Baroness Cox Boasts of Influence
On President Clinton's Decision
to Toughen Sanctions Against Sudan

In an interview this morning, Baroness Caroline Cox stated how she had been able to influence the Clinton Administration's get tough policy toward Sudan:

Q: Stuart Windsor said that President Clinton's increased sanctions on Sudan were the fruition of your work. How do you contrast that with him forming a strategic, cooperative partnership with China?

Cox: Well, I must say that I was delighted at the steps taken by President Clinton toward Sudan. At the same time, I was disappointed at the outcome of his summit with China. Of course China is not a terrorist state like Sudan, but there ought to be some sanctions against it, because of its religious persecution.

At CSI, we have long called for ever tougher sanctions against Sudan. We have especially called for the embargo of oil imports and especially weapons imports. While I am not yet sure what President Clinton's new sanctions cover, I believe that he has taken a step in the right direction.

Q: How did your work at CSI impact on the decision of the Clinton Administration toward Sudan?

Cox: Well, first let me say that we have made several trips to ``no go'' areas of Sudan to obtain first-hand evidence of human rights abuses. These trips are illegal from the standpoint of the sovereign state, but we believe we have a mandate, because of the human rights abuses.

When we return from these trips, we make reports available. We always report to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. A few weeks ago, I was invited by John Ashcroft to address the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa on the subject of religious persecution in Sudan. I think it was on September 25th.

While I was in Washington, I was met on this question by senior officials in the NSC and the State Department. I did the same thing when I was invited earlier this year by Tom Lantos to testify on Sudan before a Committee chaired by Chris Smith. I think this is how CSI was able to influence President Bill Clinton's decision.

Q: Stuart Windsor told me that you intend to seek the cooperation of George Soros in your foster care program for Russia. Is that true?

Cox: Yes, I plan to sound out George Soros. I hope he is forgiving. My only previous contact had been that I had to write him to have him straighten out his Soros Fund staff on Nagoroh-Karabakh. His staff were accusing the Armenians of ethnic cleansing. We were there, and the reality was that the Azeris were throwing missiles and everything else they had to carry out the ethnic cleansing. I now think, given the prospective scope of our work in Russia, that it would be a good time to approach George Soros to see if we can cooperate together.