south's

"If secession is the end result, we will come and congratulate and celebrate with you," Mr. Bashir said Tuesday beside the south's president, Salva Kiir.

Sudan's President Promises to Respect Results of Vote Sarah Childress 2011

Now that the south's independence appears to be a fait accompli, however, Mr. Bashir has shifted course and sought to allay tensions that could lead to more unrest and disrupt oil supplies.

Sudan's President Promises to Respect Results of Vote Sarah Childress 2011

Sherman's March, after all, otherwise known as a "scorched earth" campaign, otherwise known as "total war," was a campaign of infrastructure destruction intended to break the south's will to fight.

Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010

Opium poppies are the south's biggest cash crop, often smuggled to Pakistan's lawless tribal areas where the sap from the plants is refined into heroin for sale in Western markets and Russia.

Roadside bomb kills five Afghan workers 2011

Sherman's March, after all, otherwise known as a "scorched earth" campaign, otherwise known as "total war," was a campaign of infrastructure destruction intended to break the south's will to fight.

Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010

Sherman's March, after all, otherwise known as a "scorched earth" campaign, otherwise known as "total war," was a campaign of infrastructure destruction intended to break the south's will to fight.

Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010

They said that nearly 4 million people – about half of the south's population – have registered to vote.

Southern Sudan Chooses: Unity or Secession? 2011

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir lessened those fears slightly this week when during a visit to the south, he said the north will "celebrate" the south's independence if that is what voters choose.

Southern Sudan Chooses: Unity or Secession? 2011

They said almost four million people -- about half of the south's population -- have registered to vote.

Sudan's Bashir Pledges to Aid South If it Secedes 2011

Sherman's March, after all, otherwise known as a "scorched earth" campaign, otherwise known as "total war," was a campaign of infrastructure destruction intended to break the south's will to fight.

Barry Eisler: The Definition of Insanity Barry Eisler 2010