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Scott Pelley Reports On The Genocide In Darfur
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- i have been keeping track of what is going on in sudan for the past seven years. this is a heartbreaking story- but one that needs to be told. i am grateful to you for going and talking to the people. as a journalism student and someone who has a love for the people of sudan, i thank you. more journalists need to be willing to take risks in order to expose truth and be advocates for humanity across the world.
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- i have been keeping track of what is going on in sudan for the past seven years. this is a heartbreaking story- but one that needs to be told. i am grateful to you for going and talking to the people. as a journalism student and someone who has a love for the people of sudan, i thank you. more journalists need to be willing to take risks in order to expose truth and be advocates for humanity across the world.
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- God bless you,Scott Pelley!
God bless you!
God bless you!
God bless you!
...For risking your life to report the truth and for exposing the horrors of what has taken place.
We need more like you out there in the field! - Reply to this comment
- "Never again" means never again ANYWHERE!
How much do we spend on the military that's not stopping the genocide in Darfur? We should use air power to destroy Sudan's air forces, as well as to tip the balance of power on the ground. The African Union could supply adequate ground forces if they had air superiority.
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- "Never again" means never again ANYWHERE!
How much do we spend on the military that's not stopping the genocide in Darfur? We should use air power to destroy Sudan's air forces, as well as to tip the balance of power on the ground. The African Union could supply adequate ground forces if they had air superiority.
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- Thank you for the segment on Darfur last night- if we had more truthful reporting about such atrocities (including the invasion of Iraq) perhaps the complacency of the American people would finally end. And kudos to Andy Rooney- for giving voice to those of us out here in the real world. What did Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. say? "We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Thank you for speaking out- may your stories inspire people to act.
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- The 60 Minutes piece was terrific- another relatively quick action for Darfur can be done Tuesday, October 24th:
NATIONAL CALL-IN DAYFOR DARFUR!
Date: Tuesday, 10/24/06
Time: 12:00pm (noon) EST
9:00am Pacific Time
Cosponsored by Africa Action, American Jewish World Service, Darfur
Rehabilitation Project
UNITED NATIONS DAY!
Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur:
Call President Bush on United Nations Day for Darfur!
Help us tie up all 1,000 lines at the White House for a whole hour.
President Bush is UN Ambassador Bolton's boss & the ultimate decision maker on Darfur. Call in # (202) 456-1414. If you have trouble getting through to the switchboard, help us fill up the White House voicemail by calling the comment line at (202) 456-1111.
Script:
President Bush, Today, on United Nations Day, we are calling for you to put Darfur at the top of the U.S.'s agenda at the Security Council. The
U.S. has the power to protect. Move beyond words to take action to stop genocide in Darfur by implementing UN Resolution 1706. - Reply to this comment
- One thing that activists on the left and right have in common is their phony concern for what is going on in the Sudan. Both groups claim that the Arab controlled government is ethinically cleansing black Africans. If there was real concern in what is going on in Sudan, there would be a discussion about all the parties involved in the atrocities in the Sudan. I suggest you read the article "Tactical Use of Genocide in Sudan and the Five Lakes Region" by John Bart Gerald. (which can be searched for at http://globalresearch.ca)
In Liberia , Sierre Leone, and the Congo, millions have died while The United States, Israel, and European Countries have gained great wealth from diamonds, minerals, and other natural resources from these countries. THe United States has made billions of dollars selling weapons to various African countries. Child slaves in West Africa pick cocoa that is used in making chocalate. Is it okay for genocide and oppression to occur when industrialized countries benefit from it?
Unfortunately, the biased way activists on the right and left have discussed the Sudan makes it clear they don't really care about the people of Sudan and are only using the cause as a political tool.
Zionists have taken up the cause of Sudan because they like to link the Palestinian Arabs with the Sudanese Arabs. Others have taken up this cause so that they don't have to think about the genocide being committed in Iraq. - Reply to this comment
- I wanted to commend your bravery in reporting the story on Darfur last night. Not only was I appalled and shocked but I was extremely saddened and then outraged. Our government is one of corruption and scandal on a level that I don't think has ever existed in our livetimes!!! Where is the accountability? When do we get to a point where we the people stand up and say NO MORE MORE???? How do we do it? Your program last night was one of extreme eye opening realities of which I have not been able to get out of my mind. George Bush, I am too embarassed to call my president, has put us in such grave danger that I don't see us ever getting out of. I honestly don't know how that man can sleep at night.
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- I want to thank you all who had the courage at 60 minutes to cross into an unspeakable danger, not only because of the violence in Darfur, but also to face the political scrutiny for covering the situation as truthfully as you did. I get so tired of the "Media Spin" these days, I can hardly watch it anymore. My grandpa never missed a 60 minutes program until the day he died. He was a smart man...
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- I want to thank you all who had the courage at 60 minutes to cross into an unspeakable danger, not only because of the violence in Darfur, but also to face the political scrutiny for covering the situation as truthfully as you did. I get so tired of the "Media Spin" these days, I can hardly watch it anymore. My grandpa never missed a 60 minutes program until the day he died. He was a smart man...
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- I want to thank you all who had the courage at 60 minutes to cross into an unspeakable danger, not only because of the violence in Darfur, but also to face the political scrutiny for covering the situation as truthfully as you did. I get so tired of the "Media Spin" these days, I can hardly watch it anymore. My grandpa never missed a 60 minutes program until the day he died. He was a smart man...
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- I want to thank you all who had the courage at 60 minutes to cross into an unspeakable danger, not only because of the violence in Darfur, but also to face the political scrutiny for covering the situation as truthfully as you did. I get so tired of the "Media Spin" these days, I can hardly watch it anymore. My grandpa never missed a 60 minutes program until the day he died. He was a smart man...
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- I want to thank you all who had the courage at 60 minutes to cross into an unspeakable danger, not only because of the violence in Darfur, but also to face the political scrutiny for covering the situation as truthfully as you did. I get so tired of the "Media Spin" these days, I can hardly watch it anymore. My grandpa never missed a 60 minutes program until the day he died. He was a smart man...
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- I want to thank you all who had the courage at 60 minutes to cross into an unspeakable danger, not only because of the violence in Darfur, but also to face the political scrutiny for covering the situation as truthfully as you did. I get so tired of the "Media Spin" these days, I can hardly watch it anymore. My grandpa never missed a 60 minutes program until the day he died. He was a smart man...
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- I am traumatized by 60 Minutes 10/22/06 %u201CSearching for Jacob,%u201D especially "Ich habe nicht gewusst" which is German for 'I didn't know,' quoted from Dr. Ashis Brahma when he discussed a future meeting about the same atrocity because nothing had been done to stop it and no one cared enough to start a movement on government.
This cannot be true, I wanted to scream, since it seems a constant in my life to read about another genocide in another country.
It would NOT be a political partiality for our press to keep the coals burning until someone with some guts and backing and money can make this ugliness disappear in Sudan and then dare it to ever happen again anywhere else. As a world movement, we can make it happen if the word gets out%u2026we do know, we do care and we must do something%u2026NOW! Let%u2019s Go!!! - Reply to this comment
- Attention all Chicagoans! I am just one person-I'm not with any group and I have no funding, but I have gotten permit approval for a demonstration in downtown Chicago. Email me at "ceciliamcm@gmail.com" if you are interested and have questions or comments about it. Thank you!
-Cecilia - Reply to this comment
- Last night as I watched
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- Darfur supposedly does have oil, which is why the Arab Muslims, practicing the religion of peace, are killing anyone in the way.
If you people truly want to help, then stop whining and find out how. You sound like a bunch of liberals. - Reply to this comment
- I wish to thank Scott Pelley of CBS for his courage to bring this story to the American people. By putting the faces of the Darfurians on the screen and giving background on the story of the genocide in Darfur, veiwers cannot say they didn't know. And maybe WE who enjoy freedom, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will demand action from our government. I urge all reading this to visit savedarfur.org and get involved. The "intelligence" received on Osama bin Laden is of little, even NO consequence when you see the suffering of Jacob and the extermination of his people. As a Catholic Christian, I pray to God the U.S. will do what is right. Remember Rwanda, The Holocaust? At least 400,000 people have already died since the genocide began in 02/2003. Now eat your nourishing dinner and climb into your soft, warm SAFE beds.
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