'Old Europe' and Sudan's jihad

For years, these atrocities were largely ignored by the international community. Only in the mid-1990s did the Clinton administration finally wake up to mounting evidence of Khartoum's sponsorship of international and domestic terrorism. The response was robust. The US government declared Sudan to be a terrorist state. It sponsored strong resolutions at the UN Commission for Human Rights condemning Khartoum for slavery and a host of other crimes. Strict US economic sanctions were imposed.

What did the Franco-German duo do? It led the EU in the opposite direction. France provided Khartoum with military intelligence for the prosecution of the jihad, while French and German helicopters have been used for ethnic cleansing in southern Sudan's oil fields. Driving black, non-Muslims out of their homes creates greater security for the investments of oil firms like Total Fina (France/Belgium) and the German engineering giant Mannesmann.

The Sudanese government's role in the revival of the country's once-dormant slave trade formed the greatest single political obstacle to legitimizing the EU's appeasement policy. France and Germany therefore spearheaded a UN whitewash of this crime against humanity. With the rest of the EU and their new East European satellite states in tow, they overcame American objections and easily persuaded the UN Commission on Human Rights to censor any use of the word ''slavery'' from official documents on Sudan and replace it with the euphemism ''abduction'' -- a lesser offense.

From the article:

Why work against American policy? By the mid-1990s, Paris and Berlin had already laid the foundations for the cultural and economic integration of the EU with the Islamic states of North Africa and the Middle East. The expansion of Franco-German hegemony over an area that approximates the bounds of the Roman Empire would fulfill the ambition to counter America, the only remaining superpower.

Compare this to The Eurabian Alliance:

"The Europeans tried to maintain the Dialogue on a base of economic relations, while the Arab countries tied the oil and business markets to the European alignment on their anti-Israeli policies," she writes. "However, the Dialogue was not restricted to influencing European foreign policy against Israel and detaching Europe from America. It also aimed at establishing ... a massive Arab-Muslim presence (in Europe) by the immigration and settlement of millions of Muslims." The goal? As Ye'or sees it, "to integrate Europe and the Arab-Muslim world into one political and economic bloc, by mixing populations (multiculturalism), weakening the Atlantic solidarity, and isolating America."

Methinks the EUrocrats who thought this a dandy idea forgot tat it is a duty of Islam to gain even unwilling "converts" by force.

Sudan Peace Act

President George W. Bush today signed into law H.R. 5531, the Sudan Peace Act. The Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on October 7, 2002 by a vote of 359-8. The Senate passed the same language by unanimous consent on October 9, 2002.

The Act:

Seeks to facilitate a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan based on the Declaration of Principles of July 20, 1994 and the Machakos Protocol of July 2002.

Commends the efforts of the President's Special Envoy for Peace in Sudan, Senator Danforth, and his team.

Calls for: multilateralization of economic and diplomatic tools to compel Sudan to enter into a good faith peace process; support for democratic development in areas of Sudan outside government control; continued support for people-to-people reconciliation in non-government-controlled areas; strengthening of humanitarian relief mechanisms; and multilateral cooperation toward these ends.

Condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict; the government's human rights record; the slave trade; government use of militia and other forces to support slave raiding; and aerial bombardment of civilian targets.

Funding Authorized for Use in Areas Outside Sudan Government Control

The Act authorizes to be appropriated $100 million for each of the fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 for assistance to areas outside government control to prepare the population for peace and democratic governance, including support for civil administration, communications infrastructure, education, health, and agriculture.

Certifications and Actions

The U.S. President must certify within 6 months of enactment, and each 6 months thereafter, that the Sudan Government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement are negotiating in good faith and that negotiations should continue. If, under this provision, the President certifies that the government has not engaged in good faith negotiations or has unreasonably interfered with humanitarian efforts, the Act states that the President, after consultation with the Congress, shall implement the following measures:

Seek a UN Security Council resolution for an arms embargo on the Sudanese government

Instruct U.S. executive directors to vote against and actively oppose loans, credits, and guarantees by international financial institutions

Take all necessary and appropriate steps to deny Sudan government access to oil revenues in order to ensure that the funds are not used for military purposes

Consider downgrading or suspending diplomatic relations If the Sudan People's Liberation Movement is found not to be negotiating in good faith, none of the above provisions shall apply to the Sudanese Government.

The Act also states that, if the President certifies that Sudan is not in compliance with the terms of a permanent peace agreement between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, then the President, after consultation with the Congress, shall implement the measures described above.

As with other similar provisions, these provisions will be construed in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional responsibility for the conduct of foreign relations.

Reporting Requirements

Within six months of enactment and annually thereafter, a report by the Secretary of State on the Sudan conflict, to include: the status of Sudan's development and use of oil resources; description of the extent to which financing was secured in the U.S. or with involvement of U.S. citizens; estimates of the extent of government aerial bombardment; description of extent to which government or other forces have obstructed or manipulated humanitarian relief.

Quarterly report by the President on the status of the peace process if, at any time after the President makes a certification as specified, Sudan discontinues negotiations for 14 days.

Semiannual report by the Secretary of the Treasury describing U.S. steps to oppose loans, credits, or guarantees, if financing is given despite U.S. opposition.

Report by the President, within 45 days of taking action to deny the Sudan government access to oil revenues, providing a comprehensive plan for implementation.

Humanitarian Relief

The President should seek to end Sudan veto power over and manipulation of United Nations humanitarian relief efforts carried out through Operation Lifeline Sudan.

The President should increase the use of agencies other than Operation Lifeline Sudan for humanitarian relief efforts in southern Sudan. Requires submission within ninety days of enactment of a report describing progress made to achieve this.

Requires development of a contingency plan to provide the greatest possible amount of U.S. and privately-donated relief to all affected areas of Sudan in the event that Sudan imposes a total, partial or incremental ban on Operation Lifeline Sudan air transport relief flights. War Crimes

Requires the Secretary of State to collect information about incidents which may constitute crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, and other violations of international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.

Requires submission of a report from the Secretary of State within six months after enactment, and annually thereafter, on the information collected and any findings or determinations made, subject to protection of sensitive sources or other national security interests.

- source : US Department of State , http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/14531.htm

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