The recent and fulsome decision by the African Union to agree with Khartoum on the question of deploying a UN force to Darfur almost certainly ensures that the National Islamic Front regime retains unthreatened control over ...
Archives for September 2006
A Spectacle of Impotence at the UN: Darfur Security Remains Solely with AU
Despite glib talk in various quarters of a "partial" or "temporary" success this past week in renewing the African Union mandate for Darfur, the UN's refusal to move toward urgent deployment of the Darfur protection force ...
Two Weeks After UN Security Council “Acts” on Darfur: Diplomatic Paralysis
The cataclysm of human suffering and destruction in Darfur continues to grow, with no end or even mitigation in prospect. The Khartoum regime is currently accelerating its vast military offensives in North Darfur and eastern ...
Khartoum’s Ultimatum to the African Union: “Leave or Stay on Our Terms”
The ongoing collapse of almost all civilian and humanitarian security in Darfur is the context in which we must understand the significance of Khartoum's unrelenting opposition to a large and robustly mandated UN peace ...
UN Peacekeeping Resolution Greeted by Khartoum’s New Darfur Offensive
On Thursday, August 31, 2006, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1706, "inviting" the National Islamic Front regime in Khartoum to allow a large and robust UN to enter Darfur with the primary goal of protecting acutely ...