"Bush Signs Bill Allowing Sudan Divestment"
"One has to notice the interesting timing of this signing, barely a day before the US diplomat John Granville was assassinated. I have a very difficult time believing in "coincidence" these days." -- Mike Rivero of What Really Happened
Now add this to the strange mix, readers:
"U.S. Diplomat and Driver Are Shot Dead in Sudan" by JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
NAIROBI, Kenya — An American diplomat in Sudan and his driver were shot to death early Tuesday as they were coming home from a New Year’s Eve party in Khartoum, the capital.
In Washington, the Agency for International Development identified the diplomat as one of its officials, John Granville, 33, originally of Buffalo. American officials said it was “too early to tell” if the shooting had been random or planned, but Sudanese officials said the circumstances were suspicious, especially because gun crime is rare in Khartoum, considered one of the safest cities in Africa.
The United Nations had recently warned its staff in Sudan that there was credible evidence that a terrorist cell was in the country and planning to attack foreigners.
According to Western officials, Mr. Granville left a New Year’s Eve party at the British Embassy around 2:30 a.m. and was being driven to his home in an upscale neighborhood in central Khartoum. Shortly before he arrived, a car pulled up next to him and 17 shots were fired, Sudanese officials said.
Mr. Granville’s driver, a Sudanese employee of the American Embassy, was killed instantly, and Mr. Granville was shot in the neck and chest. He was taken to the hospital and died several hours later.
A Sudanese government official said that the attack appeared well planned. The assailants’ car sped in front of the diplomat’s car, cutting it off. Two gunmen got out of their car, with one of them shooting Mr. Granville and the other shooting the driver, the official said.
The attack came just hours after President Bush signed a bill that makes it easier for mutual funds and other investment managers to sell stakes in companies that do business in Sudan. The bill is aimed at Sudan’s oil and defense industries, in particular, and is part of the broader campaign to put pressure on the Sudanese government to end the bloodshed in Darfur, a troubled region in western Sudan where more than 200,000 people have died.
On Tuesday night, the American Embassy sent out an e-mail message to Americans in Sudan notifying them about the attack on the diplomat.
The message, repeating earlier warnings:
“Terrorist groups continue to seek opportunities to carry out attacks against U.S. interests. U.S. citizens should be aware of the risk of indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in public places.”
Yeah, seeing as it is "Al-CIA-Duh," and the U.S. is still looking for a host country for its AFRICOM, I agree with Rivero:
The timing of this sure is suspicious, in many, many ways!
