Video: Crimes Against Humanity
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Uganda has come a long way from the ravages of Idi Amin and internal civil war. Unfortunately in the northern portion, there still brews a sinister force that has wreaked havoc on families and, especially, children.
By Shirlene Alusa-Brown | Published 1/25/2007
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The problem and possible solutions within the U.N. for violence against women.
By Jonna Tharp | Published 6/1/2007
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Human Rights Watch has issued a statement calling for increased support for the International Criminal Court. The Court tries crimes against humanity and war crimes.
By David Anderson | Published 12/1/2007
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As the "War on Terror" and the Military Industrial Complex consume vital resources, we, as a nation, place ourselves at risk the downfall of our nation and our way of life.
By Paris Kaye | Published 1/18/2007
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This story is about the plight of the southern Sudanese and the Arab government in Sudan.
By John Hemphill | Published 11/20/2007
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Hitler's rapid takeover and domination of the European continent early in the war made it difficult for the Allies to even get to the Germans. How then did the war end in Allied victory?
By timothy stewart | Published 7/6/2006
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This article documents the situtation in Darfur region of Sudan. How world complacency and inaction are causing more travesty on the heels of the Rwanda genocide that claimed a million lives and caused much hardship.
By Farzin Mojtabai | Published 10/13/2006
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The prosecutor for the ICC has filed genocide charges against the Sudanese President.
By Tommy Fassbender | Published 7/15/2008
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It seems unreal to us Americans that these horrific events could occur half the world away but there is one thing many Americans do not realize which is Bin Laden is from the same fundamentalist Islamic group behind the ethic cleansing genocide in Darfur region.
By Amy Browne | Published 3/24/2008
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The Big Three, the U S, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union worked together for years with one common goal in mind: defeating Nazi Germany. In February of 1945, these Ally forces met at Yalta for the second of three conferences regarding World War II.
By Laura Dudley | Published 7/16/2006
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Seven things you can do to end the killing and stop the suffering in Darfur.
By Karama C. Neal | Published 4/11/2007
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The International Criminal Court(ICC) was formed in 2002 as a way to prosecute individuals for crimes such as genocide or war crimes. there are many countries that refuse to participate in the ICC. The US is the primary country against the ICC.
By Ryan Coates | Published 1/10/2006
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The United Nations has failed to live up to the expectations of FDR or anyone seeking peace. It has been a successful venture for the evil and greedy leaders of the world. It's time to begin anew, hopefully for the better this time.
By Juda Engelmayer | Published 11/16/2006
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This is an open letter to George Bush about the ethnic cleansing in the Darfur region of the Sudan, and I am choosing to write it here so that my voice is not lost in the million of other pieces of mail.
By Amy Browne | Published 3/24/2008
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Darfur, the past 4 years in reveiw, U.N. slow to respond, Sudan government defied the UN. Thousands have died and at least 2000000 are refugees.
By W.V. Fitzgerald | Published 8/29/2007
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Mothers and fathers were snatched off the streets, babies were stolen from their mothers, friends never came home. The Dirty War wasn't a war at all, it was genocide that happened decades after the Holocaust.
By Rachel Krech | Published 5/2/2008
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An examination of Dr. Kiernan's thesis of genocide and its philosophy.
By Brennan McKinney | Published 4/11/2008
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The genocide in Darfur has already caused the death of over 400,000 civilians. Millions are homeless and starving. Rape is commonplace. Relief organizations are underfunded and endangered. Every individual needs to act now to stop this. Learn how and why.
By Rhetta Akamatsu | Published 10/26/2006
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Short letter calling for help and political persuasion to try and bring humanity back into the Darfur region of Sudan.
By Forrest Freeman | Published 1/10/2007
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A small recap of the Save Darfur Rally that took place on September 17th in New York City's Central Park.
By Anna Winwood | Published 11/6/2006
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Actor activism is on the rise, a new trend in the industry. Celebrities becoming heroes for the cause of humanity. Speaking to U.S. governments and Americans to step in on genocides in the Sudan.
By Angelina Crowley | Published 6/3/2006
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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has announced a three-step plan to bring pressure on the government of the Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur.
By Regina Sass | Published 7/16/2007
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This paper will examine the situations in the countries of Iraq, Sudan, Russia and the United States with respect to press freedom.
By K. Bamforth | Published 12/5/2006
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American foreign policy towards Africa has been apathetic, at best, for decades. This new genocide in Darfur gives America the opportunity to once recognize the responsibilities that come with power.
By April Hall | Published 6/18/2007
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According to one UN estimate around 200,000 of Darfur's population has perished due to hunger and disease, and another have lost their lives 200,000 in an endless saga of violence.
By Amrevis | Published 5/7/2006
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The movie 'Hotel Rwanda' is now available on DVD, bringing genocide to the big screen. Hopefully this movie will inspire the world to take action this time to stop the ethnic cleansing currently taking place in Sudan.
By Mary Shaw | Published 5/30/2005
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mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network today announced the three finalists in the mtvU Darfur Digital Activist competition and the launch of DarfurIsDying.com, a site where students can play the online video games and vote for their favorites.
By Leonardo De La Rocha | Published 2/1/2006
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Humanitarianism has become a trend among celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, and George Clooney. Find out about what they are doing and how you can help the global community.
By Venus Rachal | Published 5/15/2006
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A large number of Rabbis gathered in protest outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, against what they told me was a violation of basic human rights in Israel.
By JB | Published 7/23/2007
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Francis A. Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law.
By Shahram Vahdany | Published 1/27/2006
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Amnesty International today condemned both Hezbollah and Israel for not taking any steps to prosecute war crimes and other grave violations that occurred during the 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel.
By Jason Ellis | Published 7/12/2007
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My comments about UN Watch's speech on August 17, 2006 at the UN assembly.
By A.G. | Published 10/6/2007
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Human Rights Watch has published a new report alleging that Hezbollah's firing of rockets into civilian areas is a violation of the laws of war.
By AC Writer | Published 9/1/2007
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Thirty new public service announcements depicting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights premiered at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The PSAs were then shown at a free outdoor concert to an audience of 2000 at Union Square Park.
By Michele Bousquet | Published 9/6/2006
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Exploring the welfare system and how it fails to provide basic economic rights to our citizens
By Lee Van | Published 6/10/2007
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Children are often unable or not permitted to speak up for themselves. Like any adult, they have their own particular needs and rights as human beings, which have too often been ignored or overlooked.
By Dreamweaverr | Published 3/14/2007
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No group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t
By Mary Shaw | Published 3/15/2005
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This is a summary of the case against Drazen Erdemovic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
By Katherine Jones | Published 9/18/2007
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24 Hours for Darfur is a brilliant new campaign to connect activists with people in power. The aim is to show 24 hours of footage with people asking, questioning, and demanding the United Nations and others to make a difference in Darfur.
By Pity Party | Published 9/11/2007
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Human Rights Watch has released a new report on alledged war crimes in the African nation of Somalia.
By AC Writer | Published 8/23/2007
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Children as soldiers is something extremely foreign to us. Many of us would be more than just outraged over the army letting children as young as 13 enter US ranks. Parents of these children would never even think of letting them join either.
By Rachel Krech | Published 4/27/2007
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. Eve of World War II
In 1931 Japan attacked Manchuria and pounding the Chinese defense. Italy started to attack Ethiopia, while Germany, where Hitler organized Nazis, undertook a large rearmament.
By Confection | Published 6/28/2007
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A sociological look at the background and consequences of a war-torn life involving rape, torture, and mutilation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
By Millie West | Published 9/10/2007
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My personal views on President Bush's War on Terror and how the funds spent on his war effort could have been put to better use elsewhere.
By Kunoichi102 | Published 10/31/2007
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Between March 1992 and November 1995, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia broke up violently in a devastating civil war, leading to the current nations of Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia.
By Remark | Published 5/23/2007
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Basing laws on religious or moral views, rather than on individual rights, is dangerous. It invites de-facto partitioning of communities. In a free society, it is unreasonable to force citizens to abide by laws imposed by a majority with a different world view.
By TalkIsBetter | Published 1/11/2008
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This is a review of the case against Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, for his role in human rights abuses.
By Katherine Jones | Published 9/18/2007
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America has an epidemic of domestic abuse, what can be done about it?
By Isabel Stewart | Published 4/18/2007
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The United Nations war crimes court found a former subordinate of President Slobodan Milosevic, prior president of Yugoslavia -- charged with crimes against humanity -- guilty on Tuesday of multiple crimes while leading a Serbian rebellion.
By Roman Friedman | Published 6/14/2007
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A look into some of those found guilty during the Nuremburg trials after World War II.
By Anthony Martinez | Published 3/22/2007
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CURE is working to educate and change the attitudes of White people in America towards Reparations for the ancestors of enslaved Africans
By Rachel Naba | Published 6/8/2007
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June 25th, 1950. Before dawn, forces of North Korea attacked to the south, aiming to re-unify the peninsula under communist dictator Kim Il Sung. Within two days, American forces were beginning to fight the invasion. Thus began the Korean War.
By Jeff Musall | Published 4/19/2006
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Profiting from the suffering and death of others is far from illegal; it is simply a matter of licensing. The issue has never been "Who Suffers?" but "Who Profits?"
By Dan Mage | Published 2/14/2008
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This article looks at a few issues and institutions within the United Nations.
By Colleen Leary | Published 3/16/2006
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There are many significant human rights issues that face the America in the post-Cold War global society. Most importantly, the nation must take steps to insure that human rights are dealt with in a responsible manner.
By Anastasia Adams | Published 10/12/2005
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The Secretary General serves a five year term. The Security Council recommends the Secretary General and that recommendation is then approved by the United Nations General Assembly.
By Stefanie Cragun | Published 1/8/2007
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Genocide has occurred to various groups of people throughout the history of the world. Do world leaders have a moral obligation to intervene?
By M. Markus | Published 6/1/2007
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor claims he will not attend his own trial in International Court until he receives Queen's Counsel. Taylor is on trial for war crimes related to the conflict in Sierre Leon.
By April Hall | Published 7/6/2007
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Living in the time of war, its interesting to look back and see how the United States has prospered.
By Michael Grisso | Published 7/1/2007
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An overview of the Roman Statute and its relation to th ICC, Case studies of the ICC, and the U.S.'s opposition to the ICC.
By Kelly Taylor | Published 3/3/2008
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How would the Republican Bush Administration deal with the war crimes in Sudan?
By Marquis Canaday | Published 5/6/2008
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Several concerns surround the healthcare issue, not only in America but also worldwide. Expense is continually the focus while morality of human actions and the ethics of the medical community are left in the shadows.
By donna kiser | Published 6/22/2007
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When World War II ended, world was shocked by the human cost. Millions of Jews perished, thousands innocent civilisans were killed. To insure that those who did this crime against our civilization are punished, trials were held at Nuremberg, Germany.
By Bhumika Ghimire | Published 7/6/2006
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The recently released Vanity Fair magazine issue features a variety of African issues. The war in Northern Uganda is a significant problem, in addition to the fight against AIDS and poverty throughout Africa.
By Ms. Dunkenstein | Published 7/6/2007
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Over 60 years after the end of World War II, perhaps the last Nazi war criminal, Aribert Heim, known as "Dr. Death", may still be alive and in hiding in Argentina. Israeli's chief Nazi hunter, Efraim Zuroff is in neighboring Chile to investigate.
By Mark Whittington | Published 7/9/2008
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Examines the implications of a society out of tune with the realities of tragedy, and what can be done to prevent further failure to stand against apathy.
By Vetta Bogdanoff | Published 2/6/2008
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A deconstruction of NATO's actions in Yugoslavia in relation to the Just War Theory.
By Emmy Diers | Published 4/19/2008
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Harold Pinter's dramas are so singluar, they have given rise to the adjective "Pinteresque".
By JON HOPWOOD | Published 10/14/2007
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Despite what the left and most members of the media believe, our actions in Iraq are justified and required to ensure America's security. People may be frustrated with the duration of the war, but we must remember why we are there in the first place.
By Stephen Young | Published 12/14/2006
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This paper looks at the effectiveness of the Save Darfur Coalition.
By Katherine Jones | Published 9/6/2007
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In an age of terrorism, guerilla and total warfare the medieval doctrine of Just War needs to be re-defined.
By Sam Vaknin | Published 7/16/2007
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The Afrospher Darfur Action Coalition invites everybody who does the internets to participate in an action on the web, to help move the fight forward to end atrocities in Darfur.
By D. Yobachi Boswell | Published 10/18/2007
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Thumbs up to the creators of this game.
By Lucy Newman | Published 9/7/2006
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200 people dying each and every day. Rape as a weapon of war. Religious conflict whose victim is religion. And a world that looks on with reckless indifference.
By Shrujal Joseph | Published 3/23/2007
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The US Holocaust Museum and Google have launched the "Crisis in Darfur" project, drawing attention to atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region using Google Earth technology.
By Elliot Feldman | Published 4/12/2007
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Review of Edwin Black's book regarding the role IBM played before, during and after World War II.
By Monique Finley | Published 11/2/2007
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Talks regarding conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur remain underway.
By Z. Perry | Published 10/30/2007
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The Sudan is the largest nation in Africa. Located in northeastern Africa it is in size more than one-fourth of America
By Saharra White | Published 5/27/2007
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a look at proof that the Holocaust was real, and also the faft that ethnic cleansing was not limited to the Nazis before and during World War II
By Werner Haas | Published 5/21/2007
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American Jewish Committee, an organization that believes in freedom, helped create the documentary Darfur Now.
By Harriet Steinberg | Published 11/19/2007
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The Democratic Party in the United States likes to present itself as the "party of compassion." But when it comes to victims of genocide, the attitude of many Democrats tends to run from cold indifference to outright denial.
By Mark Whittington | Published 7/24/2007
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In order to come up with a prediction of the worldwide effects of the Darfur conflict, one must know what sparked the conflict in the first place.
By Can Tran | Published 9/4/2007
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The State government being a member of the larger leviathan that, 79 years ago, indoctrinated a policy of sterilization of the "imbecile" class.
By Paris Kaye | Published 12/3/2006
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How mankind works itself into a frenzy in which it is capable of killing huge numbers of human beings for almost ridiculously simple reasons.
By Khaki Scott | Published 9/4/2007
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Holocaust on a plate. PETA's obscene campaign to liken Jewish concentration inmates with poultry in slaughterhouses and PETA's distorted sense of values.
By Adwin | Published 2/21/2007
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U.S. Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA), the chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, died of esophageal cancer at Bethesda Naval Medical Center
By JON HOPWOOD | Published 2/11/2008
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An in depth view of the crisis in Darfur and a call to action of the United States Government in ending Genocide.
By James D | Published 1/31/2008
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Rebels in Darfur region of Sudan begin fighting government army for greater power. This marks the first time in 2 years that such violence broke out in Darfur after the last peace agreement was made in May.
By Paradigm | Published 10/31/2006
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Holocaust killer arrested.
By CJ Mathis | Published 4/16/2008
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill to stop the state's two retirement systems from investing in companies that do business with Sudan because of the violence occurring in the country's Darfur region.
By Paradigm | Published 10/2/2006
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Sudan stated that a "deliberate and sustained attack" by 30 vehicles carrying over 1,000 heavily armed personnel against African Union peacekeepers shows the urgent nature efforts to bring a unified solution to the crisis in Darfur and the nearby regions.
By Brant McLaughlin | Published 10/2/2007
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America wants domination of the oil discovered in southern Sudan and its getting it via the terrorist groups it trained and funded to attack the people of Darfur; China is all that stands in the way.
By RJT | Published 5/16/2008
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The Save Darfur Coalition is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threatens the people
in the region.
By Kobina Wright | Published 12/13/2006
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Myspace had decided to hold concerts in order to raise money for the cause in Darfur.
By Rachel Krech | Published 10/22/2006
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Genocide is a term that immediately ignites feelings of anger and brings forth images of innocent murdered men, women, and children. However, it is difficult to truly grasp what genocide is.
By Leona Krasner | Published 8/16/2007
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Pointing out the need for all n ations to adhere to internationakl, rather than their own national or local laws in order to defuse world crises
By Werner Haas | Published 11/30/2006
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This paper examines Rwanda's role in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The first section gives a brief history of Rwanda's involvement and is followed by a fabricated negotiation between the two countries.
By Katherine Jones | Published 12/24/2006
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Here's a rather unconventional and rather cynical look at the year that was.
By Bryan Alaspa | Published 1/9/2007
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Has a conventional army ever defeated a guerilla-structured insurgency? Has America learned its lessons from the Viet Nam conflict? Can America succeed in the Iraq conflict?
By Illian Morisson | Published 4/7/2006
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