Word: darfur
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...becoming a familiar story. In Afghanistan, the U.S. has handed over much of the anti-Taliban fight to NATO. On North Korea, America works largely through China. On Darfur, we have banked on peacekeepers from the African Union. This past summer the Bush Administration briefly put Israel in charge of our Iran policy, supporting Jerusalem's war against Hizballah in hopes of crippling Tehran's powerful Lebanese ally. And in Iraq the U.S. is relying more and more on Nouri al-Maliki to defeat the insurgents, disarm the militias and give...
Some ghastly things happened in 2006?the horrors of all-against-all war in Iraq, the rubble of Lebanon, the foiled plot to blow airliners out of the sky over the Atlantic, the slow throttling of civil liberties and freedom of expression in Russia, genocide in Darfur, continuing repression from Burma to Zimbabwe. All seemed grim, and grimly familiar. Was there nothing to lighten the gloom...
...Iraq. The Bush Administration could table a comprehensive package of requirements and assurances regarding North Korea and directly negotiate them with its leaders. New ideas could also be put forward about how best to resurrect international-trade talks, tackle global climate change, stop genocide in Darfur and reduce American dependence on imported...
Hadfield, who is also a Crimson editorial editor, spearheaded “Swipe for Darfur,” which allowed undergraduates to redirect Crimson Cash money to support African Union peacekeepers in Sudan. He also launched crimsonreading.org, a Web site which helps students find cheap textbooks...
...that they would push to lead a broad analysis of student life, suggesting the establishment of an “extracurricular review.” They have also indicated that they would involve the UC in wider political debates on campus, such as the one over the genocide in Darfur. Anene has listed about 20 official campaign staffers, according to Allen of the Election Commission. Campaigns are required to submit names of their staff members to Allen.Zaidi’s platform of community building emphasizes “healthy lives” and “inspiring education...