Here is a link to an article that suggests Sudan's leaders are not to be charged with "war crimes" because of their "friends"... It is called corruption and prejudice at the UN... Just because Sudan is a third world that does not mean war crimes are not possible... Yet those at the UN refuse to act...
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/sudan/articles/20081112.aspx >>> Sudan has successfully called on its Arab and other foreign allies to >>> pressure the UN to get war crimes charges dropped against the Sudanese >>> president Omar al-Bashir. Charges have not been officially dropped, but >>> prosecutors are stymied by pro-Arab and pro-Sudan UN bureaucrats. The >>> government has successfully waged a propaganda war against the >>> International Criminal Court, threatening violence against nearly 10,000 UN >>> peacekeepers and relief personnel in Darfur, if an arrest warrant is issued >>> for Bashir (who openly boasts, in speeches throughout Sudan, that he has >>> crushed Western attempts to officially accuse him of war crimes) is ever >>> issued. On Nov 12, 4:10 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am not familiar with the FARC political prisoner issue . > > On Nov 11, 3:58 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And what about FARC "political prisoners??? Have you ever condemned > > that??? > > > On Nov 11, 5:29 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Obama Spells New Hope for Human Rightshttp://www.truthout.org/111008J > > > Marjorie Cohn, Truthout: "Celebrations of Barack Obama's election as > > > president of the United States erupted in countries around the world. > > > From Europe to Africa to the Middle East, people were jubilant. After > > > suffering though eight years of an administration that violated more > > > human rights than any other in US history, Obama spells hope for a > > > new > > > day. While George W. Bush was president, I wrote 'Cowboy Republic: > > > Six > > > Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law,' which chronicled his war of > > > aggression, policy of torture, illegal killings, unlawful Guantanamo > > > detentions and secret spying on Americans. When the book was > > > published, it seemed unimaginable that we could elect a president who > > > would turn those policies around. But the election of Obama holds > > > that > > > potential."- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
