Politics Weekly - All the goss and analysis from inside Westminster.
The GOSS has spent over half of its income on paying its old soldiers and buying new weapons.
The referendum was postponed indefinitely, however, because of disagreements between the GoSS and the national government over voter eligibility in the region.
Increasingly, the mess is being blamed on the south's own politicians.The widespread perception is that the GOSS is corrupt, especially at the lower levels.
Over the past four years, despite billions of dollars in revenues, the GOSS has failed to build a single paved road outside Juba, the capital.
The economic sands, and the landslide of Keating's recession we had to have, shifted under the foundations of the Goss regime.
And mainly just to lurk in corridors, or sweep out grates, while keeping an ear to the flagstones, picking up the goss.
The three Cuban-American members of Congress fought strenuously for the Goss proposal and sought to link Mr. Castro to nations supporting attacks on Americans.
They were helped by nongovernmental organizations and United Nations (UN) aid agencies, but their arrival imposed a heavy burden upon the GoSS and the region's limited resources and increased still further the south's dependence on food aid.
