As long as we are more concerned about protecting the interests of governments and businesses than protecting people from needless suffering and death, tragedies like those in Darfur and Chad will continue.

Yesterday, Bush announced that he will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. His decision is regrettable -- a missed opportunity for the U.S. to stand strong for the people of Darfur and Burma.

The UN itself has expressed the fear that in its present form the peacekeeping operation will scarcely be able to protect itself, much less the people of Darfur.

The ICC is on the verge of issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President el-Bashir for crimes against humanity -- but China is preparing to introduce a UN resolution to suspend jurisdiction over Sudan.