"Part of Girifna’s mission is to encourage Sudanese to learn about their rights and start demanding them through nonviolent protest. The group is tapping into a history of peaceful dissent: 25 years ago, a dictator was forced to step down after a popular uprising.
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As an antiwar advocate who protested I am just a little insulted.
And the PtB need the other tool because the war crimes charges didn't work:
"Sudan leader defies warrant, visits Kenya" by Associated Press | August 28, 2010
NAIROBI — Sudan’s president defied an international arrest warrant by visiting Kenya yesterday, causing an outcry from the International Criminal Court, which fruitlessly pressured authorities here to arrest the man accused of masterminding the genocide in Darfur.
Related: A First For Sudan
Rather than arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, who was invited along with other regional leaders for the signing of Kenya’s new constitution, officials treated him with the dignity accorded a head of state. Wearing a dark suit and tie, Bashir had a front-row position for the historic ceremony.
The International Criminal Court has no police force and depends on member states to enforce its orders. Bashir’s presence in Kenya underscored that the system to bring the world’s worst human rights violators to justice depends on member states and raised doubts about Kenya’s willingness to hand over suspects expected to soon be charged for postelection violence that left more than 1,000 Kenyans dead in 2007-08....
See: Around Africa: Coming After Kenya
Darfur’s ethnic African rebels rose up in 2003, accusing Sudan’s Arab-dominated central government of neglect and discrimination.
And who do you think encouraged and armed them, America?
UN officials estimated 300,000 people died and 2.7 million were displaced....
AmeriKa has that beat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula of Kenya defended the invitation, saying Bashir is the “head of state of a friendly neighbor state.’’
Hey, Obama is hosting Netanyahu this week and the U.N. hasn't made a peep, so....
Earlier this year, Bashir traveled to Chad, which also opted not to apprehend him.
Yeah, because it COULD BE THEIR GUY NEXT!!
Also see: Splitting Up Sudan
Oh, it's about the OIL!
