The world notices Darfur

摘要

Finally, the world seems to have noticed the inferno in Darfur. Last week, America's Congress passed a resolution declaring that the Sudanese government was committing "genocide" in this western region. The House of Representatives approved the motion by the convincing margin of 422 votes to none—and the Senate "concurred". Sudanese officials were so shocked that they switched off their mobile telephones en masse, to give themselves time to craft a response. They then dismissed the resolution as a cynical attempt to woo black American voters. Khartoum's ambassador to Washington claimed that America was picking on the Sudanese government because of its opposition to the war in Iraq.