Omar al-Bashir is the current president of Sudan and because of his negligence towards the Darfur conflict (genocide) is being charged with both war/humanitarian crimes. This is actually the first time in history that a person has placed charges against a commander in chief (president) for these crimes. Here is a paragraph I chose to show you...
"The trials of the former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic and of Charles Taylor of Liberia required special decisions by the United Nations.
The chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who showed his determination as a prosecutor in Argentina when he acted against former junta leaders for the massacre of civilians, said in his presentation of evidence that Mr Bashir "committed the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur".
He stated: "The prosecution evidence shows that al-Bashir masterminded and implemented a plan to destroy in substantial part the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa groups.... His alibi was a 'counterinsurgency'. His intent was genocide".
I just think that there is no way to forgive anyone for massive genocide. The act of massacering your own people at the expense of belief or negligence has no redemption. The argue continues to talk about the further steps that the prosecutors are trying to take. I won't get into it for now but the links are below. I hope this helps clear up the recent news of what is going on in Sudan.BIBLIOGRAPHY:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/820864.stm#facts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7500437.stm
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