Sudan's Noble Leader

Sudan's President Bashir, in the midst of that nation's devastating genocide, made the statement yesterday that the intervention of U.N. peace-keeping troops in Darfur would be entirely out of the question as long as he is in power. He cited opposition to recolonization as his reasoning, saying,"The right question should be,'Why should international forces come into Darfur; what are the reasons for such an intervention?'"

A thought-provoking question, indeed. Why should international forces be deployed to the region? A simple-minded man might be tempted to say, "Because Bashir and the Islamic Arab government at Khartoum have failed to take any measures to stop the violence in Darfur that has killed 200,000 or more and displaced another 2 million over the past 3 years, and because the government has, on the contrary, sought for many more years the systematic annihilation of black Africans (Darfur and elsewhere) and all infidels (most notably the Christian majority in southern Sudan) either through their support of murderous rebels like the janjaweed or through official military action such as the government bombing of schools, hospitals, and churches, and because Bashir was initially opposed even to allowing the small force of African Union troops currently in Darfur to intervene, and because he has denied humanitarian aid workers access to those starving in refugee camps, and because PEOPLE ARE DYING and the government quite obviously has no intention of saving its own people."

But, of course, that is a simple minded-minded man with no understanding of the incredibly complicated ethnic, religious, and political issues which must be solved first, before any talk of saving lives can be considered. And surely such a pointed criticism of Khartoum is misplaced? After all, Bashir has long been open to listening intently to proposed solutions and entering into serious dialogue. And is not such lip-service to be highly praised?

Yes, more talk is what is needed now. Those who continually clamour for action to stop the alleged genocide have simply been brainwashed by the Jewish conspiracy to undermine the sovereign authority of Khartoum. At least that is what President Bashir said.