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Genocide Charges Filed Against Sudan's President

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of...

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Sudan's President Charged With Genocide In Darfur

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of...

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Will You Watch the Olympics?

Bruce Kluger | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home

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Bruce Kluger

As the 2008 Olympics in Beijing grow closer, global protests continue to swell. Decrying China's policies on Darfur and Tibet, as well as its notori...

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Fault Lines Emanating From Zimbabwe

Joe Lauria | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Zalmay Khalilzad, Sudan, Zimbabwe Violence, Zimbabwe, United Nations, Russia, Zimbabwe Elections, China, Robert Mugabe, Sanctions, Africa, Diplomacy, Politics News
Joe Lauria

The vetoed sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the Security Council has exposed international tensions that divide the West from Africa, Russia from the West and the US from South Africa.

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Why Bush Should Not Attend the Beijing Opening Ceremonies

Mia and Ronan Farrow | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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Mia and Ronan Farrow

A presidential boycott of the opening ceremonies in Beijing might have proved to be a powerful additional point of leverage with an otherwise intractable regime.

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China, Sudan's Protector and Enabler

Mia Farrow | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Mia Farrow

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.

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Darfur Genocide Charges Expected for Sudan's President

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

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UNITED NATIONS — The prosecutor of the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal will seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president...

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Facebook: Me, Me, Me the Whole Time

Nick Revell | Posted 07.11.2008 | Living

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Nick Revell

Don't know if anyone else has Facebook friends in Darfur. But you send that invitation out to them, and do any of them join? Not one. Instead it's "Who will OD first? Amy, Britney, Lindsay or Paris."

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More Tragic Failures in Darfur

Mia Farrow | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Mia Farrow

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.

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7 Darfur Peacekeepers Killed In Ambush: UN

AP | MOHAMED OSMAN and MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home

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KHARTOUM, Sudan — In a brazen attack on horseback and from SUVs mounted with anti-aircraft weapons, some 200 gumen ambushed peacekeepers from a ...

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Bush's Olympic Doctrine

Christopher J. Finlay | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Tibet Protests, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, G8 Summit, George W. Bush, Bush Boycott Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Olympics Boycott, Politics News
Christopher J. Finlay

Sunday, President Bush defended his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. Although I don't want to say it, his reasoning and explanation are right on target.

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Opportunity Missed

Mia Farrow | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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Mia Farrow

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.

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Damon, Affleck, Cheadle And More Play Poker For Charity

AP | LAURA E. DAVIS | Posted 07.02.2008 | Entertainment

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LAS VEGAS — Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities _ and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were. ...

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A Triangle of Human Suffering

Mia Farrow | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Russia, Car Genocide, Darfur Genocide, Chad, United Nations, Central African Republic, Darfur, Third World Countries, Lord's Resistance Army, Car, Genocide, Africa, Lra, China, Politics News
Mia Farrow

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.

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No Armed Interventions in Zimbabwe

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Security First, Zimbabwe, United Nations, 2008 Presidential Race, Global Triage, Peacekeeping, Morality and Foreign Policy, Darfur, Sudan, Humanitarian Intervention, Genocide, Mugabe, Zimbabwe Violence, Zimbabwe Elections, Robert Mugabe, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

The opposition to the government of Mugabe just called for the African nations to send peacekeepers to Zimbabwe. Given that there is no peace there, the troops are in effect called to impose one.

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Arab Intellectuals' Silence

Pius Kamau | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Arabs, Human Rights, Sudan, Crisis in Darfur, Darfur Sudan, Sudan Genocide, Politics News
Pius Kamau

Arab writers have expressed outrage at the perceived injustices perpetrated against Palestinians by Israel, yet they say next to nothing about the Sudanese terror on the people of Darfur.

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Iraqi Allies Struggling in the U.S. -- What Do We Do to Help?

Jane Leu | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Iraqi Refugees, Iraq Refugees, War Refugees, Myanmar, World Refugee Day, Refugee, Refugees, Politics News
Jane Leu

Americans in Iraq sought out talented professionals for their skills, college educations, professional experience, but in the US, these refugees receive the lowest paying jobs, if any.

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TWISTED: A Balloonamentary -- A Whole Lot Of Balloons

Sara Taksler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Entertainment

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Sara Taksler

When your movie is about eight people whose lives are transformed by balloon twisting conventions, you have to work a bit harder to convince adults that your film will be worth their time.

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My Address to the United Nations Security Council

Mia Farrow | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Mia Farrow

History will long remember that the UN Security Council has, for five years, failed in the task you have been charged with -- protecting a defenseless population.

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Sudan and the Security Council: Accountability or Appeasement?

John Prendergast | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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John Prendergast

Today I briefed the Security Council alongside a growing constituency of human rights activists who spoke truth to power: in Sudan, the credibility of the Security Council is on the line.

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Why The Democracy League Won't Work

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, McCain League of Democracies, John McCain, Community of Nations, Ivo Daalder, United Nations, League of Democracies, Anthony Lake, Fareed Zakaria, Madeleine Albright, Politics News
Stephen Schlesinger

This idea has been put forth both by Democrats and, most famously, by Republican presidential candidate, John McCain.

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Which Member of the Security Council Will Lead the Way?

Mia Farrow | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gordon Brown, Darfur, Darfur Genocide, George W. Bush, Costa Rica, Genocide, United Nations, International Relations, Un, Costa Rica Darfur, Foreign Policy, Cowardice, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics News
Mia Farrow

Who threw their full support to the International Criminal Court in its attempts to finally bring a measure of justice to Darfur's people? The United States? France? England? Nope.

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Olympic Ambush Watch: Athletes, Tattoos, T-Shirts and Amnesty International

Monroe Price | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Australia, Athletes, Beijing, Darfur, Protest, Censorship, Ioc, Amnesty International, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Rogge, Media News
Monroe Price

If athletes genuinely want to express their opinion, that's fine. But let's not forget, there is also the right not to express an opinion. Athletes should feel no moral obligation to speak out.

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China, Corporate Sponsors, and Darfur

Charley Johnson | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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Charley Johnson

For China and corporate sponsors -- the archetype of control freaks -- the mercurial nature of the games makes this headache an Olympic-sized migraine.

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The Candidates Agreed To Agree On Darfur

Gloria White-Hammond | Posted 05.29.2008 | Home

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Gloria White-Hammond

Yesterday, for once, our candidates agreed: genocide in Darfur must end. And the constituency of conscience concerned about Darfur will hold them to their word.

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