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	<title>Comments on: Bush&#8217;s Sudan Ambassador: There Is No Genocide in Darfur</title>
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		<title>By: gold roses</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-4844950</link>
		<dc:creator>gold roses</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;gold roses&lt;/strong&gt;

Interestingly, this was on CNN last week.</description>
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<p>Interestingly, this was on CNN last week.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4844950', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ass Thick Ass Babes Kick Ass</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ass Thick Ass Babes Kick Ass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Ass Thick Ass Babes Kick Ass&lt;/strong&gt;

I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view</description>
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<p>I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4807274', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-4715962</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Jack&lt;/strong&gt;

Geat post. I added you to my blog roll!</description>
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<p>Geat post. I added you to my blog roll!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4715962', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Online Cash Advance</title>
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		<dc:creator>Online Cash Advance</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Online Cash Advance&lt;/strong&gt;

If a family member is short on bill paying money just effortlessly apply for an online online cash advance that is terrific, honest, and lightning quick today!</description>
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<p>If a family member is short on bill paying money just effortlessly apply for an online online cash advance that is terrific, honest, and lightning quick today!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4669200', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ass Tight Ass Ass Worship</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ass Tight Ass Ass Worship</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Ass Tight Ass Ass Worship&lt;/strong&gt;

I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view</description>
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<p>I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4362592', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: xoxomos</title>
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		<dc:creator>xoxomos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 19:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dar fur ?????
There is no Dar Fur in Sudan.
The only Dar is  Dar-al-Arab.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dar fur ?????<br />
There is no Dar Fur in Sudan.<br />
The only Dar is  Dar-al-Arab.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3832233', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Alvaro Duque-Zamora</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3750655</link>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Duque-Zamora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How many more people have to be killed to call this a genocide ???&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many more people have to be killed to call this a genocide ???<em></em><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3750655', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Alvaro Duque-Zamora</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3750653</link>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Duque-Zamora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How many more people have to be killed  to call this a genocide ???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many more people have to be killed  to call this a genocide ???<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3750653', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Alvaro Duque-Zamora</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alvaro Duque-Zamora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How many more people have to be killed or displaced to count this as genocide ???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many more people have to be killed or displaced to count this as genocide ???<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3750650', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fluent-Sudani</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3737780</link>
		<dc:creator>Fluent-Sudani</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Truth is being revealed. The man is for Godsakes from the United States. Every person that lives in Sudan and knows about Darfur history, conflict starting from nomadic herders (arabs) and farmers, would definately understand why killing is not racial as many westerners who only hog tv not knowing whether it&#039;s truth or propagandas for oil.

Al Bashir is making efforts to stop this, yet I am not like many Sudanese here in America throwing blame for a falling needle noise. I have watched many sabotage documentaries based on fallacies, poor people acting for money. He has the right to fear new Iraq letting UN to gain access to region, yet I am not supporting Sudan gov&#039;t.

Bless this man, he broke it down to the rest of the world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Truth is being revealed. The man is for Godsakes from the United States. Every person that lives in Sudan and knows about Darfur history, conflict starting from nomadic herders (arabs) and farmers, would definately understand why killing is not racial as many westerners who only hog tv not knowing whether it&#8217;s truth or propagandas for oil.</p>
<p>Al Bashir is making efforts to stop this, yet I am not like many Sudanese here in America throwing blame for a falling needle noise. I have watched many sabotage documentaries based on fallacies, poor people acting for money. He has the right to fear new Iraq letting UN to gain access to region, yet I am not supporting Sudan gov&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Bless this man, he broke it down to the rest of the world.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3737780', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3725998</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>my apologies andrew, my comment was not in reference to West Papua or you, but to other commentorss. I agree with what you are trying to do, its a good thing. Keep it up and my apologies for you taking offense.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my apologies andrew, my comment was not in reference to West Papua or you, but to other commentorss. I agree with what you are trying to do, its a good thing. Keep it up and my apologies for you taking offense.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3725998', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mary</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m watching the re-run on CSPAN2 right now and Natsios just said (towards the end of the session) that what&#039;s happening in Darfur IS genocide - under pressure from Biden, admittedly, but he definitely said that genocide is being committed.

I agree that this guy has a sleazy political past and his attempts to downplay the atrocities to protect US political interests are despicable and unethical, but it&#039;s just funny how everyone is so quick to comment on a two-minute clip taken out of context.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m watching the re-run on CSPAN2 right now and Natsios just said (towards the end of the session) that what&#8217;s happening in Darfur IS genocide &#8211; under pressure from Biden, admittedly, but he definitely said that genocide is being committed.</p>
<p>I agree that this guy has a sleazy political past and his attempts to downplay the atrocities to protect US political interests are despicable and unethical, but it&#8217;s just funny how everyone is so quick to comment on a two-minute clip taken out of context.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3710038', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3709289</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No, eight years of research reading things like the US Dept. of State Foreign Relations Summary, 1961-63, Vol XXIII, Southeast Asia: see http://wpik.org/Src/950306_FRUS_XXIII_1961-63.html

Instead of reading one text like Legges&#039; fictions based on what Sukarno said he had done during the war and since; I also read better works by authors like CL Penders &amp; Bernard Dahm; and I&#039;ve read what the newspapers and other periodicals did &amp; did not have to say about the people and events. And finally instead of accepting what other people claimed the &quot;UN&quot; had said, I have read the UN&#039;s own records.

I found that Dahm, Penders, government records and the periodicals tell the same story as the Papuan people do; and that Legge, the Indonesian military and the US Indonesia Society tell a totally different story about what is happening &amp; why.

I saw General Yudhoyono &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thejakartapost.com/Archives/ArchivesDet2.asp?FileID=20050730.@03&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;warned the U.S. not to interfere in Indonesia&#039;s domestic affairs after the U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill that questions the status of Papua&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and that Bechtel&#039;s lobby the US Indonesia Society did Jakarta&#039;s bidding for the next several months telling the US Senate a bunch of lies and that the Congressmen didn&#039;t know what they were doing when they ask questions in Section 1115.

For you, it is easy, you will find copies of the New York Times and other reports and records at http://wpik.org
I had to invest the time to find source records, I even have films of many events of 1960-1969 which Jakarta and its associates want you to believe never happen. West Papua is a colony.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, eight years of research reading things like the US Dept. of State Foreign Relations Summary, 1961-63, Vol XXIII, Southeast Asia: see <a href="http://wpik.org/Src/950306_FRUS_XXIII_1961-63.html" rel="nofollow">http://wpik.org/Src/950306_FRUS_XXIII_1961-63.html</a></p>
<p>Instead of reading one text like Legges&#8217; fictions based on what Sukarno said he had done during the war and since; I also read better works by authors like CL Penders &amp; Bernard Dahm; and I&#8217;ve read what the newspapers and other periodicals did &amp; did not have to say about the people and events. And finally instead of accepting what other people claimed the &#8220;UN&#8221; had said, I have read the UN&#8217;s own records.</p>
<p>I found that Dahm, Penders, government records and the periodicals tell the same story as the Papuan people do; and that Legge, the Indonesian military and the US Indonesia Society tell a totally different story about what is happening &amp; why.</p>
<p>I saw General Yudhoyono &#8220;<a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/Archives/ArchivesDet2.asp?FileID=20050730.@03" rel="nofollow">warned the U.S. not to interfere in Indonesia&#8217;s domestic affairs after the U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill that questions the status of Papua</a>&#8221; and that Bechtel&#8217;s lobby the US Indonesia Society did Jakarta&#8217;s bidding for the next several months telling the US Senate a bunch of lies and that the Congressmen didn&#8217;t know what they were doing when they ask questions in Section 1115.</p>
<p>For you, it is easy, you will find copies of the New York Times and other reports and records at <a href="http://wpik.org" rel="nofollow">http://wpik.org</a><br />
I had to invest the time to find source records, I even have films of many events of 1960-1969 which Jakarta and its associates want you to believe never happen. West Papua is a colony.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3709289', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What I really hate, beyond the atrocities afformentioned, is the perversion of such acts for political or monetary gain. I agree what happened in Sudan is something that shoud have and could have been prevented, but to blame an administration that actual wants to meet the pledge our country made to development assitance is silly. Before I get flammed, please tell me that some of your research didn&#039;t come from wikipedia. As much as a disagree with the bush administration, I believe I have one of the largest rights too (enlisted marine), I don&#039;t blame oil or corrupted GOP party members. Instead I like to be proactive in helping aid related causes for the country of Sudan (not the government), I actually speak out for help with letters to senators and my local paper. Insulting Bush is a fun hobby, but its seems like wasted effort, at least from my pedastal.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I really hate, beyond the atrocities afformentioned, is the perversion of such acts for political or monetary gain. I agree what happened in Sudan is something that shoud have and could have been prevented, but to blame an administration that actual wants to meet the pledge our country made to development assitance is silly. Before I get flammed, please tell me that some of your research didn&#8217;t come from wikipedia. As much as a disagree with the bush administration, I believe I have one of the largest rights too (enlisted marine), I don&#8217;t blame oil or corrupted GOP party members. Instead I like to be proactive in helping aid related causes for the country of Sudan (not the government), I actually speak out for help with letters to senators and my local paper. Insulting Bush is a fun hobby, but its seems like wasted effort, at least from my pedastal.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3705306', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3698946</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A civil war will continue so long as any fraction thinks it can seize power with violence. A genocide is easy to stop if the media exposes it, the offending State is unlikely to continue such criminal actions while the world documents the crime.

 Unfortunately genocide often has international supporters wanting the profits of genocide, or who agree with the State&#039;s policy that the victims are &quot;primitives&quot; or &quot;sub-human&quot; who should be eliminated for the benefit of others.

&lt;strong&gt;All Americans should be keenly aware of their largest mine, a combine gold &amp; copper mine in West Papua&lt;/strong&gt; designed &amp; built by Bechtel and operated by Freeport McMoRan.  The gold &amp; copper was discovered in 1936 by Mobil &amp; Chevron, their geologist called it &quot;Ertsberg&quot; (Mountain of Ore), but it was not until 1959 when the Dutch colony discovered there was gold flowing into the Arafura Sea and began searching for the mountain source, that Rockefeller&#039;s Freeport Sulphur suddenly decided it was time to mine West Papua.

 Inside the White House, McGeorge Bundy &amp; Robert Komer told Kennedy that the US could only save itself from communism by forcing the Netherlands to sign the New York Agreement selling West Papua to Indonesian control in 1962. After General Suharto came to power by killing a half million Javanese potential opponents in 1966, Freeport Sulphur in 1967 got its first 30 year license from Indonesia to mine the Pacific nation of West Papua.

 In 2004 the Yale University Law School published its report: 
&quot;Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua:
 Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control&quot;
  http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/westpapuahrights.pdf

 In 2005 the US Congressmen wrote Section 1115 asking questions about West Papua &amp; Indonesia&#039;s claim of sovereignty. In late 2005 Bechtel &amp; Freeport &amp; Exxon used their lobby the &quot;US Indonesia Society&quot; to petition the US Senate to remove the entire Section 1115.

 Genocide is about denial, the US Congress was not even allowed to ask questions about West Papua. 40 years of genocide (according to Yale Law School) and colonial mining courtesy of the Indonesian military. GW Bush has allowed Indonesia to keep Jihadist training camps OPEN, he also lifted Clinton&#039;s bans on the TNI, and even commenced U.S. funding &amp; Aid to the Indonesian military which still works with Laskar Jihad and other al Qaeda networks. Why ? Gold &amp; money ?

Will the people of America and the world forget their fear long enough to say no to colonization and genocide?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A civil war will continue so long as any fraction thinks it can seize power with violence. A genocide is easy to stop if the media exposes it, the offending State is unlikely to continue such criminal actions while the world documents the crime.</p>
<p> Unfortunately genocide often has international supporters wanting the profits of genocide, or who agree with the State&#8217;s policy that the victims are &#8220;primitives&#8221; or &#8220;sub-human&#8221; who should be eliminated for the benefit of others.</p>
<p><strong>All Americans should be keenly aware of their largest mine, a combine gold &amp; copper mine in West Papua</strong> designed &amp; built by Bechtel and operated by Freeport McMoRan.  The gold &amp; copper was discovered in 1936 by Mobil &amp; Chevron, their geologist called it &#8220;Ertsberg&#8221; (Mountain of Ore), but it was not until 1959 when the Dutch colony discovered there was gold flowing into the Arafura Sea and began searching for the mountain source, that Rockefeller&#8217;s Freeport Sulphur suddenly decided it was time to mine West Papua.</p>
<p> Inside the White House, McGeorge Bundy &amp; Robert Komer told Kennedy that the US could only save itself from communism by forcing the Netherlands to sign the New York Agreement selling West Papua to Indonesian control in 1962. After General Suharto came to power by killing a half million Javanese potential opponents in 1966, Freeport Sulphur in 1967 got its first 30 year license from Indonesia to mine the Pacific nation of West Papua.</p>
<p> In 2004 the Yale University Law School published its report:<br />
&#8220;Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua:<br />
 Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control&#8221;<br />
  <a href="http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/westpapuahrights.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/westpapuahrights.pdf</a></p>
<p> In 2005 the US Congressmen wrote Section 1115 asking questions about West Papua &amp; Indonesia&#8217;s claim of sovereignty. In late 2005 Bechtel &amp; Freeport &amp; Exxon used their lobby the &#8220;US Indonesia Society&#8221; to petition the US Senate to remove the entire Section 1115.</p>
<p> Genocide is about denial, the US Congress was not even allowed to ask questions about West Papua. 40 years of genocide (according to Yale Law School) and colonial mining courtesy of the Indonesian military. GW Bush has allowed Indonesia to keep Jihadist training camps OPEN, he also lifted Clinton&#8217;s bans on the TNI, and even commenced U.S. funding &amp; Aid to the Indonesian military which still works with Laskar Jihad and other al Qaeda networks. Why ? Gold &amp; money ?</p>
<p>Will the people of America and the world forget their fear long enough to say no to colonization and genocide?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3698946', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Troll</title>
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		<dc:creator>Troll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The problem in Dafur is a civil war and according to the socialist democrats we should not be in the middle. The UN has not acted so why should we? A humanitarian crisis seems not to be just cause as is evidenced by the opposition to the Iraq war. The duplicity in this regard leads one to believe that domestic politics are the real motive behind the democrats actions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem in Dafur is a civil war and according to the socialist democrats we should not be in the middle. The UN has not acted so why should we? A humanitarian crisis seems not to be just cause as is evidenced by the opposition to the Iraq war. The duplicity in this regard leads one to believe that domestic politics are the real motive behind the democrats actions.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3697952', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Scaps</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/12/natsios-no-genocide/comment-page-2/#comment-3697332</link>
		<dc:creator>Scaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is mass killing taking place in Sudan; however, it is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; genocide. Based on the definition of genocide first forwarded by Raphael Lemkin and eventually adopted/modified by the UN in the form of the &lt;em&gt;Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide&lt;/em&gt; the killing occurring is not &quot;racially&quot; motivated - it is motivated by the thirsty &quot;Red Dragon&quot; - the PRC. The PRC is providing weapons, helicopters, etc. to the Sudanese military so they can ravage the country and &quot;clear&quot; villagers from the southern oil fields. It is critical to note, the villagers being murdered are Muslim, Christian, and Animists. There is &lt;strong&gt;no&lt;/strong&gt; one specific group being targeted - the one similarity between these people is the location of their villages in relation to oil. One might ask about the Janjaweed, they are simply a militia - in other words, they are for hire. The fact that they are Muslim is irrelevant, they were commissioned by Khartoum and they are taking every opportunity to rape, pillage, and - in general - profit. To quote a Sudanese refugee: &quot;They come and they take oil.&quot; Finally, I believe the killing must stop and an international force must intervene; however, this would be extremely complicated, as both the PRC and Russian hold vetoes in the UN Security Council and would most definitely vote against any intervention as both profit from the killing (Russia also sells arms to Khartoum). I apologize for any spelling/grammatical errors - I am at work!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is mass killing taking place in Sudan; however, it is <strong>not</strong> genocide. Based on the definition of genocide first forwarded by Raphael Lemkin and eventually adopted/modified by the UN in the form of the <em>Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide</em> the killing occurring is not &#8220;racially&#8221; motivated &#8211; it is motivated by the thirsty &#8220;Red Dragon&#8221; &#8211; the PRC. The PRC is providing weapons, helicopters, etc. to the Sudanese military so they can ravage the country and &#8220;clear&#8221; villagers from the southern oil fields. It is critical to note, the villagers being murdered are Muslim, Christian, and Animists. There is <strong>no</strong> one specific group being targeted &#8211; the one similarity between these people is the location of their villages in relation to oil. One might ask about the Janjaweed, they are simply a militia &#8211; in other words, they are for hire. The fact that they are Muslim is irrelevant, they were commissioned by Khartoum and they are taking every opportunity to rape, pillage, and &#8211; in general &#8211; profit. To quote a Sudanese refugee: &#8220;They come and they take oil.&#8221; Finally, I believe the killing must stop and an international force must intervene; however, this would be extremely complicated, as both the PRC and Russian hold vetoes in the UN Security Council and would most definitely vote against any intervention as both profit from the killing (Russia also sells arms to Khartoum). I apologize for any spelling/grammatical errors &#8211; I am at work!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3697332', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: frenchfries</title>
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		<dc:creator>frenchfries</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just watch for the next recess...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just watch for the next recess&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3695053', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lora</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So where is Vermin Venus, who once on a particularly crazy rant on another post last year as &quot;Mighty Aphrodite/Hypocrite,&quot; accused me of being a hypocrite for not protesting the genocide in Darfur (which I&#039;ve actually protested), or under Stalin and Hitler (I had yet to be born then)?  I suppose now that Dumbya&#039;s Ambassador has stated there is no genocide, Vermin Venus will be okay with Darfur, eh?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So where is Vermin Venus, who once on a particularly crazy rant on another post last year as &#8220;Mighty Aphrodite/Hypocrite,&#8221; accused me of being a hypocrite for not protesting the genocide in Darfur (which I&#8217;ve actually protested), or under Stalin and Hitler (I had yet to be born then)?  I suppose now that Dumbya&#8217;s Ambassador has stated there is no genocide, Vermin Venus will be okay with Darfur, eh?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3694546', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Narek</title>
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		<dc:creator>Narek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting how this news comes just before the usual rallies and recognition throughout the world of the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, which the USA doesn&#039;t recognize either (Most of the rest of the world recognizes it).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting how this news comes just before the usual rallies and recognition throughout the world of the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, which the USA doesn&#8217;t recognize either (Most of the rest of the world recognizes it).<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3693332', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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