what kind of aide do they have right now for the people in darfur?? what are they doing to help the citizens??
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I am very concerned about this subject and have emailed Bush and my state reps.  I also joined savedarfur.  Here is the latest info I received.  Hope this helps!\n\nsome exciting news: Academy-award winner George Clooney will speak at the Save Darfur Rally to Stop Genocide in Washington, D.C., on April 30!\n\nClooney and his father, Nick, just returned on Sunday from a fact-finding trip to the Darfur region.  They now know from first-hand evidence how dire the situation in Darfur has become.  Hundreds of thousands have been killed and nearly one-third of the population of Darfur has been displaced.  And the world simply watches and waits.\n\nWe must show President Bush and other world leaders that the time to act is now!\n\nIf you can't make it to Washington there are many other rallies in other parts of the country all with goal of drawing attention to the tragic Darfur genocide.\n\n\nWe have collected hundreds of thousands of postcards.  Now we must show our will through sheer numbers.  The Rally to Stop Genocide will be a huge gathering of people from all over the country – and the world – who are committed to ending the genocide in Darfur.  \n\n\nThank you, \n\nDavid Rubenstein\nSave Darfur Coalition\n\nP.S. George Clooney will appear on the Oprah show tomorrow, Wednesday the 26th, to talk about his trip and the situation in Darfur.  Visit Oprah.com for more information and please tune in.
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Because we're not about saving oppressed people.  There are millions of oppressed people in the world, and we don't do much for them.  We only use the rationale of tyrants and dictators oppressing their people when it suits our economic interests to apply pressure on the governments in power.  \n\nIts not about democracy- its about economics.\n\nLook at Darfur.  There's millions dead there, and Bush hasn't even blinked.\n\nIf these places had resources that they were being less-than forthcoming with to our country, you'd see us "helping" the oppressed people of their country.\n\nIf they don't have resources or economic value to us, they don't get help.\n\nQuite hypocrytical and opportunistic, if you ask me.  But that's the way the world works.
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Realistically speaking the Sudanses Government is just as destructible as the Third Reich under Hitler. The treaty is a joke, it will do more harm then peace and the Sudan Government only created to help clean up their image. But it dose change a thing, the Sudan Government is a terrorist state even Osama himself called it home. The Sudan liberation Movement is vital because the Darfurians need someone to defend them. You can make the statement that they don't stand a chance against the Military force of Sudan, but these individuals are not mere terrorist rebels rather they are freedom fighters. America and other UN nations should get involved in the crisis. Sometimes you can send you message across better with Guns and Bombs then with ink and paper.
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Try hooking up with PeaceFire. Check out what it's all about here. (see link) It's a non profit organization created specifically to help people in your circumstances...it's what they do. They're in it for politcal reasons....there is no money involved at all. Read the whole site and understand how it works it before you make any judgments.\n\nSee here: http://peacefire.org/
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The police are often the only people who see first hand those in situations crying out for help, who can try to connect people in need to community services.\n\nI'm sure community service agencies are inundated by requests for assistance, and must have to turn away far too many people. It must be really difficult for police to see the kinds of things they see every day, knowing that there is very little anyone can do about it, or that the kind of assistance they can offer is too little, or not what is needed to address a specific problem. \n\nKids must be really hard.  Not only is it distressing to see kids whose lives are headed in a very bad direction, but it's got to be very difficult when you can't get though to them.  Or, to promise help that you find out you can't actually deliver.\n\nPolice officers who try to help by making unofficial referrals are probably acting out of a sincere desire to help, knowing that they are severely hampered by the rules in how much they can officially do.  I think it must be next to impossible to keep doing that job if you can't believe you are making a difference.  I don't believe it's a wise idea to force them to stop trying.
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Ask your average Merikun dough-brain "What do you think about what's happening in Darfur Province in Sudan?" and they will most likely get that befuddled look you sometimes see on a slow child's face when someone brings up the subject of algebra...and if it isn't blazing across the crawl on FOXNEWS the people in charge DON'T CARE! It took two years to drag Clinton into Kosovo and Bosnia, maybe it will only take three to drag Bush into Darfur... it's a touchy situation though, the region is heavily populated by Muslims.... Wouldn't it be seen as just more American arrogance butting it's way into an internal conflict where we have no business? Wouldn't it create even more hatred of America in the Arab world if we barged into Sudan with an armed force, whether or not we called them PeaceKeepers? I see no easy solution to what's currently happening in Sudan. It's very reminiscent of the Hutu Vs. Tutsi conflict in Rwanda a few years back. Hardly anybody in America gave a $hiT back then and we weren't at war with terrorists then. Our military strength is already being stretched thin in Iraq... why should we worry about some poor African people who we DON'T see on T.V. every night? Sometimes the right thing to do isn't necessarily the smart thing to do if you're name is America.
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Families helping families lunch\nFamily aid\nHelp for the hurting\nGnosh for the needy\nThat's all I can think of at this time.
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What are you asking?  Why would SanFran care?  Are you threatening SanFran of peril?  Whose lives?  Yours?  Whose cooperation?  The government of SanFran?\n\nScare someone?  Terrorize?  Silly.
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Yes, if for nothing else to help the people there. I dont believe it can happen in one term, but I really hope that it will happen.
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I am totally for it, I said this time and time again. If they want to become citizens than pay up your long overdue. If they knew they had to , they would go back real quick I bet. Also the government needs to stop giving away aid to them.
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go to sudan and meet the local people.
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Ohmygosh, THAT'S what's going on???? They are staging the emergency!!!!*sigh*
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Nothing. They're not the first nor will they be the last, unfortunately. One of the guys "Menchaca" is from my home-town. I'm very upset about it but what can the military do? They're following Bush's orders. To think it's all for the oil.
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Yes, things are getting stranger by the minute. How can our governments continue to give help to Afghanistan when they have such a barbaric system of law (Sharia)?  And not only should Christians be protesting, but so should Muslims, if they really believe it's a crime to kill someone for their beliefs.
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I care very deeply about this horrible situation--and follow it very closely.  Have you been following Nicholas Kristof's articles about the Genocide in the New York Times?  He writes about it regularly and has been trying to get the US government and the "bully pulpit" people like Bill O'Reilly to draw attention to Darfur.  He has even set up a collection to pay for Bill O'Reilly's trip to Darfur to raise the public's attention.  So far, O'Reilly has refused--saying he has "other commitments" (what commitments could be more important?)  If you get a chance look at www.nytimes.com and see if you can access the articles/video on Darfur.
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WHO is the specialized organizaton of UN. They are for sure trying to eradicate this virus. that is their area of work anyway.
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djgriffinny... hahaha... don't worry about darfur and all the people that die there... don't worry about China and how we support their human rights violations... only worry about the bad guys we want you to worry about... nice job only looking where the government wants you too while crimes 10 times more horrific are occurring