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It also points to forced “displacement” around Bentiu and “depopulation” at Heglig.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"Why does the analysis challenge Christian Aid’s conclusions?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"The critique argues that Christian Aid relied in part on faulty or partisan material, may have been influenced by partnerships with pro-rebel groups, and presents an image of a European Christian group dictating to Muslim Sudanese communities about natural resources. It also notes perceived double standards compared with other countries’ oil industries.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How does the World Food Programme’s position affect the allegations?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"The analysis emphasizes that the World Food Programme reported “far too little information available” to assess whether oil interests exacerbated displacement and stopped short of placing blame on one party. 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Civil war has raged in Sudan off and on since 1955, and has been fought between the Sudanese government and rebels in southern Sudan. Since 1983 the principal southern combatant has been the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) .1 In 1999 Sudan began to export oil from oilfields in south-central and southern Sudan. This Christian Aid report called for the “immediate suspension”of oil operations in Sudan. The publication alleged that:  \nWide stretches of southern Sudan are being subjected to a ruthless ‘scorched earth’policy to clear the way for oil exploration and to create a cordon sanitaire around the oilfields. As new areas of exploration open up, and oil companies facilitate troop movements by building roads across swampland and bridges across rivers, the war expands and the scorched earth advances.2  \nChristian Aid specifically mentioned forced oil development “displacement”in areas south-east of Bentiu, east of Bentiu and north of Bentiu.3 It also refers to “depopulation”and forced oil company “displacement” at the Heglig oil field.4  \nThere are several concerns about Christian Aid’s report. Firstly, Christian Aid’s claims appear to have been based, at least in part, upon faulty or partisan material, with at least one of their central sources being a noted Islamophobe with a track record of gross exaggeration. Secondly, Christian Aid may have been unduly influenced by its partnership with pro-rebel groups. Thirdly, the image of a predominantly white, European Christian group dictating to the poverty-stricken largely Muslim Sudanese people what they may or may not do with their natural resources is unfortunate. 5 Fourthly, it is evident that Christian Aid’s position on Sudan is out of step with much of the international community and particularly the developing world. Fifthly, Christian Aid would appear to be guilty of double standards in attacking the Sudanese oil industry while remaining silent on the oil industries in other countries of concern. And lastly, it can be argued that in its projection of questionable and partisan claims about Sudan Christian Aid perpetuates the distorted imagery of Sudan which in turn merely serves to prolong the conflict itself.  \nChristian Aid Claims Assessed Against Independent Sources  \nA careful assessment of such serious allegations is vital. Allegations identical to those carried in the Christian Aid report were made by the American anti-Sudanese activist Dr Eric Reeves in February 2001.6 The World Food Programme was directly asked to comment on these allegations of displacement around Bentiu: it was unable to draw a conclusion:  \nAt this point in time, however, there is unfortunately far too little information available.  \nThe above official statement in February 2001 fundamentally undermines the entire gist of the Christian Aid report. What the World Food Programme has said, therefore, is that despite having been involved in the oilfields for some considerable time and in considerable force there is “far too little information available” to assess whether “oil interests in this area have exacerbated the uprooting of people from their homes”. Indeed,  \n1 The SPLA is sometimes also referred to as the SPLM/A, a reference to the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.  \n2 The Scorched Earth: Oil and War in Sudan, Christian Aid, London, 2001, p.6.  \n3 The Scorched Earth: Oil and War in Sudan, Christian Aid, London, 2001, p.6.  \n4 The Scorched Earth: Oil and War in Sudan, Christian Aid, London, 2001, p.10  \n5 Seventy percent of the Sudanese population is Muslim, animist religions are followed by 25 percent and Christians account for five percent of the population-see the Dutch Foreign Ministry website on [http://www.minbuza.nl. The](http://www.minbuza.nl. The) 1994-95 Economist Intelligenc","cbCaivs17Th8tWF1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivs17Th8tWF1","pdf",195272,"English","# Christian Aid’s claims and alleged scorched earth policy\n## Bentiu and Heglig displacement allegations\n# Concerns about Christian Aid’s reporting\n## Source bias and partnership influence\n## International and comparative inconsistencies\n# Christian Aid claims assessed against independent sources\n## World Food Programme statements\n## Reuters and journalistic findings at Heglig","[{\"question\":\"What core claims does Christian Aid make about Sudan’s oil and conflict?\",\"answer\":\"Christian Aid alleges that southern Sudan is subjected to a ruthless “scorched earth” policy to enable oil exploration, with war expanding as oil companies facilitate troop movements via infrastructure. 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