Arriving Somewhere

On the subject of Darfur, Kofi Annan actually had something intelligent to say.

Asked how history would judge the international response, Annan said: “Quite likely that we were slow, hesitant, uncaring and that we have learned nothing from Rwanda.”

via Reuters

Now, will he recommend any action?

With the minuscule amount of press the crisis in Darfur is receiving I am always glad to see an article appear in an American paper… this is from an editorial in the Philadelphia Enquirer:

The violence that has continued since Powell’s assessment [of genocide] reflects the international community’s unconscionably sluggish response to ending the assault on civilians by the government in Khartoum and government-supported militias.
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President Bush, with the United Nations, must rise to the challenge of ending these catastrophes. Without their persistent attention, the suffering will continue.