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| Sudan's leader, UN chief face off at Arab summit |
| 2009-04-01 |
| The UN chief confronted Sudan's embattled president on Monday with demands to allow the return of expelled aid groups to Darfur -- and was met with a defiant response as Arab leaders rallied to his side to formally reject international war crime charges against him. The Arab League declaration is likely to boost Omar al-Bashir's willingness to challenge the West and flaunt his wide support among Arabs in opposing the arrest order by the International Criminal Court. Al-Bashir's attendance among other Arab leaders was his boldest public snub of the ICC's decision, bringing him to the same conference hall as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for the summit's opening speeches. Ban's spokesperson, Michele Montas, said the two men were in the same room, but did not speak or interact. "Relief efforts should not become politicised," Ban said. "People in need must be helped irrespective of political differences," he added in an appeal to resume relief efforts to Darfur. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 If we're going to use on-vids to threaten our enemies, I want our vids to be directed by Sam Peckinpah ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-04-01 09:36 |
| #4 Or YouTube videos. Online vids! I like it! Like those wiggers and arab wannabe french gangsta rappers who exchange deaththreats and put "contracts" on each others through vids, complete with airsoft guns waved around and pitbulls and all, while living in the same city and seemingly never finding each others. Excellent! How fitting. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2009-04-01 01:53 |
| #3 Or YouTube videos. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-04-01 00:41 |
| #2 Mayhaps they sent seconds ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-04-01 00:33 |
| #1 Ban's spokesperson, Michele Montas, said the two men were in the same room, but did not speak or interact. So exactly when and where did Ban actually confront Bashir? In the men's room? Out in the parking lot? Down by the loading dock? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-04-01 00:22 |