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...United Nations and its role in the Rwandan genocide, Rusesabagina quietly rejected the possibility of effective international action on the part of the U.N.. “The United Nations has proved to be a failure—hopeless,” he said. “I cannot tell you that I have faith in the United Nations anymore.” Rusesabagina, who has received both the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ended his address with an emotional plea for action. “There are so many voices calling...
...failed to eliminate the genocide. As long as Chinese investment in Sudan continues, Western economic divestment will not incapacitate the Sudanese government and will not affect its funding of the Janjaweed. And the current peacekeeping force is insufficient. As it stands, the African Union (AU) force cannot intervene or raid Janjaweed camps, as rules of engagement forbid any offensive action.Something more must be done.The U.S.’s first step should be to push for a Security Council resolution that enables UN peacekeepers to directly intervene in Sudan. Due to economic interests, however, China and Russia are unlikely...
...this treasure-trove chase, Khoury tries to spice up the flirtatious banter between Tess and Sean, but it is a simple fact that authors of thrilling page-turners cannot legitimately write romance. Thus, we’re left with clunkers like “[Tess] knew something was definitely going on between her and Reilly, and she liked what she felt...
...Director of the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity at the University of Maryland, "recurrent dramas in American history." Dill likens the Duke narrative to the debate surrounding the descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings. "Race, class, gender and sexuality are woven together so tightly here that they cannot be separated," she says. "You cannot understand this by looking at it through a single lens of any one of these dimensions...
...Their recent cooperation with the political parties notwithstanding, many observers here insist that the Maoists will never settle for anything less than the armed takeover of the country. For now, the country's political leaders know they cannot hope to overwhelm the Maoists by arms: rather they have to try and wean them back into the political system, by negotiating with them, and attempting to write a constitution that the Maoists can accept. "I am not vouching for the Maoists," says Arjun Narsingh K.C, a prominent member of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. "I cannot promise that they...