US support of South Sudan threatens security

Sudanese acting ambassador to the US Imad Tohamy stated that the US administration’s decision to support the Southern State with arms forms a threat to security in Sudan. Tohami said in a statement, reported to the official Sudan news agency SUNA that with such action, the US administration no longer represents neutrality and mediation. Regarding the call by the spokesman of the US State Department about the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to Libya, Tohami completely rejected comments  from a country which is not even a sgnatory to the International Criminal Court, and is in no position to ask Libya to arrest President al-Bashir. The Sudanese diplomat added in his statement that some countries, as well as some US officials, saw errors in the ICC’s judgment against President al-Bashir. In addition, US President Barack Obama issued a memorandum, Tuesday, confirming that US soldiers participating in the peace keeping forces in South Sudan do not follow the the jurisdiction of the ICC, as South Sudan is not a