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| Africa: Horn |
| Darfur Disarmament Under Way, Says Sudan |
| 2004-07-05 |
| Sudan has started disarming Arab militias accused of sowing death and terror in its western region of Darfur and is confident the process will proceed smoothly, Foreign Minster Mustafa Osman Ismail said yesterday. âIt is under way,â Ismail said, following his governmentâs pledge on Saturday to disarm the Arab âJanjaweedâ fighters responsible for uprooting more than one million people and creating what the United Nations has called the worldâs worst humanitarian crisis. But rebels said the operation was a cover for preparations for a new wave of ethnic cleansing. They said a large government force was being mobilized in the regional capital. Ismail said a joint commission agreed during last weekâs visit to the region by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan would verify the disarmament of the militia. âWe are making real progress,â he told Reuters. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Oh, things seem to be fixed now. Thanks to whoever did it. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-07-05 9:07:21 PM |
| #6 No Rev, I just need to be saved from my own typoes. Drat. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-07-05 5:35:29 PM |
| #5 Have you been saved from the salmon Phil? |
| Posted by: The Rev Dr Shipman 2004-07-05 5:20:01 PM |
| #4 As I was trying to say when I screwed up large parts of page 1, (argh!) the militia's role has been "cleaning up" after the villagers in the Darfur are initially attacked by airplanes and helicopters. I seriously doubt the airplanes and helicopters are run by freelance militias. In fact, I think they're only marginally affordable for Sudan's government. Which suggests to me that attacking the airplanes, helicopters, or the pipelines that pay for them might be very helpful. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-07-05 4:42:58 PM |
| #3 ...a joint commission agreed during last weekâs visit to the region by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan would verify the disarmament of the militia. A pretty good hint where the low level UNSCAM suspects will be spending their summer... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-07-05 3:17:32 PM |
| #2 Any sign of all them missing refugees, Izzy? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-07-05 1:56:34 PM |
| #1 ...Suuuuuuuuuuuure you are, Izzy. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-07-05 12:19:02 PM |