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Bush's Envoy's Advice: 'Raise Cain'

How advocacy by American Christians trims violence in Sudan.

Interview by Timothy C. Morgan | posted 1/14/2009 08:54AM

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They are the ones that opened the gates of hell in Darfur. The things that are necessary to return peace to Darfur—justice, conversation, power sharing—unfortunately are things that the regime in Khartoum feels the price is too high [to pursue].

The International Criminal Court is seeking an indictment of Sudan President al-Bashir. Such outside pressure points have to be used to improve the perspective of the government in Sudan. Their view is different. As one person said to me, "How can they do this to their people? In Khartoum, they don't see these people as their people."

Related Elsewhere:

Christianity Today also posted a story on southern Sudan's Christians who model a different kind of hope. CT also has previous coverage on Sudan.

BBC News and The Washington Post also have coverage sections on the conflict in Sudan. BBC also has a timeline and Q&A section on Darfur.

World Vision's site has the organization's latest news from Darfur.

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Jack	Posted: January 15, 2009 10:23 PM

There is a lot I could say about the gross hypocrisy of this loyal Bushie in the state department, but I'll just edit some of the quotes from the interview and you can make your own conclusions: After genocide in Rwanda, we said, "Never again." Now we have had Sudan, Darfur, (Iraq, and most recently Gaza). We are not giving meaning to our pledge. Historically, the Christian community has been at the forefront of great humanitarian challenges like this. There is an element of race in this that should disturb anyone. There is an element of religion in this that should disturb anyone. If you are non-(jewish) and non-(christian), you are a target (and evangelicals don't care about your death and suffering).

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Posted: January 14, 2009 7:52 PM


I think one thing Christians learned if nothing else is to not trust the government when it comes to foreign policy. I'm not saying we shouldn't advocate for the third world, but I'll be damned if I'm going to take what this guy says at face value and be a political pawn in their global chess match with other empires.

mike	Posted: January 14, 2009 5:56 PM

If we did all the things suggested in the letter above, we would be a target for the world. You need a military industry and we must stand up against inhumane treatment in the world..World war 2 lasted so long because everybody sat back and let Japan and Germany do their thing, as long as they weren't effected. Rawanda, the Sudan and the Congo and Cambodia are countries that have seen great amounts of loss of life because the world closed it's eyes to what was going on. Think of us as the good Samaritan going down the road and seeing somebody hurt and not doing anything about it. We will answer for the things we did as well as what we did not do. We can't do it because we are receiving something from the country such as oil, it has to be because it was the right thing to do. It's shameful how the world let Rawanda, the Sudan, Cambodia, and the Congo killings go on. God help us to do the right thing.

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