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| Africa: Horn |
| Chad army deploys on Sudan border |
| 2004-05-01 |
| Chadian troops have deployed on their border after a clash with Sudan forces. A Chadian government spokesman said the troops would protect local civilians and refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan who are sheltering in the area. The clash is the first to involve army troops since Sudanese civilians began fleeing into Chad a year ago. The incident occurred after Arab militia staged a cross-border raid in Chad. Chad troops pursued them until they encountered Sudanese forces. Chadian official Allami Ahmat, who helped to negotiate a ceasefire in the conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur earlier this month, said the incident was proof that the Janjaweed militia had not been disarmed as promised by the Sudanese government delegation at the peace talks. "This situation is all the more unacceptable because the Sudanese army tolerates and offers land and air backup to the Janjaweed militias," he said. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #2 well put B |
| Posted by: smokeysinse 2004-05-01 4:33:06 PM |
| #1 Over the last year.. The United Nations estimates that 10,000 people have died in the conflict and one million have fled their homes in Darfur. More than 100,000 people have crossed into Chad, but militia raids have targeted refugees across the border. Yet we hear precious little from our esteemed news souces, so busy they are focusing on every "atrocity" committed by Allied forces. That, and of course, Michael Jackson and Laci Peterson (is there anyone, anywhere who actually cares about those two, other than the out-of touch group-thinking board weenies of the TV newsrooms? And I don't think they care either, they just mistakenly believe their unwashed masses do.) These people rape, pillage, starve and murder millions - yet we hear nothing but the birds chirping and the wind blowing from our national media. Occasionally, a dry article like this one, makes it to page A21...but the front page will be all about the shameful behavior of Gen Kimmett's troops. Mind you - I think that's front page news, since we find even "hazing" type mistreatment to be completely shameful in our civilized society - but - hack the breasts of pregnant women before you rape 10,000 of them or set up concentration camps in NK and hear the wind blow. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-01 7:26:07 AM |