Sudan's president: Foreign aid groups must leave

[iamthebandfanman]

Source: Associated Press

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan's president said Monday he wants all international aid groups out of the country within a year, insisting they can drop off supplies "at airports or seaports" and let Sudanese organizations take care of it.

Government officials later tried to downplay the president's comments, calling his directive a "process" and stressing that U.N. agencies operating in Sudan would not be affected.

President Omar al-Bashir has already expelled 13 large foreign aid agencies, most of them operating in Darfur, accusing them of spying for an international court that issued an arrest warrant against him on March 4 for war crimes in the western Sudanese region.



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is it almost time to tell Sudans president that HE must leave? i know most people on DU are against military interventions or use of force in most cases, as am i ... but is this something where military force is needed? obviously i mean an international force, not just the united states...

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[Sultana]

2. Bitch plz, Bashir be gone

x(

[Vehl]

3. This underlines the need for an International Criminal court

that actually has the power to have its rulings carried out


The least America could do is to become a signatory of the International Court of Justice. It will set a good precedence.
No one should be above the law.

[aquart]

4. Fine. They can dig the graves themselves.

I take it he wants an end to it with no witnesses. Not sure that can happen nowadays.