Omar Al Bashir

Natsios Slow Dances with Bashir

John Norris | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

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John Norris

The fact that the ICC would hold Bashir accountable is not the real impediment to peace in Sudan; it is the fact that Bashir keeps committing war crimes.

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Bashir At Arab League Summit Given Red-Carpet Welcome

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 04.29.2009 | World

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DOHA, Qatar — Qatar's leader embraced Sudan's president in a red-carpet welcome Sunday as he arrived to attend an Arab Summit in his most brazen...

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Beyond Band-Aids for Darfur?

Monika Kalra Varma | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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Monika Kalra Varma

The U.S. has an opportunity to lead the international community beyond the band-aid solutions of the past to work to avert disaster, but the window is closing.

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The Court Speaks

John Norris | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

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John Norris

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's President, Omar al-Bashir, on charges of crimes against humanity an...

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Bashir Visits Libya, Again Defying ICC Warrant

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

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Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir defied an international arrest warrant by travelling to Libya on Thursday to hold talks with leader Muammar Gadd...

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Bashir Visits Egypt In Show Of Defiance

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

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CAIRO — Egypt, one of the strongest U.S. allies in the Middle East, welcomed Sudan's president on Wednesday despite an international warrant see...

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Al-Bashir To Visit Egypt Next, Despite Warrant

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

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CAIRO — The Sudanese president plans to travel to Egypt on Wednesday, in his second venture abroad since the international arrest warrant agains...

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Al-Bashir Visits Eritrea, Defies ICC Warrant

AP | MOHAMED OSMAN | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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KHARTOUM — Sudan's president traveled to Eritrea Monday, choosing one of Africa's most politically isolated nations for his first trip abroad si...

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"Once Again" in Darfur

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.19.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

"Never again" has turned into "once again," and history repeats itself with genocide in Darfur.

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A Darfuri Speaks Out: Sudan's President Treats My People Like Bargaining Chips

Huffington Post Contributor | Mohamed Suleiman | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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On March 4th 2009, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of President of Sudan Omer Al-Bashir. Within hours, Al-Bashir orde...

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J. Scott Gration: Special Envoy To Sudan

AP | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — A senior administration official says President Barack Obama has chosen retired Air Force Gen. J. Scott Gration to be a special env...

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Clinton: Bashir Responsible For Each Death Caused By Aid Ban

Al Jazeera English | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has said the Sudanese president will be responsible for "every single death" caused by the expulsion of 13...

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Darfur Asylum-Seeker Kicked Out Of UK, Then 'Murdered' In Sudan

The Independent | Robert Verkaik | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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Adam Osman Mohammed, 32, was gunned down in his home in front of his wife and four-year-old son just days after arriving in his village in south Darfu...

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Sudan To Kick Out All Darfur Foreign Aid Groups In One Year

Mail & Guardian Online | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

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Sudan will no longer need any international NGOs in war-ravaged Darfur in a year's time, President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday amid rising tensions ...

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The Hottest Place in Hell

Susan Morgan | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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Susan Morgan

The silence from world leaders on this potential death sentence for the millions of Sudanese trapped in IDP camps has been deafening.

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U.S. Embassy In Sudan Warns Americans To Leave As Fears Of Violent Backlash Grow

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

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KHARTOUM, Sudan — The U.S. Embassy in Sudan authorized nonessential staff and family to leave the country, saying Tuesday that protests against ...

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Bashir Arrest Warrant: A Dilemma For African States

Al Jazeera | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

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The African Union is facing a dilemma on how to act on the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president....

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