-PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, as the Americans have done since Colin Powell first did so, has again characterised the situation in Darfur for what it is: genocide. And Mr. Bush is right to step up United States sanctions against Sudan.
Now, it is time for others to stop the dithering and to join Washington in turning the screws on Khartoum. That means, more specifically, the Chinese.
For four years the government of President Omar al-Bashir has sponsored mainly Arab militias in their murderous fight against the mostly black population of Darfur as part of Khartoum's effort to quell what started as a relatively small and ineffective rebellion. In the process, more than 200,000 have been killed and 2.5 million have been displaced, forced to flee their homes.
Not only has Sudan shown no commitment to end the genocide, it has also consistently frustrated attempts to deploy a 22,000-member United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force to bolster the handful of AU peacekeepers already in Darfur. This force is necessary to guarantee the safety of the people of Darfur. Read more >>>>>>>>>>>>
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