Darfur in the Media (But Not For Long)

With issues like the struggling economy and a new president dominating US news, media coverage of the Darfur crisis has been pretty slim.
However, Darfur was featured on a recent edition of ABC’s World News Tonight, aired on Sunday nights.
Reporter Bob Woodruff took a closer look at the conflict.
Click here to watch a video of the spotlight story [...]

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“All Bark, No Bite”

Enough, the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity, has created an interactive timeline of the Darfur crisis and the Bush administration’s response (or lack thereof) to it from its inauguration to its final days.
One common theme emerges – tough words without tough actions.
Some of the Bush administration’s most noteworthy quotes on Darfur -
The world cannot ignore the [...]

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US Authorizes Airlift, Blasts Kristof, and Meets with Kiir

US President George Bush has ordered an airlift of much needed (and much delayed) equipment to the UN-African Union mission (UNAMID) trying to hold pieces together in Darfur.
According to US National Security advisor Stephen Hadley, the airlift will “help UNAMID directly protect civilian lives and improve the safe and effective delivery of lifesaving humanitarian aid”.
Certainly [...]

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US Special Envoy Recommends Force

US special envoy to Sudan Richard Williamson reportedly recommended US president George Bush coerce the Sudanese government into ending the Darfur conflict.
Williamson’s recommended actions included military force against the Sudanese army, an embargo against oil sales, and temporary blockage of telephone, cell phone, and internet communications in Khartoum.
Providing missiles to South Sudan to protect against retaliation [...]

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Better Late than Never?

After meeting with Dr. Halima Bashir, a Darfuri woman who experienced first-hand the atrocities taking place in the region, US president George Bush had strong words for Sudan president Omar Al-Bashir.
It’s very important for President Bashir of Sudan to know that he cannot escape accountability; that if he so chooses, he could change people’s lives, [...]

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Condoleezza has “Real Regrets” about Darfur

In an interview with the NY Times this week, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed “real regrets” about the way her country and the world has handled the Darfur atrocities.
The US officially deemed the crisis in Darfur a “genocide” in 2004. However, no immediate further action was taken. Whether the country really believed a [...]

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