Sudan, West in War of Words Over Genocide Charge

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Genocide in Sudan

Genocide in Sudan 04/24/2004 04:42 AM

There is genocide going on in Sudan. A must read essay about it and how you can help.

via Jim Moore

"Genocide in Sudan" charity CD

"Genocide in Sudan" charity CD 09/06/2004 04:16 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Waxploitation Records is donating all of the profits from its "Genocide in Sudan" CD (release date is November) to the United Nations Refuge Agency and UNICEF. Musicians on the CD include System of a Down, Gorillaz, Jill Scott, Jurassic 5, Thievery Corporation, Kinky, X-ecutioners, Bad Religion, Tortoise, Yoko Ono, Danger Mouse & Murs, Tweaker, The Pretenders, Mark Farina, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, DJ Spooky featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots and The Maytals featuring Bunny Wailer, Teargas & Plateglass, The Nightwatchmen and Rise Against amongst others. Link

Sudan to face "genocide" inquiry

Sudan to face "genocide" inquiry 07/28/2004 11:11 AM
U.S. and British gather evidence about 30,000 civilians killed, but Powell says talk of military intervention "premature."

Powell declares genocide in Sudan

Powell declares genocide in Sudan 09/09/2004 11:08 AM
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell declares that genocide has taken place in Sudan's Darfur region.

Genocide is happening today in Sudan

Genocide is happening today in Sudan 06/23/2004 03:18 AM
Kudos to Senators McCain and Dewine, who published an op-ed in the Washington Post today calling for action to stop the genocide that is happening in Sudan. The U.N. Security Council should demand that the Sudanese government immediately stop all violence against civilians, disarm and disband its militias, allow full humanitarian access, and let displaced persons return home. Should the government refuse to reverse course, its leadership should face targeted multilateral sanctions and visa bans. Peacekeeping troops should be deployed to Darfur to protect civilians and expedite the delivery of humanitarian aid, and we should encourage African, European and Arab countries to contribute to these forces. The United States must stand ready to do what it can to stop the massacres. In addition to pushing the U.N. Security Council to act, we should provide financial and logistical support to countries willing to provide peacekeeping forces. The United States should initiate its own targeted sanctions against the Janjaweed and government leaders, and consider other ways we can increase pressure on the government. We must also continue to tell the world about the murderous activities in which these leaders are engaged, and make clear to all that this behavior is totally unacceptable. For all my anger at Bush's War on Iraq, this is a much more important issue. A lot more people are going to die in the Sudan if the world doesn't take action now....

Sudan anger over genocide claim

Sudan anger over genocide claim 09/09/2004 11:46 PM
Sudan rejects US Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that genocide has been taking place in the Darfur region.

Powell: Sudan Abuses Qualify As Genocide
(AP)

Powell: Sudan Abuses Qualify As Genocide
(AP) 09/09/2004 08:18 PM
AP - The Bush administration for the first time on Thursday called attacks in Sudan's Darfur region by government-backed Arab militia against black Africans "genocide."

U.S. Calls Killings In Sudan Genocide
(washingtonpost.com)

U.S. Calls Killings In Sudan Genocide
(washingtonpost.com) 09/10/2004 04:06 AM
washingtonpost.com - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said for the first time yesterday that genocide has taken place in Sudan and that the government in Khartoum and government-sponsored Arab militias known as Janjaweed "bear responsibility" for rapes, killings and other abuses that have left 1.2 million black Africans homeless.

Powell Declares Genocide in Sudan in Bid
to Raise Pressure

Powell Declares Genocide in Sudan in Bid
to Raise Pressure 09/09/2004 02:38 PM
The declaration was the first by the administration to classify the situation in Darfur as genocidal.

Can we really let this happen again?

Ignore the genocide in Darfur,
Sudan, and a million people will die

Can we really let this happen again?

Ignore the genocide in Darfur,
Sudan, and a million people will die 07/23/2004 06:04 AM
J Moore and others have done for the ongoing genocide in Sudan something similar to what I did for SARS in its infancy. In May they started a group blog, Passion of the Present and have been posting news about the situation in Darfur, with links for more information, daily. The site, Passion of the Present, is a great resource for learning about what it happening in the Sudan, learning about efforts to prevent the ongoing genocide, and suggestions for what people can do to try and stop it. If you haven't seen it, check it out, link to it, and write about it. In case you haven't heard of Darfur, as the Mercy Corps home page says: it is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today. According to the United Nations, some 2 million people are in desperate need of food and humanitarian aid, and the U.S. Agency for International Development estimates 350,000 people could die in coming months from starvation and disease. But this humanitarian crisis is not the result of natural forces. It is the result of a deliberate campaign by the leaders of the Sudan to destroy the people of Darfur. So far, the campaign looks like it will be successful. It is, as the US House and Senate voted tonight to declare, Genocide. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue, nor a conservative or liberal, issue. A people is being exterminated like termites by their government. Until recently, the world has just watched and made "naughty naughty" noises. Unless the world steps in, hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of people will die. For those interested in the details, Human Rights Watch recently published a lengthy report on the crisis in Darfur. If you prefer a more impressionistic view, the NYT recently had a first person account of a visit to the refugee camps. A small sample: Two weeks after Colin L. Powell and Kofi Annan visited this part of Sudan in the hope that the glare of diplomatic shame might arrest a human crisis, conditions are still miserable. Days after the American secretary of state and the United Nations secretary general ended their tour, witnesses said, gunmen stormed a girls' school in the desert region of Darfur, chained a group of students together and set the building on fire. The charred remains of eight girls were still in shackles when military...

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for 2005 Distributed at ZigBee Alliance
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Analyst Dr. Kirsten West Summarizes
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ZigBee 04/14/2005 02:26 AM
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CDC: West Nile strikes early, hits West
harder than rest (USATODAY.com)

CDC: West Nile strikes early, hits West
harder than rest (USATODAY.com) 07/16/2004 06:36 AM
USATODAY.com - The number of people infected with West Nile virus so far this summer is far ahead of last year's pace - an ominous sign that this year could be even worse than the record-setting 2003, when nearly 10,000 illnesses were reported.

West Preparing for Return of West Nile
(AP)

West Preparing for Return of West Nile
(AP) 04/24/2004 05:11 PM
AP - Insects are shaking off the winter cold in the West, promising another season of the West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne killer that has infected thousands of people — killing 564 of them — since the first domestic case turned up in New York in 1999.

"Imagine living in a world without
words. Then imagine getting pregnant,
perhaps as a result of rape, giving
birth alone, being arrested - and not
having the words to explain, or to
understand what is happening."

"Imagine living in a world without
words. Then imagine getting pregnant,
perhaps as a result of rape, giving
birth alone, being arrested - and not
having the words to explain, or to
understand what is happening." 04/13/2004 03:29 AM

Another Genocide: What Can We Do?

Another Genocide: What Can We Do? 08/01/2004 03:03 PM
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says:

"For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today declared a 'genocide emergency,' saying that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region of Sudan."

This situation shames humanity. It shames us here in America, because we have the power to do something about it. Yet a disaster of staggering proportions isn't deemed sufficiently terrible by the people who launch wars under false pretenses in other places. I've just sent off a donation to D octors Without Borders, one of the many organizations working to relieve the suffering of the survivors in Sudan. There are many other organizations working there -- see this page from InterAction. The magnitude of the crimes being committed in Darfur are almost beyond comprehension. Please, if you're an American, contact yourmembers of Congress to ask for sterner intervention, and make a humanitarian donation. It's the least we can do.

Rwandan Genocide

Rwandan Genocide 04/18/2005 11:07 AM
Eleven years ago this month a genocide of horrific proportions nearly destroyed a country. We must never forget.

Images of genocide

Images of genocide 06/19/2004 06:08 AM

On the plane returning from Helsinki to Tokyo, I read an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune, Dare We Call It Genocide? Please click the link and read it. It's short, but an important perspective. People gloss over statistics and even vivid first-hand accounts like this in text often fail to get our attention. In fact, I remember thinking about blogging this article, but it slipped my mind after I returned to Japan.

This morning I saw Tears of the Sun starring Bruce Willis. This movie is about a heroic extraction mission in Nigeria with ethnic cleansing as a backdrop. The movie itself and its message were not that interesting, but the scene where people are being murdered and raped by soldiers struck me emotionally and created a visual image for me of the atrocities in Sudan. It sparked me to search for and post the link above.

I think it's important to realize that motion pictures and videos have an incredible impact on us emotionally. We've discussed the risks of racial stereotyping in motion pictures and some people have criticized me for citing shallow movies about important issues. It is clear that movies play a huge role in helping us (accurately or not) understand and care about cultures.

One thing I've noticed is that amateur films and flash are being used quite effectively in political jokes and commentary on the Net. There are copyright issues with many of the works, but I believe that video blogging, (or whatever you want to call grassroots video production and sharing) can play a very important role in raising awareness on issues such as the genocide in Sudan.

Maybe we need to get Witness and Passion of the Present working together if they aren't already. Ethan?

Rev. Moon pushing genocide

Rev. Moon pushing genocide 01/16/2004 11:31 AM

Here's another racist influential leader ranting, this time about genocide.

"There will be a purge on God’s orders, and evil will be eliminated like shadows," the Unification Church leader Rev. Sun Myong Moon, the owner and primary funder of money-losing right-wing Washington Times, said last week. (The comments were posted online by Rev. Moon’s webmaster and picked up by blogger John Gorenfeld.) "Gays will be eliminated, the 3 Israels will unite. If not then they will be burned. We do not know what kind of world God will bring but this is what happens. It will be greater than the communist purge but at God’s orders."

Via metafilter

Remember the Armenian Genocide

Remember the Armenian Genocide 04/14/2005 01:59 PM
"Between 1915 and 1918 the Ottoman Empire, ruled by Muslim Turks, carried out a policy to eliminate its Christian Armenian minority. This genocide was preceded by a series of massacres in 1894-1896 and in 1909, and was followed by another series of massacres beginning in 1920. By 1922 Armenians had been eradicated from their historic homeland." Since the early 1920s, successive Turkish governments have maintained an ostentatious silence on the subject, broken only to issue denials that the genocide ever occurred, and denunciations of those who assert that it did. In 1990, for example, the Turkish ambassador to the U.S. dismissed the holocaust as resulting from "a tragic civil war initiated by Armenian nationalists."

This Sunday in NYC, thousands will gather to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the genocide and protest the Turkish denials.

Mayor gets 30 years for genocide

Mayor gets 30 years for genocide 06/17/2004 06:33 AM
A former Rwandan mayor is sentenced to 30 years in prison for organising the slaughter of 20,000 people during the 1994 genocide.

Genocide in Darfur (Officially)

Genocide in Darfur (Officially) 09/10/2004 12:19 AM
Powell declares a genocide in Darfour , marking a turnaround in America's appraisal of the situation in Sudan. Will something finally be done? And is Powell off the ranch on this, or this actually the policy of the Bush administration? Previously discussed in a number of threads.

NYTimes Dare We Call It Genocide?

NYTimes Dare We Call It Genocide? 06/20/2004 06:44 AM
Genocide is happening today .. genocides .. continues

nytimes.com/2004/06/16/opinion/16KRIS.html?ex=1402718400&e n=489e3a074fa589dc&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
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Rwandan genocide, The
Holocaust...America?

Rwandan genocide, The
Holocaust...America? 04/27/2004 03:47 PM
Becoming Evil : Boston WTKK-FM radio's Jay Severin advocates genocide of American-Muslims - this is the advocacy of domestic terrorism. And not the mere targeting of civilians but the murder of over three million men, women, and children. Why shouldn't Jay Severin be arrested and charged, under the Patriot Act, with aiding and abetting US domestic terrorist groups which advocate such violence? [Scroll down towards the bottom of the Globe story for a transcript of the quote in context.]
James Waller has studied the process by which individuals and society come to commit mass atrocities , and says of his theories: "...[the] explanation simply allows us to understand the conditions under which many of us could be transformed into killing machines. When we understand the ordinariness of extraordinary evil, we will be less surprised by evil, less likely to be unwitting contributors to evil, and perhaps better equipped to forestall evil." Hesiod Lists some of WTTK's advertisers : Purina, Hilton Resorts, 99 Restaurant and Pub, A.T. & T. Wireless. Still, Orcinus is my favorite "rise of extremist terrorist hate speech in America" news source. Germany has laws against such hate speech - which it believes to be so dangerous as to overrid e free speech considerations - But we've got the USA PATRIOT Act, right?

Rwanda switch for genocide trials

Rwanda switch for genocide trials 02/19/2004 06:36 AM
The world court set up to try those responsible for the 1994 genocide considers moving some trials to Kigali.

Genocide minister gets life term

Genocide minister gets life term 01/22/2004 10:17 AM
A former Rwandan education minister is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of taking part in the genocide.

AP: U.N. to Press Rwandan Genocide Case
(AP)

AP: U.N. to Press Rwandan Genocide Case
(AP) 06/24/2005 03:16 PM
AP - The United Nations will ask France to take legal action against a former U.N. employee accused in the killings of 33 Rwandans in the 1994 genocide, after an internal review found the world body bungled his case and failed to protect its Rwandan staff.

In Darfur, Appalling Atrocity, but Is
That Genocide?

In Darfur, Appalling Atrocity, but Is
That Genocide? 07/23/2004 07:40 AM
Does the vicious mass killing and displacement of villagers in the Darfur region of Sudan amount to genocide?

Ex-Rwandan mayor sentenced for genocide

Ex-Rwandan mayor sentenced for genocide 06/17/2004 07:23 PM

Strike blocks genocide tribunal

Strike blocks genocide tribunal 01/28/2004 07:21 AM
The international court to try those responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide grinds to a halt as defence lawyers strike.

Dutchman in Iraq genocide charges

Dutchman in Iraq genocide charges 03/19/2005 02:40 AM
A Rotterdam court charges a Dutchman with complicity in genocide for selling chemicals to Saddam Hussein.

Rwanda minister in genocide court

Rwanda minister in genocide court 03/31/2005 03:11 AM
Rwanda's defence minister denies involvement in the 1994 genocide as he appears before a traditional court.

Germany admits Namibia genocide

Germany admits Namibia genocide 08/14/2004 03:07 PM
Germany offers its first formal apology for the colonial-era massacre of a Namibian tribe 100 years ago.

Rwanda fires 500 judges over genocide

Rwanda fires 500 judges over genocide 07/21/2004 04:38 PM

Computer expert follows Saddam's
genocide

Computer expert follows Saddam's
genocide 06/26/2004 11:46 PM
Scotland on Sunday Online Jun 27 2004 4:19AM GMT

Blogshine Sunday: US Greenlights, Funds
Genocide

Blogshine Sunday: US Greenlights, Funds
Genocide 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
Today, news organizations across the country have decided to honor a “Sunshine Sunday” by running stories “in support of public…

Sudanese Criticize U.S. Congress
Genocide Resolution

Sudanese Criticize U.S. Congress
Genocide Resolution 07/23/2004 04:49 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 23 2004 9:02PM GMT

Former President of Mexico Faces Arrest
for Genocide

Former President of Mexico Faces Arrest
for Genocide 07/23/2004 11:26 AM
A special prosecutor requested the arrest of Luis Echeverria for allegedly ordering the killing of demonstrators in 1971.

Sudanese Criticize U.S. Genocide
Resolution (Reuters)

Sudanese Criticize U.S. Genocide
Resolution (Reuters) 07/23/2004 06:14 AM
Reuters - Sudanese Arabs Friday slammed a U.S. congressional resolution declaring genocide in the western region of Darfur, while Darfuris asked what Washington would do now to make it safe for them to go back home.

Mexican Ex-Leader Faces Genocide Charges
(AP)

Mexican Ex-Leader Faces Genocide Charges
(AP) 07/24/2004 04:56 AM
AP - Prosecutors sought charges against a former Mexican president in the deaths of student demonstrators more than 20 years ago, a first for a country whose leaders have long enjoyed impunity.
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