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Quote: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

As optimistic as I am, I have high hopes that there will come a time when South Sudanese people will get fed up with some of their double agent sons and simply walk away from the "Jallaba Southern golden boys"; once and for all.

When I think of National Islamic Front's atrocities and genocidal activities in South Sudan, Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and the Ingasna Hills, I feel terribly saddened and regretful for people like Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, Mr. Ali Tamim Fartak and Mr. Riek Gai Kok: How heartless can they possibly be to be in alliance with an extremist Islamic terrorist organization with so much blood in its hands? And why would they turn their backs to our mothers and fathers, who continue to suffer their losses on a daily bases? And don't they know that time alone doesn't heal those wounds?

In my first article, about the miserable failure of the so-called SPLM-DC Khartoum's convention, I have mentioned that there were a host of reasons that led to the disastrous breakdown of one of the richest conventions.

But there was one thing that stood out to just about all those who took the time to follow the convention closely. It was the lavish expenditure and the breath-taking style in which the convention was played out and produced, which was indicative to everyone that some serious amounts of money must have been used, by a party that has just been founded. Now, if that doesn't raise eyebrows, then, I do not know what else would.

Moreover, the unprecedented presence of the NIF/NCP high profiled elements, including their Southern sell-outs (mentioned above), and the heavy representation of some Arab states, notoriously known for their uncontrollable and compulsive hatred particularly for the South Sudanese people, and all the black people in general, confirmed what South Sudanese all along have been ambivalent and wary about-- because SPLM-DC is in fact a carbon copy of NCP/INF organizations.

And yes, it was self evident that as many as 80% of the participants were from those odious adversaries. The 20 percent remainder came from some flunkies lunatics from South Sudan, and the army of INF media and security personnel.

The genuine question is: was there anything beneficiary to South Sudan out of the convention? The answer is quite merely no. What we saw was cowardice, unfaithfulness and self-indulgence; which brings us to the speech of Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, the Chairman of the SPLM-DC.

Flanked by the foes of the SPLM from North Sudan and Arab states, Dr. Akol dedicated 99 percent of his speech to vehemently and passionately lash out on his former party the SPLM. He angrily attacked the 1st Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit, Secretary General Pagan Amum and his deputy Yasir Arman in person. He bluntly put it, "The SPLM leadership is corrupt and we will expose their secrets to the world," he said.

Ironically, nowhere in his lengthy speech, not one time, that Dr. Lam mentioned the NIF/NCP's violations of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Indeed, that was particularly disturbing while the whole world knows that the NCP is diligently asserting all its efforts to impede the CPA, which Dr. Lam purportedly claims he defected to protect.

In addition, Dr. Lam Akol simultaneous visits to Syria widely open the door for a whole host of speculations, interpretations, and more questions than answers. Already, some experienced Southern politicians are saying that if in fact Dr. Lam defection from the SPLM was due to lack of democracy and transparency, then the most logical thing for him to do should have been to visit democratic countries, not a brutal totalitarian Syria, which harbors the most dangerous terrorist organizations such as: Hezbollah, Hamas, and al Qaida.

However, others dismissed the idea that he might be soliciting financial support from the Ba'ath government for his party, simply because Syria is not short of economic problems of its own, to be in a position to support Dr. Lam's party.

But then, why is he so fond of visiting Syria with only a month since his first visit, and right after the convention of his party, in which he announced to the world that his party is a national one seeking to reserve the unity of Sudan? And what can he possibly emulate from one of the worst regimes in modern history?

These are legitimate questions. We are waiting for answers.

In conclusion, the SPLM must not be unmindful of the fact that Dr. Lam Akol is so desperate for power to the point that he won't hesitate to cause some great harm on the South, if it serves his egocentric interests. Therefore, we shouldn't be naïve not to believe that weapons and terrorist experts from Syria and Iran might be well on the way for a "Jihad" war in South Sudan soil.

Quite honestly, I forewarned our leaders that "protection's better than cure".

Luk Kuth Dak is a former Juba radio anchorman. He can be reached at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.