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The U.N. Security Council is expected to deal with several important international issues this week, including the future of Darfur and pressing Syria to recognize Lebanon's independence (after decades of occupation).
Today, the U.S. is expected to push for a vote on a draft resolution that would set a one-week deadline for Sudan to permit a joint African Union-U.N. military assessment team to visit Darfur. The aim is to evaluate requirements for a transition from an African peacekeeping mission to a larger, better-equipped U.N. force. So far, Khartoum has refused entry and has not agreed to such an operation.
On Wednesday, Washington hopes to secure adoption of a draft resolution,co-sponsored with Britain and France, regarding Lebanon. It would strongly encourage Syria to respond to Lebanon's request to demarcate their common border and establish diplomatic relations. The proposed measure would also endorse a recent U.N. report that, among other things, urges Syria and Iran to cooperate in helping Beirut to restore its political independence and disarm Hezbollah militias. The report says that Hezbollah "maintains close ties" with both Syria and Iran.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is in Asia this week visiting heads of state and other high-ranking officials in South Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam and Thailand. On his agenda: urging support from Asian leaders for major U.N. management reform. He's also expected to discuss stalled efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program. While it's widely believed that the next Secretary General will likely hail from Asia, before leaving for the trip, Annan said he would steer clear of discussions on who would be a good successor. His term expires Dec. 31, 2006.
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You're right. It's not important and the U.N. won't do anything. Happy now? Let's just stop counting the bodies and get back to our lives.
Lawrence, Dalton, GA (Sent May 18, 2006 10:13:31 PM)
Contrary to popular belief, the military (any country) is to protect their interests. Top priority is security.
NOTHING comes before and over-extending the US military puts that at risk.
If this is so important, where are the other countries from the UN?
(Sent May 18, 2006 12:14:40 PM)
Sudan is both Sunni Muslim and Christian (though only approximately 5%.) The Christians live in the south, where the oil fields are, and the Muslims control the north, where the oil pipeline leaves the country via the port. There are indigenous people in the south who practice Christianity and Islam at the same time.
I defintely agree that we have our hands full. The point that I'm trying to make is that the George Clooney's and everyone else want to make us out to be the bad guys and say "LOOK, WE HAVE TO GET AMERICA TO HELP!" and then it fades away into the background. However, the damage has been done, we are portrayed as the people who don't care unless it's about oil. Our people love to hit us when we're down, and the rest of the world gets to have a good laugh at us, meanwhile, we don't even pay attention to what is happening. You don't see the U.N. making any big strides on this issue, just the celebrities saying that we aren't doing enough. Our administration should have never admitted it was genocide (sarcasm here) and just said, forget it, let somebody else help them. By admitting that there was genocide, we just have given fuel to the people who want to hate us, whether the be American or non-American.
Lawrence, Dalton, GA (Sent May 18, 2006 9:55:48 AM)
Uh, Lawrence...SUDAN is a MUSLIM country. Let the Arabs with the money from their $70 per barrel oil help their Muslim brothers. Same for the situation in Somalia & elsewhere in the Arab-Muslim world. We American taxpayers have our hands full providing social services, education & healthcare the 15 million illegal immigrants who have no business here.
Secondly, I think it's LAUGHABLE that the UN is asking SYRIA & IRAN to assist Lebanon in ridding itself of Hezbollah terrorists. This is asking the fox to voluntarily leave the hen house.
(Sent May 17, 2006 5:55:20 PM)
The amount of response to this entry is a good example of how much interest Americans have to this genocide. Out of sight, out of mind.
Lawrence, Dalton, GA (Sent May 17, 2006 1:57:26 PM)
The rainy season is almost here. Haven't we waited too long to do anything until after the rains have gone? Will aid be able to be provided via wheeled vehicles to these areas in Sudan???
Lawrence, Dalton, GA (Sent May 16, 2006 10:25:21 AM)
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