I'm well aware of General Powell's speech at the UN, but then after the way he was sidelined by his own government I don't have any reason to expect any sincerity from that corner.
Originally posted by Partagas:
Umm I guess you are "misunderstanding" what I stated as the UN has never said that the tragedy in Sudan is genocide. Take a look at the related article from the same BBC web site you just referred to: US convinced of Darfur \'genocide\'
US convinced of Darfur 'genocide'
About two million people have been forced to flee their homes in Darfur
The US is standing by its claim that Sudan is committing genocide in the Darfur region, despite a UN report stopping short of using the term.
Washington called for the United Nations to set up a special court to try those accused of war crimes in the conflict in Sudan.
It also urged the Security Council to consider imposing sanctions on Sudan.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said the Security Council had to take action and hold suspected war criminals in Sudan accountable.
Some notes:
The original report said the Council should refer the case to the International Criminal Court, a move the US opposed. The US opposed it, the US not the UN, not the Human Rights Commision, the US!
Ok, so Kofi say's the Security Council has to take action, has the US made a case to the Security Council yet? Which members of the Security Council would vote against said action and why?
" Washington called for the United Nations to set up a special court to try those accused of war crimes in the conflict in Sudan."
We already have a "special court" so why give kudos for the US calling for something we already have which it itself won't sign up to? If the US was really concerned with Darfur, etc they would accept the vast majority of the world's decision to use the existing court and not dither over setting up a "special" one. Of course, the UN also has a responsibility to also get the hell in there and help in any way they can. If the UN members and/or the US or the African states really gave a damn this slaughter would have been halted months ago.
Also, I am sickened by the jokes at the beginning of this thread. It is sad what this board has reduced itself to.
