|
Arabs rally to Sudan as world condemns it
Arabs have rallied to the Sudanese government, denying it is responsible for what the US Congress has called a campaign of genocide against Africans in the western region of Darfur. Even those who criticise Sudan's authoritarian regime say the West is mishandling the Darfur issue at a time when Arabs are fearful that the United States plans to follow its invasion of Iraq with an attempt to remake the region. Amid the international outcry over the killing of up to 30,000 people and displacement of an estimated 2.2 million in Darfur over the past 15 months, the Arab League has remained largely silent. The main regional group traditionally does not criticise one of its own. Sudan is among the league's 22 members."The Arab League doesn't accept the imposition of sanctions, especially in Sudan, because it will serve no purpose. On the contrary, it will complicated the situation," league spokesman Hossam Zaki told The Associated Press yesterday. "More time must be given to Sudanese government to carry out its promises and it must be given the chance." Arab heavyweight Egypt also has criticised talk of sanctions and called on the world to give Sudan more time and help to restore peace in Darfur. In Jordan, the Muslim Brotherhood has speculated rightwing Christians in the United States are trying to use the Darfur issue to justify the division of Sudan, leading to the "fragmentation" of the Arab and Muslim world. Posted by: TS(vice girl) 2004-07-28 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=39180 |