World ignoring genocide in Sudan
Region about to become 'another Rwanda' at hands of Islamist regime
Posted: June 22, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
The world is ignoring the specter of systematic genocide by a radical Islamic
regime, according to a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Khartoum's "deliberate obstruction of humanitarian aid offers clear and
unambiguous evidence of an intent to destroy" African tribal groups in Sudan's
western region of Darfur, says Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College in
Massachusetts who has devoted himself to researching and speaking out about the
northern African nation's ongoing crisis.
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The conflict between mainly black rebels in Western Sudan and government-backed
Arab militiamen has led to the deaths of thousands and the displacement of as
many as 1 million people in what human rights groups are calling "ethnic
cleansing."
But Reeves insists the Fur, Massaleit and Zaghawa tribes are among the victims
of a wider effort that fits the U.N. definition of genocide, which is to
"deliberately inflict ... conditions of life calculated to bring about physical
destruction in whole or in part."
Sudan's cleric-backed National Islamic Front regime in the Arab and Muslim
north declared a jihad on the south in 1989. Since 1983, an estimated 2 million
people have died from war and related famine. About 5 million have become
refugees.
A peace accord has been signed with the south, but a continent-wide African
church group's evaluation of the situation in Darfur is consistent with Reeves'
assessment.
The All Africa Conference of Churches, or AACC, has warned Darfur resembles
Rwanda 10 years ago when up to a million people were slaughtered as the world
looked on, reports Ecumenical News International.
After sending a delegation to the region last month, the group sees a "genocide
in the making" in Sudan.
The AACC accused African governments of indifference to the suffering of the
people of Sudan and for supporting the re-election of Sudan to the executive
committee of the U.N. Human Rights Commission.
"The recent unfolding situation truly lends itself to genocide in the making,"
AACC General Secretary Rev. Mvume Dandala told reporters after his visit.
"If another tragedy develops in proportion to that of Rwanda," he continued,
"this will be an indictment on our generation."
In response to allegations against Khartoum's National Islamic Front
government, Vice President Ali Osman Taha accused the international media of
deliberately magnifying the scale of the humanitarian problem in the region,
Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. He also claimed the conflict was
fabricated by the West.
But international officials say, Reeves points out, Khartoum's military and
Arab militia allies "have forced hundreds of thousands of people from these
African tribal groups into concentration camps -- the majority without
humanitarian access -- where there are continuous executions, and where
extermination grows directly out of living conditions deliberately made
intolerable."
Dandala described some camps for black refugees and displaced persons 12 miles
from Khartoum as "hell on earth," ENI reported.
Thousands of people, including children and the elderly, he reported, were
languishing in temperatures of up to 115 degrees.
"We are concerned at what seems to be a sense of indifference in our continent
towards the tragedy of the people of Sudan," Dandala said.
The tribes of Darfur make up the overwhelming majority of the 2.2 million
people now defined as "war-affected" by the U.N., the U.S. and the European
Union, Reeves says.
Reeves, pointing out the Bush administration now has committed itself to a
legal determination of whether Khartoum and its allies are committing genocide,
contends the denial and obstruction of aid because of the racial and ethnic
character of the populations "most acutely in need of humanitarian aid, is
clear evidence of genocidal intent."
He says the U.S., Human Rights Watch, the International Crisis Group and many
other authoritative sources already are using the term "ethnic cleansing" to
describe the situation in Darfur.
This week, officials have issued a flurry of condemnations of Khartoum's
obstructionism, though without apparent effect, Reeves said.
For example, Deputy U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham complained to the U.N.
Security Council Monday the Khartoum government "continues to deny release of
vehicles needed by humanitarian relief agencies."
"It has also in some cases denied release of radio equipment needed for workers
to securely deploy to remote areas to deliver aid," he said. "In addition, the
government has also delayed food shipments from Port of Sudan, potentially to
the point of making the food useless."
U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland also criticized the Sudanese government
Monday for blocking aid workers, food and equipment from reaching the Darfur
region.
But Reeves points to Egeland as an example of the unwillingness of officials to
fully recognize the gravity of the situation.
"The conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan is the worst in the world
today and a result of 'ethnic cleansing,'" Egeland told the AP Tuesday. "I
think it's not genocide yet, and we can prevent it from becoming one."
"But what can this possibly mean?" Reeves asks. "... How many hundreds of
thousands, killed or destined to be killed from deliberate actions, are
required for a finding of genocide? Are 2.2 million "war-affected" people not
enough ... ?"
Amnesty International has predicted 350,000 are "most likely to die" during the
upcoming rainy season. The French group Doctors Without Borders has declared
"the whole population [of Darfur] is teetering on the verge of mass
starvation."
The U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, offers this grim
assessment:
"We estimate right now if we get relief in, we'll lose a third of a million
people, and if we don't the death rates could be dramatically higher,
approaching a million people," said USAID chief Andrew Natsios after a
high-level U.N. meeting in Geneva this month.
Reeves opines: "To be sure, skepticism about genocide can always be contrived
on a temporary basis -- especially, in the case of Darfur, by those whose
inaction has done so much to allow a ghastly slide into the present abysm of
suffering and destruction. But the truth will out, and the clarity that some
now profess to be beyond them will be brought home with searing force.
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(TonyZ2001) wrote in message news:<20040622112005.16712.00000260@mb-m22.aol.com>...
World ignoring genocide in Sudan
Region about to become 'another Rwanda' at hands of Islamist regime
Posted: June 22, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2004 WorldNetDaily.com
The world is ignoring the specter of systematic genocide by a radical Islamic
regime, according to a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Khartoum's "deliberate obstruction of humanitarian aid offers clear and
unambiguous evidence of an intent to destroy" African tribal groups in Sudan's
western region of Darfur, says Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College in
Massachusetts who has devoted himself to researching and speaking out about the
northern African nation's ongoing crisis.
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The conflict between mainly black rebels in Western Sudan and government-backed
Arab militiamen has led to the deaths of thousands and the displacement of as
many as 1 million people in what human rights groups are calling "ethnic
cleansing."
SNIP
Reeves opines: "To be sure, skepticism about genocide can always be contrived
on a temporary basis -- especially, in the case of Darfur, by those whose
inaction has done so much to allow a ghastly slide into the present abysm of
suffering and destruction. But the truth will out, and the clarity that some
now profess to be beyond them will be brought home with searing force.
Much wringing of hands how can we stop this? maybe change the
channel,
Aah but have they not found oil there and it is Kurdish game, called
we take the oil and you get disappeared.
LB
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01 Jul 2004 06:12:35 AM |
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We heard a lot about UN's oil-for-food corruption and that Americans are not
there to steal oil, then how come 20 billion dollars of oil is unaccounted for?
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$20 billion for Iraq not accounted for
Associated Press
June 28, 2004
LONDON – Billions of dollars belonging to Iraq is not accounted for by the
Coalition Provisional Authority, which was given responsibility by the United
Nations for the country's finances, British lawmakers and aid activists said
Monday.
There are glaring gaps in the handling of $20 billion generated by Iraq's oil
and other sources since the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein ended last year,
according to reports from the Liberal Democrats, Britain's third-largest
political party, and Christian Aid.
The Christian Aid report also said the majority of Iraq's reconstruction
projects have been awarded to U.S. companies, which charge up to 10 times more
than Iraqi firms.
There was no immediate reaction from coalition officials to the reports.
The United Nations gave the U.S.-led coalition responsibility for the
Development Fund for Iraq after the fall of Saddam in May 2003. It stipulated
that expenditures must be shown to be in Iraq's best interest and that all
revenue should be paid into a simple fund. But Christian Aid and the Liberal
Democrats said no audit on the money was carried out until April.
"For the entire year that the CPA has been in power in Iraq, it has been
impossible to tell with any accuracy what the CPA has been doing with Iraq's
money," said Helen Collison from Christian Aid.
The Liberal Democrats' study cited the accounting firm KPMG, which criticized
the coalition for not metering oil production and questioned its spending.
"This apparent discrepancy requires full investigation," said Menzies Campbell,
the Liberal Democrat spokesman for foreign affairs.
"The cost of reconstruction of Iraq is considerable, and those countries who are
being asked to contribute will want to know that Iraq's own resources are making
a maximum contribution," he added.
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01 Jul 2004 12:36:43 PM |
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"AK" <someoneNasty@hotmails.com> wrote in message
news:649e387c7efa6c411dc8c425a39ffa9c@news.teranews.com...
We heard a lot about UN's oil-for-food corruption and that Americans are
not
there to steal oil, then how come 20 billion dollars of oil is unaccounted
for?
----------------------------------------------------------
$20 billion for Iraq not accounted for
Associated Press
June 28, 2004
First of all, this reports was published by an organization that is trying
to get it's own hands on the money, so we can hardly expect them to be
objective. Next, the US has already given over $100 billion to Iraq's
reconstruction which Iraq doesn't have to repay a dime. So even if the US
had pocketed all $20 billion, which is not even what is being alleged by
non-objective sources, we're still at a huge deficit.
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01 Jul 2004 05:16:13 PM |
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"RoyDMercer" <pondscum_31NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<10e8isig2849g82@corp.supernews.com>...
"AK" <someoneNasty@hotmails.com> wrote in message
news:649e387c7efa6c411dc8c425a39ffa9c@news.teranews.com...
We heard a lot about UN's oil-for-food corruption and that Americans are
not
there to steal oil, then how come 20 billion dollars of oil is unaccounted
for?
----------------------------------------------------------
$20 billion for Iraq not accounted for
Associated Press
June 28, 2004
First of all, this reports was published by an organization that is trying
to get it's own hands on the money, so we can hardly expect them to be
objective. Next, the US has already given over $100 billion to Iraq's
reconstruction which Iraq doesn't have to repay a dime. So even if the US
had pocketed all $20 billion, which is not even what is being alleged by
non-objective sources, we're still at a huge deficit.
Don't look at the broken pledges or,
Perspective, is one way of looking at it,
But the ultimate in retailing is called "Halliburton"
LB
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, "RoyDMercer" <pondscum_
31NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
We heard a lot about UN's oil-for-food corruption and that Americans are
not
there to steal oil, then how come 20 billion dollars of oil is
unaccounted
for?
----------------------------------------------------------
$20 billion for Iraq not accounted for
Associated Press
June 28, 2004
First of all, this reports was published by an organization that is
trying
to get it's own hands on the money, so we can hardly expect them to be
objective. Next, the US has already given over $100 billion to Iraq's
reconstruction which Iraq doesn't have to repay a dime.
We'll see about that. Want to bet?
So even if the US
had pocketed all $20 billion, which is not even what is being alleged by
non-objective sources, we're still at a huge deficit.
No, the "US" didn't pocket it, Halliburton did. The American public won't
see a dime of it.
Btw, did you know Halliburton doesn't have to pay taxes for work done in
Iraq?
Wake up, idiot! George Bu$h is the criminal!
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Saddm nicked it, sold it and stashed the money in private bank accounts
did'nt he ?
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AK <someoneNasty@hotmails.com> wrote in message
news:649e387c7efa6c411dc8c425a39ffa9c@news.teranews.com...
We heard a lot about UN's oil-for-food corruption and that Americans are
not
there to steal oil, then how come 20 billion dollars of oil is unaccounted
for?
----------------------------------------------------------
$20 billion for Iraq not accounted for
Associated Press
June 28, 2004
LONDON - Billions of dollars belonging to Iraq is not accounted for by the
Coalition Provisional Authority, which was given responsibility by the
United
Nations for the country's finances, British lawmakers and aid activists
said
Monday.
There are glaring gaps in the handling of $20 billion generated by Iraq's
oil
and other sources since the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein ended last
year,
according to reports from the Liberal Democrats, Britain's third-largest
political party, and Christian Aid.
The Christian Aid report also said the majority of Iraq's reconstruction
projects have been awarded to U.S. companies, which charge up to 10 times
more
than Iraqi firms.
There was no immediate reaction from coalition officials to the reports.
The United Nations gave the U.S.-led coalition responsibility for the
Development Fund for Iraq after the fall of Saddam in May 2003. It
stipulated
that expenditures must be shown to be in Iraq's best interest and that all
revenue should be paid into a simple fund. But Christian Aid and the
Liberal
Democrats said no audit on the money was carried out until April.
"For the entire year that the CPA has been in power in Iraq, it has been
impossible to tell with any accuracy what the CPA has been doing with
Iraq's
money," said Helen Collison from Christian Aid.
The Liberal Democrats' study cited the accounting firm KPMG, which
criticized
the coalition for not metering oil production and questioned its spending.
"This apparent discrepancy requires full investigation," said Menzies
Campbell,
the Liberal Democrat spokesman for foreign affairs.
"The cost of reconstruction of Iraq is considerable, and those countries
who are
being asked to contribute will want to know that Iraq's own resources are
making
a maximum contribution," he added.
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