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Who Funds the Genocide in Dafur, Sudan?

Not surprising, China is now the largest foreign investor in Sudan, and, when the United Nations' Security Council passed Resolution 1564, threatening Sudan with oil sanctions unless it curbed the violence in Darfur, China rendered the resolution meaningless by pledging to veto any bid to impose an embargo.

Why?

Sudan's oil wealth and soaring energy prices have given President Omar Bashir a powerful ally on the U.N. Security Council -- China -- as the East African nation battles demands for economic sanctions over atrocities in Darfur.

Largely overlooked by the outside world, China has become the key player in Sudan's oil industry, as evidenced by the metallic maze of chimneys, pipes and vents that glitters on the horizon outside Khartoum.

The sparkling new oil refinery is a crown jewel for Sudan's military regime, forming a vital artery for a thriving oil industry that contributed nearly $2 billion to government coffers last year.

more from the Washinton Times

Posted by tim at April 26, 2005 6:40 AM

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A Prayer for the Dying in Darfur - Jul 13, 2005
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Comments

But isn't Sudan on the United Nation's Human Rights Commission? ( http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/docs/61chr/2005members.doc ) Yep, it sure is.

Posted by: Danny Carlton at April 26, 2005 5:17 PM

i would like to know what actions are taken by the UN on this humanitarian crisis?

Posted by: Dev at July 9, 2005 7:23 AM

it happened again. london was rocked. so is the rest of the world.every terror attack will make us more determine to fight against it. as an indian i know all about terror attacks. because for years india is the worst hit by it and rest of the world took very little notice of it.

Posted by: Dev at July 11, 2005 12:56 PM