Genocide Charges Loom For Sudan President

But Sudan Dismisses ICC Proceedings On Darfur, Reiterates Refusal To Hand Over Suspects

(AP)  Sudan on Friday dismissed an investigation into crimes against humanity in Darfur and refused to deliver any suspects to the International Criminal Court, which is widely expected to go after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

A prosecutor for the court, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, will present evidence and name one or more new suspects on Monday in his investigation into crimes in the vast western region of Sudan. As many as 300,000 people have been killed since 2003 in fighting between rebels forces and the government and its allied militia fighters.

ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has made it clear he is going after senior Sudanese government officials. U.N. officials and other experts say al-Bashir is expected to be charged with crimes against humanity and genocide.

A spokesman for the Sudanese president said Friday that the government "doesn't care" about the ICC, which he said has "no authority." Mahjoub Fadul Badry called the ICC prosecutor a "terrorist" whose investigation is based on biased testimony from rebel leaders.

Badry said the government would not hand over any suspects, even rebel leaders.

"Moreno-Ocampo's report depends on verbal testimony of rebel leaders and organizations that work under a humanitarian cover but in fact are branches of the intelligence apparatuses of other countries," Badry told The Associated Press.

"In the end, we don't really care what he says."

The court, the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal, did not say who will be identified as a suspect in the document Monday or give any details of the charges. But U.N. officials and diplomats say Sudan's president is widely expected to be charged.

In a report to the U.N. Security Council in June, Moreno-Ocampo alleged that Sudan's "whole state apparatus" is implicated in crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Sudan's ambassador to the U.N., Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamed, warned that issuing an arrest warrant for senior government officials would threaten Sudan's relations with the U.N.

"That step would close the door of dialogue between Sudan and the United Nations," Mohamed was quoted as saying in Friday's Al-Sahafa newspaper.

[babooph]

Only "just" If the bunch in Israel & the White House are charged with him.If only he is charged no justice or guts will be shown.

[libsluv2spit]

Just think what could have been if those people had our 2nd amendment.

Posted by jd2408 at 09:06 PM : Jul 12, 2008
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well africa is a liberal''s stepchild..THAT IS WHY..THEY ALWAYS ARM THE WRONG PEOPLE..aint that right mr bono..oh by the way these regimes needs more money for arms..BEG FOR MORE AID..

[jd2408]

Just think what could have been if those people had our 2nd amendment.

[keithle1]

What a shock. Another GREAT African leader. Another screwed-up African country with a civil war & lots of BIG problems. Everything from A to Z.

Can someone give me a list of sub-Saharan African countries that are run well?

Countries that can stand on their own feet. That don''t need endless aid/money from the West to survive. Where the people of the country are not trying their best to kill each other.

[xalen54]

At least we are finally doing something about Sudan now. However, what about Serbia & Rwanda? Lets at least go after them as well.

[sgtrds10-4]

SgtRDS10-4 .. I like the way you ran away from the last news story because you could not answer my question..

Posted by cornbiker at 06:37 PM : Jul 11, 2008

Go back and read my answer punk.

[libsluv2spit]

The same reason that they have a 9% approval rating - they don''''t have a veto proof majority. That alone prevents an impeachment.

The remaining republicans stymie the ENTIRE congress from "doing the right thing" every time.

Not to worry - that will ALL change in November with the "Democratic Sweep".


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Posted by hungry1968 at 04:47 PM : Jul 11, 2008
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who vetoed the impeachment process??hell it was the Democrats who retracted the on going ''talk'' of impeachment because they cannot launch such action based on allegations and tabloid style evidence..(read up on that). The republicans would had a field day if that process went along..it would mock the very foundation of why you guys voted the DNC in congress..based on hyped up hollywood style bullsh*t

come Novemeber..the DNC will do to you guys what they always been doing..sticking it up your arse without any descency of using a lubricant..dont you guys ever learn??

[hungry1968]

The McCain of 2008 strikes me as a sell out and slightly senile. He''''s less then a shadow of the man he was even 4 or 5 years ago.

Posted by SgtRDS10-4 at 04:38 PM : Jul 11, 2008




He has morphed into George W. McCheney.

[pugster]

Yeah that''s right. Let''s bomb Khartoum, kill another 500,000 innocent people, get another 5 million people to flee, spend 2 trillion dollars, and 4,000 troops die, and 20,000 troops injured.

[hungry1968]

h
ow does it feel to be betrayed by the DNC? do you know WHY they are not going ahead with the impeachment process DESPITE the fact that the republican sectors are actually daring them? because it will expose the bullsh*t they had you guys eating off thier DNC hands

Posted by libsluv2spit at 04:13 PM : Jul 11, 2008





The same reason that they have a 9% approval rating - they don''t have a veto proof majority. That alone prevents an impeachment.

The remaining republicans stymie the ENTIRE congress from "doing the right thing" every time.

Not to worry - that will ALL change in November with the "Democratic Sweep".