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Darfur: Sudanese Govt Faults US 'Genocide' Position

This Day (Lagos)
NEWS
September 14, 2004
Posted to the web September 14, 2004

By Kingsley Nwezeh
Abuja
Republic of Sudan yesterday faulted the statement credited to the United States
Secretary of State, Collin Powel before the US Senate Committee that the
tragedy in the Dafur region of Sudan amounted to genocide.
In a statement issued in Abuja, Sudan said the statement contrasted with the
real situation on ground and the assessment of the European Union, African
Union, Arab League, the Non-Alligned Movement, Organisation of Islamic
Countries and the Red Cross International on the matter.
"Secretary Powell's testimony while admitting that the two rebel movements
kidnap relief workers, violate ceasefire agreement, has failed to hold them
accountable for the killing looting, burning of villages and other atrocities
which occur as a natural result to their criminal behaviour," the statement
claimed.
It wondered why the US Senate having said that the Sudanese Government was
arming the Janjaweed militia did not bother to know who trained and armed the
two rebel movements.
"The consequences of the Secretary of State's message have already been seen.
The Sudanese rebel representatives to the negotiations in Abuja, Nigeria has
declared the peace talks dead and pledged to wage a full-scale war from all
directions to bring down the government in Sudan," it added.

   

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