Negroponte's remark linking the janjaweed with the Sudanese government is one of the toughest accusations ever to come out of Washington.WOW....
Speaking at the end of a three-day visit to Sudan, the deputy secretary of state said the government must clamp down on the janjaweed, the rebel group that International Criminal Court has blamed for numerous cases of killing, rape, arson and looting in the western Sudanese region for the past four years.
"The government of Sudan must disarm the janjaweed-the Arab militias that we all know could not exist without the Sudanese government's active support," he said.
[ cf High-Ranking American Envoy Calls for 'Action' From Sudan ]
Never Before has such a courageous position been taken about how, gosh, some times Killing, Rape, Arson and Looting could be a Bad Thing....
But on the Lighter Side we have
Sudan cleared the way for the United Nations to boost support for an African Union force struggling to maintain peace in Darfur when it agreed on Monday to accept U.N. attack helicopters as part of the plan.Hello!
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Khartoum had balked at the inclusion of six helicopters, fearful they could be used for offensive purposes despite U.N. assurances they would be there to protect the peacekeepers.
[ cf Sudan agrees to accept U.N. attack helicopters ]
Hello Khartuom!!! Did you notice that the americans did not list you as an Oil Exporting Nation that was threatening to open an Oil Exchange Denominated in Non-American Dollar Currancy Units!!! As such, it is not like this Sudan Crisis is a Threat to the American Dollar Hegomony...
So Relax!!! Calm Down, Chill Out....
With any luck one can be the Next Saddam Hussein for an arbitrarily long amount of time...