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Danforth's mission to Sudan
Washington Times ^ | Monday, May 27, 2002 | Nat Hentoff

Posted on 05/26/2002 10:35:55 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

When George W. Bush appointed John Danforth his special envoy to Sudan in September, many anticipated that the respected former senator, who is also an Episcopalian minister, would find ways to end the calamitous civil war in that country.

"He says the government of Sudan has killed 2 million people. He confirms the slave trade; the government goes down to the south, kidnaps people and puts them into slavery. First he recognizes the hideous situation, and then he proposes that we make an arrangement with this . . . regime."


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africawatch; energylist

1 posted on 05/26/2002 10:35:55 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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Monday, May 27, 2002

Quote of the Day by Avoiding_Sulla

2 posted on 05/26/2002 11:18:47 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: *AfricaWatch;*energy_list;clive

3 posted on 05/26/2002 11:48:20 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP
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To: JohnHuang2
Another Danforth "mission"? What did he whitewash now?
4 posted on 05/27/2002 1:54:27 AM PDT by etcetera
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