Sudan: Alle bør boykotte Danmark
Offentliggjort 27.02.08 kl. 13:57 - opdateret kl. 15:10
Ingen dansker får længere lov at sætte fod på sudansk jord, fastslår præsident al-Bashir under massedemonstration i Khartoum. Sudan er blandt de største modtagere af dansk bistand.
Den svulstige retorik fik frit løb, da titusinder af sudanesere i dag gik på gaden i Sudans hovedstad, Khartoum, i protest mod offentliggørelsen i 17 danske aviser af Kurt Westergaards Muhammed-tegning.
Bred boykot
"Vi opfordrer alle muslimer i hele verden til at boykotte danske varer, virksomheder, institutioner, organisationer og personligheder," sagde præsident Omar al-Bashir til forsamlingen.
al-Bashir svor, at "ikke en eneste dansk fod fra nu af får lov til at besudle Sudan".
En talsmand for udenrigsministeriet bekræfter over for Reuters, at Sudan nu vil iværksætte sanktioner.
500 mio. kr. i bistand
Det står ikke klart, om det fattige afrikanske land dermed vil afvise planlagt dansk bistand på i alt 500 mio. kr. frem til udgangen af 2009.
Sudan er blandt de største modtagere af dansk ulandsbistand, og bl.a. Dansk Flygtningehjælp og Dansk Røde Kors arbejder i landet, hvor tusinder af mennesker lider nød i den problemfyldte Darfur-region.
Dagens demonstration i Khartoum er organiseret af gruppen Folkefronten for Forsvar af Tro og Religion, der støtter regeringen. Fra tidlig morgen blev demonstranter bragt ind til centrum, og arrangørerne håbede på en million deltagere.
Danmark, Jerusalem og USA
"Ned med Danmark," råbte demonstranterne, der bar bannere med slagord som "Skam over islams fjende" og "Boykot danske varer".
Præsident al-Bashir nåede vidt omkring i sin tale til forsamlingen. Foruden fordømmelsen af Danmark agiterede han for at føre jihad, hellig krig, for at "befri" Jerusalem fra israelerne.
Også demonstranterne slog flere kæpheste sammen. Blandt kampråbene lød det ifølge nyhedsbureauet AP:
"Vi vil beskytte vores profet! Vi vil ikke lade os skræmme af Amerika!"
Demonstranterne mener tilsyneladende, at Morgenavisen Jyllands-Postens Muhammed-tegninger er resultatet af en amerikansk-israelsk sammensværgelse.
Opfordring til Al Qaida
En gruppe demonstranter opfordrede ifølge nyhedsbureauet Reuters terroristen Osama bin Laden og hans Al Qaida-netværk til at angribe Danmark:
"København, åh, bin Laden," fremgik det af et banner.
Den 35-årige civilingeniør Mo'tasim Salaheddin råbte ifølge Reuters' journalist på stedet:
"Sudan har 35 millioner mennesker. De er alle bin Laden. Enhver, der fornærmer islam, er et åbent mål."
Scan of the cartoons as printed on page 3 of the "KulturWeekend" section of ''Jyllands-Posten'''s September 30, 2005, edition. 

The country of Sudan has initiated an official boycott of Danish products, after the controversial Muhammad cartoons have been reprinted by a series of newspapers in Denmark and other European countries. Yesterday, President Omar al-Bashir expressed his concerns at a government-backed rally in the nation's capital, requesting that all Muslims in the world take a stand against Denmark by boycotting “businesses, institutions and individuals,” adding that “no Danes shall ever again be able to set foot in Sudan,” however, no Danish emergency workers in the country have yet been asked to leave.

The crisis, which appeared to have been averted two years ago after a near-omnipresent boycott of Danish goods in the Middle East and other Muslim countries, has re-surfaced after three men were apprehended earlier this month, charged with plotting to murder the cartoonist of what is considered the most offensive caricature, portraying the prophet Muhammad with a turban in the shape of a bomb on his head. Two of the men, both Tunisian citizens, have since been expelled from the country.

=== Considering dropping financial backing ===

Several Danish politicians have openly suggested dropping the development aid offered to Sudan. The Danish Minister of Development understands the concerns expressed by party associates and states that she cannot promise not to take action. The strongly-nationalist party, the Danish People's Party, has stated that any financial support to the country should cease immediately. Other politicians, especially members of the opposition social democratic party believe that removing the financial support to Sudan will only hurt the refugees in the Darfur and other poor regions of the country, rather than the government and people of the capital, Khartoum.

In addition, the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Møller, has also stated, that Sudanese government might want to reconsider their methods, if they wish to become members of the World Trade Organization, which the nation has previously stated its interests in. The organisation does not permit consumer boycotts of other countries by its members.

Since the cartoons were published by 17 Danish newspapers earlier this month—along with a number of foreign ones—there have been demonstrations and attacks on Danish embassies and consulates in Pakistan, Jordan and Indonesia.

The Sudanese boycotts and demonstrations throughout the Muslim world have already claimed the first jobs at Arla, the main Danish provider of dairy products, who has seen itself forced to fire 8–10 employees due to lowered demand.