Sudan President charged with genocide in Darfur
The Philadelphia Inquirer
15-Jul-2008 (12 comments)
Sudan president charged with genocide in Darfur

By Mike Corder

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of waging a campaign of genocide and rape in Darfur, a high-risk strategy that could backfire against the people in the war-torn desert region.

The indictment marked the first time prosecutors at the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal have issued charges against a sitting head of state, though President Omar al-Bashir was unlikely to face trial any time soon.

Sudan denounced the indictment as a political stunt, saying it would ignore any arrest order and was considering all options, including an unspecified military response. One Sudanese lawmaker said his government could no longer guarantee the safety of U.N. staff in the troubled region.

Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo filed 10 charges against al-Bashir related to a campaign of extermination of three Darfur tribes that the U.N. says claimed 300,000 lives and driven 2.5 million people from their homes. A three-judge panel was expected to take two to three months to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant.

Human rights groups welcomed the prosecutor's move, but cautioned it could provoke a violent backlash from Sudan, while offering little prospect that al-Bashir will be arrested and sent for trial to... >>>

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Ale will make a cat speak. A

by shes (not verified) on Sun Aug 10, 2008 08:21 PM PDT

Ale will make a cat speak. A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 张家界旅游


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Dream on!

by tehran24 (not verified) on Wed Jul 16, 2008 08:53 PM PDT

Dream on!


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back at you, FK

by Anonymous-today (not verified) on Wed Jul 16, 2008 02:23 PM PDT

It seems guys like you and Fred do the exact same thing. Practice what you preach. And yes, Khamenei, Rafsanjani, Bush, Cheney, Ariel Sharon, fill-in-the-blank. They all deserve to be indicted.


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Farhad Kashani

1-     International

by Farhad Kashani on Wed Jul 16, 2008 02:16 PM PDT

1-     International criminal court does not arrest people for starting “wars” only. Examples are Uganda and Liberia and Sudan.

2-     Undoubtedly, the IRI is responsible for the Iran – Iraq war although Iraq fired the first shots. The IRI by provoking madman Saddam by attempting to “export its revolution to Iraq, the sacred shite state”, provoked Saddam, since he felt threatened, to attack Iran. If you pay attention to some of the interviews Rafsanjani and Mohsen Rezai and others made by Iranian media itself in the last few years, they get asked the question why did the war start? And why did it prolong so much? Which means, people are well aware of the reasons. IRIs old trick has always been to heavily promote and support International Islamic Fundamentalist terrositm by forming and supporting small groups (such as Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthi Group in Yemen, Mpqtada Sadr in Iraq, and others), to act as its agents and to cause chaos. Then, if countries try to confront the IRI, if they’re small and weak like Lebanon, they get bullied by the IRI, and if they’re powerful, like the U.S, IRI plays the victim role, saying we have nothing to do with it. The biggest mistake IRI is making is that it thinks Iranians and people of the world, are not aware of these fascist tactics.


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not before Bush, Israeli Presients and many others

by Ali Sefati (not verified) on Wed Jul 16, 2008 02:01 PM PDT

I don't like Khamenei but lets face it. How many wars has he started?

Answer is Zero.

Now how many wars has Bush started?
Answer two both unjustfied spedcailly the second one and he wants to start anotehr one.

And how many wars Zionists have start?

Many!! They came about from wars.


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kaleh dar

time will come

by kaleh dar on Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:45 AM PDT

Please don't get too excited about sending Bush &cheney  to court, there are proper avenues in united state for deciding the fate of these guys. BUT for Iranian Murderes , like all those Mullas and Ayattullas  and their follower Thugs , responsible for death of hundered of thousand of innocent Iranian, in near future ,our people will decide their fate and punishment ,,so till then ,calm down and save your breath. OUR DAY WILL COME .


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gol-dust

Bush, Cheney, Donald, Pearl, Silver, Gold.., man's etc. R next?

by gol-dust on Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:10 AM PDT

Won't happen! Kissinger is one! Good old zionists all over the wars, I meant world! Only the wek countries have to answer! We are bullies and can do anything! NAFASKESH!


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al-Bashir and al-Bushi

by Anonym7 (not verified) on Tue Jul 15, 2008 08:57 PM PDT

the similarities go beyond that.


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mostaghel

I think ...

by mostaghel on Tue Jul 15, 2008 07:17 PM PDT

I think having Doodool Chini   and his retarded boss "W", their body gaurds, the Zio-Nazi chiefs and their clans, and Sudan guy and Iranian guy will crowed up the place. May be we should cut the  doodool in half to save some space ! What do you think?

By the way, what war is the Iranian guy responsible for its crimes?

 

thanks,


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Farhad Kashani

DD, why is there whenver a

by Farhad Kashani on Tue Jul 15, 2008 06:24 PM PDT

DD, why is there whenver a mention of the IRI or Iran, you guys immediately turn the subject to U.S or Bush? It sounds like an obsession.


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Please don't forget doodool

by DD (not verified) on Tue Jul 15, 2008 05:23 PM PDT

Please don't forget doodool cheenee and his retarded boss. They are as guilty for the loss of thousand and thousand of Iraqi and American lives just because they lied.


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mostaghel

Lets put him and ....

by mostaghel on Tue Jul 15, 2008 03:46 PM PDT

Lets put Khamenei and the Zio-Nazi killers all in one court and start the gas chambers.


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