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Africa: Horn

EU Gives Sudan New Deadline Over Darfur

2004-10-14

That's what I like to see! Decisive action! That'll show 'em, by Gum!

The European Union warned Sudan yesterday it would impose sanctions if security in the conflict-torn Darfur region did not improve within two months.

"Youse guys are gonna get it!"

they said, confidently assuming that their younger, stronger, faster brother would help them in a jam ...

Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, representing the rotating EU presidency, welcomed Sudan's acceptance of up to 4,000 African monitors and a promise of cooperation with a UN investigation into whether genocide has taken place. But he said more action was needed on disarming militias, bringing human rights abusers to justice and returning home an estimated 1.5 million people driven from their villages. "Not sufficient progress has been made on the protection of civilians in Darfur. The situation in the field is not yet satisfactory," Bot told journalists after talks in Khartoum with his Sudanese counterpart Mustafa Osman Ismail. "If it turns out that in the next two months nothing has happened ... the situation is worsening, then there is no other option for us than to apply sanctions and we have made that crystal clear," he said.

Posted by:Fred

#12 This is on Europes door step. This is Europes problem. Let Europe solve it. If Europe will not solve it. It is Europes fault. Nothing to get worked up over. Let the UN talk that is what it's for. It's not a problem for the US. Africa is a shit hole due to European colonization, European policies and European neglect. Nothing the US has done is responsible for Sudans problems.

I have no problem with muslims killing each other and don't want the US to get involved at all. US involvement just would feed the islamic myth of US repression of islam. We can do better than get involved in this. In other words FOAD Sudan/Islam/Muslims/Africa and the EU.

Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-14 7:50:32 PM

#11 Me! I understand the chef's special today is quiche. Something about the French having an excess of la belle fromage...

Posted by: Pappy 2004-10-14 7:32:13 PM

#10 So! Who's for lunch?

Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-14 5:36:48 PM

#9 i say its about time we (USA) drop a few bombs on the sudan militias who are screwin around. 2 months? how many people have been killed already? 2 months? this isnt the time to say "get your act togather or we'll attack...next year..." this is the time to whoop some A$$!!!!

Posted by: Quarterdeck 2004-10-14 5:16:39 PM

#8 plainslow... don't you mean 16 YEARS, so that the Euro's can establish "ties" (or is that bribes) and then TRY to pass the Global test.

Posted by: 98zulu 2004-10-14 5:07:33 PM

#7 Willis - Sudan has oil. It's all about oil or at least the French oil concessions, just like Iraq. Did Kofi [or his family] and the French profit from the Iraq sanctions and oil?

Posted by: Don 2004-10-14 3:55:46 PM

#6 My questions would be, how can kofi, the french, germans etc, benefit from these sanctions? the Dung for food program?

Posted by: wills 2004-10-14 2:23:46 PM

#5 My questions qould be, how can kofi, the french, germans etc, benifit from these sanctions? the Dung for food program?

Posted by: wills 2004-10-14 2:20:05 PM

#4 I'm gonna count to three.....one...two............two and one half.......two and three quarters......two and seven eights..........

Posted by: 2b 2004-10-14 12:54:13 PM

#3 They get at least 16 more times, then maybe they will win a "Global Test".

Posted by: plainslow 2004-10-14 12:09:29 PM

#2 Send in the BernieBot!

Posted by: mojo 2004-10-14 11:48:44 AM

#1 I dare you to step over this line.

Oh yeah, well how about this line.

or this line

or this line

Posted by: mhw 2004-10-14 11:39:32 AM

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