of about 60%) between 1985 and 2004. In Australia, census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics give “no religion” the largest gains in absolute numbers over the 15 years from 1991 to 2006, from 2,948,888 (18.2% of the population that answered the question) to 3,706,555 (21.0% of the population that answered the question). According to INEGI, in Mexico, the number of atheists grows annually by 5.2%, while the number of Catholics grows by 1.7%

4. @ Dr. Steve Carol:

   The South Sudan is the first territory that achieved political independence(formerly under Muslim rule, since the re-estabnlishment of Jewish sovereignty over the Land of Israel)

   Christian East Timor also freed itself from Muslim Indonesia, after the Muzzies seized the former Portugese colony. Also, the Christian central belt of Nigeria is free of the Muslim overlords it endured under the British. The battle has been see-sawing across Africa, but has generally turned lately in the favor of the Christians — who, all the while, have been outstripping the Muslims in proselytizing.

   Note that the Christians are not “conquering with the sword”, but with reason. As these third-world societies have been joining the modern world, especially as they move from remote villages to cities, they have been abandoning their tribal superstitions; and they have opted for the sound doctrine of the Bible over the fanaticism of Quran. The Muslims have attempted to push back this tide by force of arms, but have not been able to.

   Besides being besieged by Christianity, Islam is under continual assault by contact with outside ideas through the internet, and through personal contact with Westerners. Many here have decried the rise of “Eurabia”, with all the Muslims flooding into Europe in recent decades. I am certain that the reverse situation has also been happening: Because these expat Muslims have immersed themselves in non-Muslim cultures, they are probably assimilating to some degree. Europe’s main problem isn’t a victorious Islamic invasion, as much as it has been a breaking away from its own Biblical moorings.

   Empires in decline, like the Muslims, are dangerous. Examples are Nazi Germany and Napoleanic France. Both of the latter arose when their societies had begun to decline. The Ayatollah came to power in Iran in 1979 — the same year, I believe, the Russians invaded Afghanistan. Up until that time, the European powers had been LEAVING Muslim countries, one after another: Pakistan, Egypt, Algeria, etc. Since that time, the US took over two rather large Muslim countries, Iraq and Afghanistan. An Islamic demagogue has arisen in Achmadinejad; but at the same time, Sadaam Hussein has been hanged, and Osama bin Laden and Muamar Gadaffi have been killed. We’ll see how it turns out with Iran and the nukes; but I think the jihadis are treading water.

5. This indeed is good news for South Sudan. However, the article (shame on DEBKAfile) states that Heglig is connected to “Port Said,” which is at the northern end of the Suez Canal in Egypt! Rather, the Heglig field is connected via pipeline to Port Sudan on the Red Sea.

   Of interest to ISRAPUNDIT readers is my forthcoming book: “From Jerusalem to the Lion of Judah and Beyond: Israel’s Foreign Policy in East Africa Since 1948″ which contains a chapter on the Israeli role in the South Sudanese War of Independence (also known as the Second Sudanese Civil War.” Also discussed is South Sudan’s plans to link via Kenya to the Indian Ocean. The disputed Abyei region is rich in oil. It should be noted that Sudan will not relinquish the oil nor the loss of Heglig easily. The South Sudan is the first territory that achieved political independence(formerly under Muslim rule, since the re-estabnlishment of Jewish sovereignty over the Land of Israel), and Muslims are pledged to regain all “lost” teritory — no matter how long it takes. My book should be available within the month and interested parties should drop[ em a line at drhistory@cox.net and put SOUTH SUDAN in the subject line.

6. @ BlandOatmeal:
   I only hope you are right.

7. Great news.

8. The victory of Christian South Sudan over the Khartoum entity is a massive victory over Islam. It outweighs the Islamic victory in Ivory Coast (which was won only with Christian French help). Most of the “victories” in the World of Islam nowadays, are Muslim victories over Muslims, like the Tuareg takeover of NE Mali this week, or the continuing bloodletting in Syria. Don’t look now, but I think the Arab Winter has begun, and Islam is on its way out.