“Young Men of Honesty and the Militia of Shame!!”

By: Mahjoub Fadl Badri
It is said about the famous bandit, Tayyib Wad Dhahwaya, that he once told a story: “One day, I came across a boy in the wilderness grazing his camels alone, carrying a sword, while I had a rifle. I coveted his camels and asked him if he knew me. He replied, ‘Yes, you are Tayyib Wad Dhahwaya, the one they talk about.’ I told him his camels looked good. He quickly responded, ‘Yes, I know them.’
I then said, ‘Let’s share them.’ The boy, who had been leaning, stood up, drew his sword, and said to me: ‘Whoever is alive among us will take everything.’
At that moment, I realized that the boy was a brave knight who would not be easily defeated. I left him there.”
This story shows that the noble bandit, despite being in a position to kill the young boy and take his camels, chose not to kill him. He chose not to gain wealth through an unfair battle, and instead, he respected the boy’s courage in defending his life and property, willing to die for them. The boy’s life was spared because he showed bravery in the face of the notorious and feared man, Wad Dhahwaya, whose reputation had spread far and wide at the time.
And now, the war of dignity marches towards its inevitable end, with a clear victory for our army and people, God willing. The criminal militias’ marches are falling, targeting electrical stations and setting parts of them on fire, plunging the area into darkness. Meanwhile, the Janjaweed celebrate with joy, and their childish actions are met with no condemnation from the political youths of the opposition.
Then came the burning of the Jili refinery on Thursday, as the army tightened its siege from all directions. They either forgot or ignored that the army is the people’s army, born from the same people as that young man who faced death with resolve and determination, and was granted life while his camels were spared from looting.
But can we compare or equate the morals of the bandits to those of the mercenary Janjaweed? Certainly not. However, there are many youths like the one that Wad Dhahwaya encountered, who are now courageously defending their land and honor in the ranks of the army, joint forces, security, police, and the brave volunteers in every battlefront of the War of Dignity, from Al-Fashir to Babanusa, to Al-Obeid, to Madani, to Sinnar, to Suki, and Sennar, to Khartoum and the battles that make even the strongest tremble. Sudan will never be humiliated while these young knights stand on the battlefield, and the militia’s impudence will never shake their resolve. These youths have been raised on honesty, and there is no middle path—either victory or martyrdom.
The difference between honesty and shame is as vast as the difference between the earth and the sky.
Just as Wad Dhahwaya was shameless in trying to take the boy’s camels, the boy was honest in his willingness to die for his wealth. As noble as Wad Dhahwaya was in recognizing the boy’s courage, the militia fighters are despicable in their attacks on electricity stations and the burning of the Jili refinery.
The youth of Sudan have been the epitome of honesty, with unshakable resolve in crushing the rebellion. Martyr Mohammad Sadiq is a prime example of this.
Victory to our brave army.
Glory and strength to our fighting people.
Shame and disgrace to our enemies and their collaborators.”