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[Comments for Nouse.co.uk] Nouse.co.uk » Darfur: a crisis set to continue: It has acknowledged that war crimes have been committed by members of the Sudanese Government, particularly the Border Intelligence Guards and pro-government militia forces. But according to the UN, while there have been mass murders and rapes, ”˜genocidal intent’ is not present, and thus it has yet to secure the trial of the Sudanese Government in the International Criminal Court.

[sudanreeves.org] A Divestment Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur :: sudanreeves ...: Speaking of the September 2005 attack on Aro Sharow camp for displaced persons, Juan Mendez, UN advisor on the prevention of genocide declared: “Until last week, there have never been concerted, massive attacks of an indiscriminate nature against civilians in camps in Darfur” (Washington Post, October 10, 2005).

[IBLS INTERNET LAW - NEWS PORTAL] China Enjoys Risky Double Digit Expansion : Internet Business Law: China's State Council has pledged more than once to apply cold water to the roaring economy, raising rates seven times in the last year without result, and seven times seventh increase within a year, bearing in mind fixed-asset investments still climbed 24% in 2006 over the previous year. First quarter 2007 inflation was 3.3% after measuring 1.5% in 2006, and last year's double-digits expansion along with this latest news of even faster growth made Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao respond, as Beijing promised to labor to "reduce the country's large trade surplus, limit rapid growth in house prices and maintain basic price stability." Beyond this, the Chinese have launched bold forays overseas to secure their material and resource needs, unimpeded, and have upset some along the way with their methods.

[what's left] Will Sudan be Re-Colonized? « what's left: Iam sudanese and I would like to tell you that our nation and its government are very aware of the US attempts.The intervention in the IRAQ and the big lies given as pretext gave our nation a clear picture about how the US goverment of gangsters think.In fact the Sudan Goverment had repeatedly invited all countries and the USA in particular to come for the investment in the oil’s sector of Sudan.It seems that the USA’s companies are very greedy to the extent that they want to occupy the whole oil’s sector of Sudan under false allegations.In that case our people will be ready to fight any such attempts of new colonization.The USA adminstration should know that the will of the people is stronger than any army or arms and the US or its army will not enjoy any rest there.

[Carnegie Council Resources RSS Feed] A Central African Affair: Chad's Insurgency Highlights Ongoing ...: Why is China so determined to protect a regime whose genocidal counterinsurgency in Darfur has left hundreds of thousands dead, more than 2.5 million displaced into overcrowded camps, and two-thirds of the pre-war population of the province dependent on humanitarian aid operations that will collapse rapidly without a fundamental change in the security dynamic? Most of the answer lies in China's dominant role within Sudan's oil exploration and production consortia, which lie in southern Sudan and along the north/south administrative border imposed by colonial rulers Great Britain and Egypt.

[GLOBAL NEWS NETWORK] GLOBAL NEWS NETWORK - 5 Liberian Journalists Reprimanded for ...: Under it, the largely Christian and animist south is meant to be self-governing for six years, then it is to hold a referendum to decide whether or not to secede from Sudan. But preparations for that poll are falling behind schedule, BBC UN correspondent Laura Trevelyan reports.

[GNN Articles] Powerful Acts: An interview with Mia Farrow: I have no problem condemning China’s actions in Tibet, India’s many brutal repressions of its minorities and revolutionary movements, and so on, but my first concern is always my own responsibilities here as a citizen of Canada. Therefore, it would be hypocritical of me to do so without first condemning the brutal cultural genocide (the residential schools must be historically unprecedented in their brutality) that Canada has inflicted upon the first nations peoples, the support we offer to the US imperial missions, aggressive Israeli militarism, and so on.

[STWR Home Page] The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008 - STWR - Share The World's Resources: from oil companies coddling dictators (including Chevron and CNPC, both profiled this year) to a bank (Riggs) providing financial services for Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet; from oil and auto companies threatening the future of the planet by blocking efforts to address climate change to duplicitous tobacco companies marketing cigarettes around the world by associating their product with images of freedom, sports, youthful energy and good health.

[GNN Blogs] The Chickens of Zenawi: GNR #5: instead responded to our concerns by attacking our comparatively modest public interest group in an effort to discredit our organization in the media,” said Mark Kastel, codirector of the Wisconsin-based Institute. “It is not as if a product recall or store remodeling would have been required to correct Wal-Mart’s deceptive consumer practices.

[The Terror Finance Blog] The Terror Finance Blog: The Muslim Brotherhood New International ...: Al-Qaeda is said to employ individual carriers some times even transferring large amounts and that is why it is quite difficult to destroy Al-Qaeda finances.Measures to Combat Money TransferAs early as 17 December 1996, the UN General Assembly had adopted a resolution that called upon all states “to take steps to prevent and counteract, through appropriate domestic measures, the financing of terrorists and terrorist organizations, whether such financing is direct or indirect through organizations which also have or claim to have charitable, social or cultural goals or which are also engaged in unlawful activities such as illicit arms trafficking, drug dealing and racketeering, including the exploitation of persons for purposes of funding terrorist activities, and in particular to consider, where appropriate, adopting regulatory measures to prevent and counteract movement of funds suspected to be intended for terrorist purposes without impending in any way the freedom of legitimate capital movements and to intensify the exchange of information concerning international movement of such funds.” In 1999 was finalized UN Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and in 2000 UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.After 9/11 the international community realized the importance of taking immediate measures to combat terror finance as recommended by the United Nations. The high level representatives of the Group of 20 countries (G-20) decided in their talks held in Ottawa to take the following measures:

[AmbassadorBlog] AmbassadorBlog: 305 - A New Al Qaeda Strategy?: Were we (the United States) to go back to the morning of September 11, 2001 with the knowledge we now have of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations, their tactics, and their objectives, we would most likely pursue a military campaign quite different form the ones we now see in Afghanistan and Iraq. Though our tactics have changed, first in Iraq and now in Afghanistan, we realize now that the initial invasion of the two countries (and the strategic decisions that were made by our commanders at the time) may not have been the optimal choices in combating extremist elements in the two nations.

[San Francisco Sentinel] San Francisco Sentinel » Blog Archives » BUSH STATE OF THE UNION ...: And tonight, I ask Congress to support an innovative proposal to provide food assistance by purchasing crops directly from farmers in the developing world, so we can build up local agriculture and help break the cycle of famine.

[Hillary Is 44] Hillary Is 44 » Blog Archive » Tax Cheat Tax Hike Treachery And ...: Obama, whose father came from Kenya, expressed concern last month that political paralysis is preventing reconciliation. While in Kenya, Clinton will also assess the staying power of the embattled transitional government in neighboring Somalia when she meets with its president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, to discuss battles with militant Islamists in the Horn of Africa.

[CNN Political Ticker] CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...: My question is: With the way that Washington operates today, in order to turn a candidate's much publicized/scrutinized ideas for 'change' that they're currently boasting on the campaign trail into reality once they're elected, it seems that they'll need countless connections in Congress, across the globe, and various support across the American political landscape. How will someone like Barack Obama, who's Federal political experience is limited to only a few years in the Senate, effectively implement his ideas once he's elected?

[In the Field] In the Field: Hear from CNN reporters across the globe Blog ...: Betty- my husband has just arrived in Myanmar with UNOCHA..he will be there for three weeks. He is there out of UNOCHA Geneva where we live….noting some of the existing constraints placed on humanitarian organizations, I think it would be great if you reported on or explore for possible reporting on what OCHA is doing, particularly when it comes to information management…..

[Chicago Reader: The Blog: Clout City] Junk mail | The Blog | Chicago Reader: I find it pretty funny that hanging out on a month-old Reader blog is all some of you are willing to do - and you claim to be the folks that will stop crime? by what, flapping your gums about it here? there are 700 of your neighbors ...... Create a fund to buy housing for Katrina/Sudan/displaced autoworker/political refugees. Posted by Ideas on March 27, 2007 at 4:31 PM | Report this comment. Generic user icon. The superintendent also confirmed Tuesday night that he had ...

[The Flag of the World] The Flag of the World » Blog Archive » Does Somaliland exist?: In the last 3-4 months there has been constitutional crisis in Somaliland related to the parliamentary elections and how to allocate the parliament seats to the districts in the six regions.

[Craig Eisele on .....] China Faces Skepticism and Resistance in Africa. « Craig Eisele on ”¦..: The news agency Xinhua reported that Namibia has asked China to consider seconding experts in infrastructure development in sectors such as agriculture, health, training in information and communication technology and human resources to the African country. It looks as if China’s presence in Africa is for the long term.

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