Some 30 foreign United Nations staff in the west region of Darfur have withdrawn due to threats from the Janjaweed militia, who are accused of killing and raping villagers and driving two million people from their homes. Here’s hoping the president, who claims “Hotel Rwanda” is his favorite movie and that such a thing “wouldn’t occur on his watch,” is paying attention. Just a reminder: In the last 18 months, the UN estimates at least 180,000 people have died in Darfur of illness and malnutrition.
How Many Have to Die before it’s Genocide?
March 16th, 2005 10:00 pm
Dwight
March 17th, 2005 10:27 am
The United Nations should be actively doing something instead of having meetings to see if something should be done. I am pretty sure the president who said it “wouldn’t occur on his watch” has learned his lesson about trying to force the UN to do its job. If the UN did its job the United States would not have had to remove the former president of Iraq.
Dwight
March 17th, 2005 10:29 am
The United Nations should be actively doing something instead of having meetings to see if something should be done. I am pretty sure the president who said it “wouldn’t occur on his watch” has learned his lesson about trying to force the UN to do its job. If the UN did its job the United States would not have had to remove the former president of Iraq.
Kevin
March 17th, 2005 12:01 pm
Hahaha … good one. Now, seriously …