Hamdok and 'Karrashok'!

Manatheer, Friday, October 2, 2026, by Zuhair Al-Sarraj. As Al-Burhan’s isolation deepens and the noose tightens around his neck, Dr. Abdalla Hamdok is moving between the U.S. administration, Congress, and decision-making centers in the United States to save Sudan from the clutches of hyenas! Hamdok began his program by meeting with Massad Boulos, the President’s advisor on Arab and African affairs, Mike Waltz, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, and Frank Garcia, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs—all influential positions within the American institutions that follow the Sudanese war, seeking ways to end it and secure peace arrangements. He then moved to Congress to meet with members and senior staff of the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees, who participate in legislation, oversight, and the formulation of American positions regarding foreign policy and national security. The program includes visits to the Atlantic Council, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and other research institutions, alongside experts and American media. Through this, Hamdok presents the vision of civil forces regarding war and peace to multiple circles influential in American policy. In contrast, Al-Burhan has nothing but false statements and attempts to maneuver through regional allies—or rather, the 'masters' who dictate what he must do. If only they had influence or standing with the U.S. administration, they would have secured him a visa to address the UN General Assembly; they failed, causing him to fall into a state of obsession and madness, finding nothing to do but crash a rap concert in Khartoum and scream, weeping before the attendees: 'We don’t want a visa or permission from anyone!' Who is 'anyone'?! Why not just say it directly: 'We don’t want a visa or permission from America.' What are you afraid of?! He and his friend-turned-rival, the militia leader Hemedti, have been struck by the shock of a strong American message: the U.S. does not recognize their legitimacy. To be clearer, 'Control over state institutions by force does not automatically grant them political recognition. While they may be able to issue decisions in the name of Sudan now, they cannot convince anyone of the constitutionality or legitimacy of their illusory authority.' The difference is stark between his stupidity and Hamdok's intelligence, as Hamdok works to present the issue of ending the war, political transition, and the future of the state to the very institutions that shape U.S. policy, while Al-Burhan fights an absurd war in search of recognition for authority based on force. But it is in vain! This is not just about Hamdok; his presence in American decision-making circles reflects a shift in how the U.S. handles the Sudan issue—moving away from dealing with a military authority that imposes itself in Khartoum toward seeking other Sudanese parties that can participate in defining the shape of a political settlement. Al-Burhan himself contributed to his isolation through his stupidity, naivety, and illusions of ruling Sudan. Instead of restoring the civil path after Bashir's fall, he chose a coup, then war, insisting on treating power as an acquired right that requires neither popular mandate nor political consensus. Today, he is paying the price for that choice. Washington’s doors are open to discuss Sudan’s future with Hamdok and the civil forces, but closed to Al-Burhan and his likes. Soon, he will find himself pursued and fleeing international justice like his ousted predecessor Omar al-Bashir, and he will find no ally to rescue or shelter him! What a beautiful sight from one angle, and what a depressing one from the other: Hamdok moving with confidence and respect within the institutions discussing the future of Sudan, while Al-Burhan stands isolated and miserable, able only to force his way into a rap concert in Khartoum, weeping before the audience, rather than addressing the world from the podium of the UN General Assembly like respected leaders!