Sudan To Obama: Darfur Is Not 'Genocide'

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan's government has criticized President Barack Obama for calling the conflict in Darfur a "genocide."

Obama made the comment in a speech over the weekend in the African nation of Ghana.

There has been a long-running debate over whether to characterize the conflict between Sudan's Arab-led government and ethnic African rebels in Darfur as a genocide. Obama and his predecessor both called it that, but the U.N. never has.

Up to 300,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in 2003.

The Sudanese government's point man on Darfur, Ghazi Salah Eddin Atabani, said Monday that Obama's comment was "regrettable."

Comments

[HelloooCanada]

...what was his argument, that only one of the 300k people kiIIed was, in fact, named "geno"?

[TriniDva]

Now that is ridiculous. What would be considered Genocide? 3OO,OOO and more people is not enough. CRAZY. That is why they still have problems because the Sudanese Government forbids to face reality.

[LilGlow]

Of course it's genocide and no matter how much some want to hide their heads in the sand won't change the facts!

[NedroidPrime]

How is it not genocide? They haven't built up enough of a body count?

Even evil people think that they are good, and will never change on that. We need to invade and take these people out.

[joewalters]

Get serious. It is a genocide. And hopefully one day those who committed these crimes will actually pay the price for their evil.