meta-roj

just before going on vacation, congress took a moment away from the other important issues before it, and issued a concurrent resolution on the matter of sudan.

senate concurrent resolution 124 and house concurrent resolution 467

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress–

(1) declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide;

(2) reminds the international community, including the United States Government, of their international legal obligations, as affirmed in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;

(3) urges the Bush Administration to call the atrocities being committed in Darfur, Sudan by its rightful name: `genocide’;

(4) calls on the Bush Administration to lead an international effort to prevent genocide in Darfur, Sudan;

(5) urges the Bush Administration to seriously consider multilateral or even unilateral intervention to prevent genocide should the United Nations Security Council fail to act;

(6) demands that the Bush Administration impose targeted sanctions, including visa bans and the freezing of assets of the National Congress and affiliated business and individuals directly responsible for the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan; and

(7) calls on USAID to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund so that those driven off their land may return and begin to rebuild their communities.

bummer about all the troops being tied up in the hunt for bin laden and the weapons of mass destruction…. erm. i mean, nation [re-]building…

governor george w. bush, october 3, 2000 presidential debate

…even though we’re the strongest military, that if we don’t do something quickly, we don’t have a clearer vision of the military, if we don’t stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we’re going to have a serious problem coming down the road.

well, at least there’s some contention between branches of government now. seems that congress thinks sudan is a serious problem. we like it when the branches of government aren’t in lock-step.