Mungkin ini interesting bagi kalian yg ada diluar USA untuk mengetahui pemikiran senator2 US mengenai Sudan. Andreas
"U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Senator Boxer: End Darfur Suffering Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:33:23 -0700 I thought you would be interested in the following message. =================================================== Dear Friend: Since 2003, hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed and terrorized by government forces and militias in the Darfur region of Sudan. Thousands continue to be killed as this horrifying conflict rages on and countless others live day to day in starvation, poverty, and fear as the Sudanese government fails to take appropriate action against militias, known as Janjaweed, operating within its borders. The Congress of the United States has recognized this conflict, identifying the epidemic in the region as a full-scale genocide with a resolution passed on July 22, 2004. On September 9, 2004 the U.S. State Department reiterated this view when then Secretary of State Colin Powell stated before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the Government of Sudan and the [Janjaweed] bear responsibility. The violence occurring daily in Darfur is an internationally recognized atrocity of human rights and a clear genocide against the people of Sudan. The United Nations, the United States Congress, and the U.S. State Department have all concluded as much, and it is beyond time for the United States Government to take decisive action against both the Janjaweed forces, as well as the elements of the Sudanese Government which support their actions. I am a cosponsor of S. 495, or the Darfur Accountability Act of 2005, which would impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur. Sanctions under this legislation include imposition of a military no-fly zone in Darfur, a coordinated effort between the U.S. and Sudanese governments to track down and prosecute individuals in Sudan in any way involved with genocide or other war crimes in Darfur, a call for the Sudanese Government to take an active roll in combating Janjaweed forces within its borders, and a policy of sanctions against the Sudanese government, including sanctions which will affect the petroleum sector, and individual members of the Sudanese government whose actions support the crimes of violent militias in Darfur. There is no question that action must be taken in the Darfur region to immediately halt the epidemic of violence perpetrated by Janjaweed militias currently operating in Sudan. Tens of thousands of people are dying and starving every month, and it is time for the U.S. Government and the United Nations to take action. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I will be following this bi-partisan legislation in the Congress and will work for its passage. Sincerely, Barbara Boxer United States Senator [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hlepbtl/M=320369.6903865.7846595.3022212/D=groups/S=1705329729:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124309473/A=2896112/R=0/SIG=1107idj9u/*http://www.thanksandgiving.com ">Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children¿s Research Hospital</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
