Can you explain why the rally today for Dafur was so small? No Jesse Jackson?
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For whatever reason, many incidences of genocide and war in Africa are minimalized and do not receive the same amount of publicity that other world conflicts do (Rwanda, Uganda, DRC). They often involve third world countries that have little or no history of stable democracy and no valuable natural resources to speak of.\n\nI also believe that this incident demonstrates the ineptitude of the U.N. in dealing with international incidents. The media determines what is news and they do not wish for this to become a widely held opinion by making a big story out of it.\n\nThirdly, this is not a big political issue. Very few people have vested interests in Sudan (especially as compared to the current immigration controversy), meaning that very few votes can be gained/lost by action/inaction on the subject. As sad as it is to say, the primary responsibility of a politician (a politician, not a statesman mind you) is to get reelected, and so many politicians will not waste their time on an issue that will not earn them any votes.
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Ah, Kofi. Before being SG, Kofi was in charge of UN peacekeeper forces. While there he kept getting urgent messages from the UN troops in Rwanda. He promptly ignored them, and 800,000 people were brutally murdered. What a hero Kofi is.\n\nAnd in reviewing the atrocities in Darfur, Kofi has seen no genocide, despite over 1,000,000 blacks being killed by the Arab Muslim government and its agents. Heck, he has no problem with Sudan being on the UN Human Rights commission. And, he seems to have no problem with the fact that over $25 billion was kicked back to Saddam in the UN Oil-for-Blood Money scandal.\n\nSo, as far as I can see, Kofi is a typical useless tea-sipping corrupt and uncaring sack of manure.\n\nThat's why Clinton loved him so much. So alike.
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djgriffinny... hahaha... don't worry about darfur and all the people that die there... don't worry about China and how we support their human rights violations... only worry about the bad guys we want you to worry about... nice job only looking where the government wants you too while crimes 10 times more horrific are occurring
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I have met a number of Yemen people - students! I had some friends as well from there! They seemed for the most part, down to earth! I know its not a very developed country, but I think you'll are making progress now!\nThis was some sad news posted last year:\nYemen is a country in trouble. Recently ranked the twelfth most unstable nation in the world, ahead of Haiti, Afghanistan, and Rwanda by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Yemen is teetering on failure.\n\nPresident  Ali Abdallah SALIH right?
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correction:\n1-people didn't even brought them .... they forced thier selves on people.\n2-not only african leaders but leaders allover the world\n\nwhy?\nbecause they thought that they r the new prophets and all they says shall be right and to be done\nand because they know that if they give people the right to negotiate they will lose thier power and illegal benefits
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Sadly, I don't think the U.S. has an official position on the situation in the Congo.  In some respects, it is understandable that other areas would gain our focus right now, but I think our foreign policy has suffered recently, because of that.
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It would be good if they were liked by a majority of their own people, in order to be liked they need to be in touch with them. In our case we have no leader. He has lost touch with reality and touch with his people. Even those that voted for him are abandoning him.
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Human rights violations in Darfur are not made by the Sudanese government, there are gangs named Jinjaweed who are making that kind of violations.\nThe united states has no proof that the Sudanese government is the responsible.
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Sadly, civil war/genocide in sub-sahara Africa just isn't important to Americans because it doesn't really have an ecomomic impact on them or our country like the illegal Mexican immigration issue.  If they had oil, if their refugees were flooding across our border, or even if we shared a common culture (and sadly maybe skin color) you can bet more attention would be paid.
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THEY LOST.\n\nMAHESH SHOULD THINK ABOUT RE-UNITE WITH PAES.\n\nNO PAIR CLICKED AS MAHESH-PAES.
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Let someone else, preferably their own CONTINENT, help Dafur.  We have some things to work on in America.  I do not want the Democrats raising my taxes and we need to fix up the south from Katrina.\n\nFor those of you who WILL say - What about Iraq?  WE WERE ATTACKED BY THE TERRORISTS WHO TRAIN AND LIVE THERE and in the MIDDLE EAST.
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I don't know where you are living, maybe Iraq or Darfur or something. America doesn't have any problems like that. The present Government is just full of criminals right now. They will be dealt with Democratically. The Congress will change in November just watch. The Republicans have had their run since 96 in Congress, and they messed it all up. It's their failure.
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are you talking about the reverend jesse jackson?  the civil rights activist?  the politician?  the political advisor?  the human rights activist?  the hostage negotiator?  \n\nit seems he has one, wouldn't you think?
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Sudan now is go up in the difreent ways .\nand Igive you addreas it can help you more you need and good luck and well come too
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Well thank you...that was a first for me.  You are a lone voice in the wilderness to most of us. \nGood question...the media has not said a word to my knowledge.
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He is nothing right now. hes barely been a politician. Some folks want him just because they think hes "black".
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I am liberal and a Dem and I don't support military action in Darfur.  While what is going on there is HORRIBLE and deserves the attention of the world community, nation building and military intervention to preserve peace NEVER works.  The sentiments that led to war will never change.  Sadly, conflicts of that nature must be settled internally.