Thursday, August 26, 2004

Sudan Atrocities: What is our Response?

An intensive U.S. government-funded study has confirmed widespread atrocities against Africans in the Darfur region of Sudan, including mass rape and summary executions of male villagers, the study's director and senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday.

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In some instances, she said, the janjaweed would take infants from their mothers' backs. If the child was a boy, he would be killed by crushing or knifing. Female infants would be tossed aside.

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More than 30,000 people have been killed ....

"Report verifies Sudan atrocities", Thursday 26 August 2004 - The Miami Herald

karen neudorf alerts us to a recent article by joan chittister in National Catholic Reporter ab the killing in Sudan.

On 1 August, 35 Evangelical Leaders urged President Bush to take more aggressive steps to address the situation.

If you wish to keep up, The Washington Post has an entire section of their site dedicated to the Sudan.

thanks to jordon for the heads up he gave us on resonate.

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