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Article: Crisis in Darfur: the political manoeuvres of Sudanese militias, backed by the government, have coalesced in a genocide that has so far claimed thousands of lives.
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- Arena Magazine
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- August 1, 2004
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The current genocide in Darfur is but the latest atrocity orchestrated by the Sudan Government of strongman Brigadier Omar Hassan Ahman al-Bashir. Of course, no-one is calling it 'genocide' for to do so is to necessitate immediate action under the Treaty on Genocide, which the United States and so many other powers signed. This was a major factor in the tardy Western response in Rwanda. Thousands will die while the wheels of diplomacy slowly grind and a despotic regime may yet survive.
Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa, 2.5 million kilometres squared, with a population of some thirty-nine million. Until recently, it was an impoverished nation, with ...