Darfur, we all should do what we can to help

[TurQ]

Well I would like to hear what exact concerete steps that the official diaspora leaders have taken to help out people of Darfur, other than slogans. Please let us know about those, If they really cared they should have applauded Turkey's effort, I mean I personally appriciated Armenians that helped in 1999 earthquake in TUrkey, I m sure Armenians of Armenia appriciated Turkey when TUrkey help out in their 1988 earthquake.
If the ANCA's concern was totally humanitarian, a simple thank you shouldnt be saved in my opinion.

I mean a joint Armenian-Turkish initiative to help out people of Darfur would be a great idea, dont you think so?

Again FU!

[Gavur]

Know Genocide Participates In Washington, D.c.

KNOW GENOCIDE PARTICIPATES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
RALLY TO END DARFUR GENOCIDE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Harout H. Semerdjian
May 4, 2006 617-489-1597
Web: www.knowgenocide.org E-mail: [email protected]

BOSTON, MA - On April 30, 2006 members and supporters of the newly
formed KNOW GENOCIDE coalition joined thousands of activists in our
nation's capital in condemning the ongoing genocide in Darfur and
bringing the tragedy to the attention of the White House. The event
was sponsored by the Save Darfur coalition.

Since 2003, the western Sudanese region of Darfur has been subject
to a systematic campaign of massacres, starvation and dislocation
initiated by the Sudanese government and its Janjaweed militia, in
total defiance of international law. This ongoing catastrophe has
claimed the lives of 400,000 people while displacing another 2.5
million. Over 3 million people are currently suffering from hunger
while atrocities and starvation continues to claim countless lives.

"I hope that this weekend will have a strong impact on our politicians,
to act and act now," said Mr. Jean Nganji of Rwanda Outlook, a member
group of KNOW GENOCIDE. Mr. Nganji, who lost much of his family and
friends in the Rwandan Genocide, has devoted much of his recent years
in raising public awareness about genocide. The issue of genocide
denial is very personal to Rwanda, as there is a current movement of
denial, negation and revision of what happened during the 1994 Rwandan
Genocide. "There are also sympathizers and professors who advised
the genocide regime and now continue to be part of this movement,"
continued Mr. Nganji. "We owe it to ourselves and humanity, in making
sure that history is not distorted to the benefit of those who want
to justify their crimes."

Speakers at the Darfur rally included renowned Harvard scholar
Dr. Samantha Power, author of A Problem from Hell: America and the
Age of Genocide, and Mr. John Prendergast, Senior Adviser at the
International Crisis Group and author of seven books on Africa. Both
scholars were briefed on the efforts of KNOW GENOCIDE, who, in turn,
voiced their support of the coalition's efforts.

Other coalition groups represented at the Darfur rally include members
of the Armenian Assembly of America, Jewish Community Relations
Council, Armenian National Committees of Massachusetts as well as
students from Georgetown and George Washington universities.

KNOW GENOCIDE urges its members and supporters to send an electronic
postcard to President Bush urging him to stop the genocide in Darfur
by visiting www.MillionVoicesForDarfur.org

KNOW GENOCIDE is a multi-ethnic, non-partisan coalition founded
to counter the ongoing denial of known cases of genocide, such
as the Darfur, Bosnian, Cambodian, Jewish, Rwandan, and Armenian
genocides. For more information please visit our website at

https://www.knowgenocide.org

[Gavur]

Lafayette Online , PA
May 6 2006

By: Jillian Gaeta '07
Issue date: 5/5/06 Section: Opinion

PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 Genocide in Darfur began in
2003, has claimed 400,000 lives and left 2.5 million displaced. The
Khartoum government of Sudan has armed Janjaweed militia to kill
people of non-Arab descent. The United States government has made
efforts to stop the genocide, but they are not enough. On April 30th,
myself, Sarah Belliotti, Gina Brewer, and Kevin Farrell went to a
rally in Washington D.C., along with thousands of other Americans to
show the government that we want stronger action taken for the people
of Darfur.

Throughout history, the U.S. has failed to stop genocide. We watched
as genocide occurred in Armenia, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and during
WWII. Will the same happen for Darfur? The people in Sudan were
listening to the rally on their radios and waiting to hear our voices
speak up for them, hoping that Americans with the power to protect
them will do so. You may ask why should I care about the people of
Darfur who I share no connection to? The crowd at the rally was
comprised of many different people, Holocaust survivors, Bosnian
refugees, Sudanese refugees, and African Americans, However, most
people, like me, shared only one connection to the Sudanese people;
the bond of humanity.

When one race is degraded we are all degraded, when one culture is
lost a part of ours is lost, and when one part of humanity suffers,
we all suffer. Humanity connects us and because of this we are
responsible to act. The people of Darfur are waiting to hear our
voices and the Khartoum government is thriving off of our silence.
Save Darfur now and urge your congressional leaders and President
Bush to take stronger action for the people of Darfur.

For more information visit savedarfur.org or contact
[email protected].

[imported_DHolyGhost]

Here for the judgment day

Arabs are mass murdering Africans in Darfur. Africans do not deserve to die simply for having slightly darker skin, a different ethnicity and language.

This is rediculous, if it were Africans commiting Genocide against Arabs I garuntee you the UN would have sent an army in immediatly, but because the world doesn't care about Africans this genocide is being permitted to happen.

Anyone who demands Isreal and the United States recognize the Armenian Genocide without working to help the Africans is a Hypocrite with no honor or morale ground to make any demand.

Everyone should write an email to their representatives in Parlaiment, I am not sure if Armenian Government is the same as Greek, but any pressure on your government to do something is better then none.

I have already written to my representatives about Darfur and I suggest everyone here should do the same.

[Joseph]

I'm pro-Palestinian but what has been going on in Sudan (not just in Darfur) since the early 1980's has resulted in millions of lives lost.

[Vogelgrippe]

I'm pro-Palestinian but what has been going on in Sudan (not just in Darfur) since the early 1980's has resulted in millions of lives lost.

The caricature certainly makes a good point.

I have not been to, nor talked to an expert in Sudanese matters. But according to all I have read, you seem to be right. Probably the poor Sudanese Christians are paying the price for the attrocities committed by Israelis, Russians, and Americans on Moslems. I am afraid that the Western world tries to assuage Moslem rage, and openly tolerates the killings of Sudanes Christians by Sudanes Arabs supported by the Egyptian government.

In addition to this religious vendetta factor in the Sudanese genocide, there is also the more terrifying racist aspect. Otherwise, who in his/her right mind could claim that the world would stand by and watch if the victims were white & European or American Christians? What a pity.

[TurQ]

VogelGrippe
NAtives of Darfur are Muslim Africans, it is not often mentioned. Southern Sudanese Christians are different then the Darfur's Africans.

T

The caricature certainly makes a good point.

I have not been to, nor talked to an expert in Sudanese matters. But according to all I have read, you seem to be right. Probably the poor Sudanese Christians are paying the price for the attrocities committed by Israelis, Russians, and Americans on Moslems. I am afraid that the Western world tries to assuage Moslem rage, and openly tolerates the killings of Sudanes Christians by Sudanes Arabs supported by the Egyptian government.

In addition to this religious vendetta factor in the Sudanese genocide, there is also the more terrifying racist aspect. Otherwise, who in his/her right mind could claim that the world would stand by and watch if the victims were white & European or American Christians? What a pity.

[Vogelgrippe]

VogelGrippe
NAtives of Darfur are Muslim Africans, it is not often mentioned. Southern Sudanese Christians are different then the Darfur's Africans.

T

I didn't know that, Turq. But few weeks ago, I was at a conference at Yildiz University. There, a former Turkish ambassador bashed an Egyptian professor because of Egyptian government's policy in Sudan. He claimed that Egyptians are supporting the killing of Christian Sudanese as a revenge tactic. To my surprise, the Egyptian professor admitted this, and said that he did not endorse his government's policy either.

Therefore I am surprised again to hear that both the perpetrators and most of the victims are Moslems. Can it be then, that the mass killings are not limited to the Darfour region?

[TurQ]

Yes, kind of true(although partly), there is a civil war going on inthe south between governmental forces and the seperatist Southern Sudanese Christian militias, as far as I know those areas are not in total control of Sudanese government. There might be some relations between the Koptic problem in Egypt and Sudanese problem. But I highly suspect that because Egypt and Sudan has really sour relations, they keep distant to each other. it is like the same relations between Turkey and Iran, kind of regime related. Egypt accuses Sudan for exporting Islamic revolution etc.

I do suspect that they would be collaborating on Koptic question. In fact Egypt as a state does not have problem with the Coptics, they have even shown Butros Ghali former UN secretatry and an Egyptian Coptic, who is known for his open support for the Serbian Fasists to clean up Bosnia. I know no official Egyptian even critisizing him for doing so.
Foreign politics are highly complex, it is hard to draw direct conclusions.

I didn't know that, Turq. But few weeks ago, I was at a conference at Yildiz University. There, a former Turkish ambassador bashed an Egyptian professor because of Egyptian government's policy in Sudan. He claimed that Egyptians are supporting the killing of Christian Sudanese as a revenge tactic. To my surprise, the Egyptian professor admitted this, and said that he did not endorse his government's policy either.

Therefore I am surprised again to hear that both the perpetrators and most of the victims are Moslems. Can it be then, that the mass killings are not limited to the Darfour region?

[TurQ]

Darfur issue is mostly realted with the control of valuable land. The african muslims live on such lands, and the Janjavit Arabic SUdanese(Who are supported by government) want their land, so the government supports Janjavits to ethniccally cleanse Darfour's natives who are also muslims.


Again Christian issue is seperate, and there is a ceasefire with the Christian seperatists in the south, and Sudan has limited control in the south.

Turkey helps out Darfour region to solve the humanitarian crisis.

Therefore I am surprised again to hear that both the perpetrators and most of the victims are Moslems. Can it be then, that the mass killings are not limited to the Darfour region?