Since the International Criminal Court indicted Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges two weeks ago, the Sudanese president has become ever more defiant of the west.
Regional officials now draw parallels to the diplomatic impasse between the west and Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Reverting to form from the 1990s, Mr Bashir's regime is seeking the support of radical Islamic elements, some of whom are threatening - on Sudanese websites - to conduct a bombing campaign across Europe and the US. It has also expelled aid workers, bringing potentially fatal consequences for refugees in war-torn Darfur.
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