Darfur

Liveblogging the Torch of Shame

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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The protesters did not extinguish the Olympic flame today -- the authorities did.

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George Clooney Meets With Prime Minister Brown About Darfur

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 04.09.2008 | Entertainment

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LONDON — George Clooney took a break from promoting his latest film Tuesday to meet with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as he continued pr...

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How to Protest the Beijing Olympics

David Wallechinsky | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Torch Relay, Beijing Olympics, Darfur, Tibet, Beijing, Olympics, China, Politics News

Protesting the Beijing Olympics are not enough to bring independence to Tibet, democracy to China or allow the Chinese people to finally practice freedom of speech and religion.

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Never Again: How Obscenely Disingenuous Those Fine Words Sound Today

Mia Farrow | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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There is now one thing that China holds more dear than it's unfettered access to Sudanese oil: their successful staging of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Where Do Obama And Clinton Stand On China?

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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In the near future, China will eclipse the Middle East and terrorism to be our number one foreign policy challenge. Yet neither Obama nor Clinton are calling for any real change in our China policy.

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Investing in Tragedy: China's Money, Arms and Politics in Sudan

Betsy Apple and Eric Sears | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Tibet Protests, Darfur, Tibetan Protesters, Darfur China, Tibet, China Tibet, Politics News

China's thirst for oil not only explains why Beijing arms a gun-hungry Sudanese government while the world protests; it also accounts for the political cover that China gives Sudan.

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Deep Pangs of Irony: Courting Water to Conquer War

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 03.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, World Water Day, Jeffrey Sachs, Water Crisis, Journalism, Darfur, Circle of Blue, Politics News

Water and war, both marked by observations last week, are bound together by more than the coincidence of time -- they are related by blood.

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Darfur -- Remember Me???

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Kudos to Mr. Spielberg, who has done far more than Secretary of State Rice seems to have been able to do to capture Beijing's attention in the matter of Darfur.

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Top 10 Ways To Celebrate International Women's Day With A Click Of The Mouse

Katie Halper | Posted 03.08.2008 | Living

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Did you know you could celebrate International Women's Day without even leaving your house, or getting out of bed, or changing out of your pajamas, or spending a penny?

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Ominous Signs Point To New And Deadly Phase In Darfur Fighting

New York Times | Lydia Polgreen | Posted 03.01.2008 | Home

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The janjaweed are back. They came to this dusty town in the Darfur region of Sudan on horses and camels on market day. Almost everybody was in the bu...

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(Mis)judgement: Spielberg And The Beijing Olympics

Louise Blouin MacBain | Posted 02.28.2008 | Entertainment

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I disagree with Spielberg for singling out China as the only culprit in the Darfur conflict and for the strong tactics that he has used. This approach is both unfair and unsound.

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Business, China and Darfur

Marc Gunther | Posted 02.25.2008 | Business

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Fidelity mutual fund investors, McDonald's customers, employees of Kodak and Johnson & Johnson -- all will soon have the opportunity to urge those companies to speak out against the ongoing genocide in Darfur.

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Spielberg Drops Out As Beijing Olympics Adviser Over Darfur

AP | DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 02.12.2008 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Film director Steven Spielberg and actress Mia Farrow joined activists worldwide Tuesday in using the Olympics as a backdrop to addre...

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The U.N.'s Human-Rights Sham

Ronan Farrow | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

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The removal of the diseased commission two years ago was heralded by U.N. officials as "the dawn of a new era." However, the new Human Rights Council is no better than its predecessor.

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President's Corner: Sudan Continues to Outfox the West

Kenneth Bacon | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Omar Al Bashir, Crisis in Darfur, Darfur Sudan, Refugees International, Sudan, Sudan Genocide, Politics News

Sudan's brazen rejection of international rules and standards and the West's feckless response continue to amaze me.

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George Clooney Heads To Africa As Oscar Noms Announced

Reuters | Posted 01.23.2008 | Entertainment

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George Clooney travelled to Chad on Tuesday as a U.N. "messenger of peace" after spending time in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, U.N. sources said. ...

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Next Steps for Stopping Genocide

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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Americans who work on issues like Darfur and genocide prevention have a double opportunity to present their issue campaigns within a larger security strategy that changes our direction in the world.

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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OK, here we go with Part 2 of my annual McLaughlin Awards. Last week's column covered the first half of these awards. Unfortunately (as of this writi...

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A Signature Away From Action for Darfur

Rep. Barbara Lee | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

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Divestment would involve organizations withdrawing their assets from the country, which would cripple the Sudanese government's ability to financially sustain the genocide.

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Hillary's Unprecedented Experience on the World Stage

Lissa Muscatine and Melanne Verveer | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Armed Services Committee, Darfur, Clinton Foreign Policy, Nato, Hillary First Lady, Clinton International Impact, Madeleine Albright, Nelson Mandela, Hillary Women Voters, Tony Blair, Hillary Social Activism, King Abdullah, Hillary Experience, Politics News

While American First Ladies historically have made great (and often overlooked) contributions to our nation, Hillary Clinton's wide-ranging experience on international issues as First Lady is unprecedented.

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Senate OKs Divesting Sudan-Related Investments

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 12.13.2007 | Business

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State and local governments and other institutions could divest Sudan related investments under legislation passed by the Senate late Wednesday despit...

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Nicholas Kristof on Darfur: The First Genocide of the 21st Century

Alan Miller | Posted 12.02.2007 | Media

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Kristof told the audience that it was 'people like you...young people' that would make the difference in stopping genocide in Darfur, as historically the U.S. has not intervened.

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George Clooney And Don Cheadle Honored By Nobel Laureates

Access Hollywood | Posted 11.27.2007 | Entertainment

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George Clooney and Don Cheadle, long-time friends and co-stars of the "Oceans" films are set to received a distinguished honor. Clooney and Cheadle w...

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Secretaries Albright and Cohen Should be Removed from Genocide Task Force

Harut Sassounian | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Armenian Genocide Bill, William Cohen, The Cohen Group, Darfur Genocide, Armenian Genocide, Genocide Task Force, Genocide, Madeleine Albright, Politics News

In their repeated attempts to block the reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide resolution, they have undermined their own credibility and lost the moral standing.

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Behind the Scenes of Darfur Now

Ted Braun | Posted 11.12.2007 | Entertainment

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Global forces grind against each other in Darfur like tectonic plates. In many ways the manner in which this conflict ends will point the way for the rest of Africa.

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