It is affirmed that at least 1 million people were killed during that genocide. The world decided to do better in the Sudan conflict. Does it?
Population of Sudan (before the killing): About 35 million.
The Sudanese government still (2005) sends so-called Janjaweed (Dschandschawid)-Militia to fight the civilian population in the West Sudanese region of Darfur. Altogether the Sudanese government seems to support a few dozens of Militia groups in Sudan.
Interposed question: Why does a government support or use Militia ? Because Militia are no official Armed Forces. In regard to Public Relation that comes in handy.
It is unclear (to me) how many Militia troops are supressing and killing and displacing the civilian population of Western Sudan.
Sources on TV used to talk about 1 million displaced persons and about 10,000 having been killed already but that numbers just sound like helpless estimations to me that can not be affirmed by any reliable source so far. Sources also estimate that 300,000 people or more are about to die due to direct killing or due to indirect starving from hunger (provoked by the expulsion).
Interposed question: How many people have to be killed before a genocide is affirmed ?
I think you could call it genocide (if numbers were affirmed) but genocide is a dangerous word as the UN would have to intervene militaryly.
That brings us to the question: What was there at first, the chicken or the egg ?Meaning:Does the Sudanese government kill 'rebel' people in Western Sudan or do the Rebel Groups exist because the Government (Militia and official Air Force) is fighting civilian people in Western Sudan ?
Well, basically one would say that governmental executives normally don't tend to kill its civilian population if they in fact want to kill some rebels. But that's what actually seems to happen in Western Sudan as all international help organizations tell. And in common terms one would call that genocide.
Interposed question: Is the UN really willing to intervene thistime ?
Actually nobody seems to be interested in looking too closely into numbers.
After all... which advantages for the western world could Sudan bring ? It's that much underdeveloped that it's just not attractive for any kind of intervention. (That's meant to be cynical !!)
But I'd like to add: If you kill a human being directly or if you let him starve from hunger by displacing him from his soil makes no difference: It's both murder !
And at least in our western culture it is a crime to let children starve from hunger if you know about it, isn't it?
There seem to be some resistence of some black African rebel groups but they seem to be highly inefficient in protecting the Western Sudanese civilian population. Besides any Militia or official troops in unstable African countries (proof me wrong !) tend to serve just certain factions or local warlords. So it obviously makes no sense supporting any faction by delivering weapons.
People who really want to end a war, build up their country and help the civilian population to gain education and prosperity do not exist or are being killed.
So, shouldnt't anyone do something more forcefully about it ? And can it be done without marching into Sudan ? Can the displaced people be protected from being displaced ? Can food be brought to the starving people of Western Sudan in time ?
From a geographical point of view one might say:
- It's the job of the African Union (AU) because Sudan belongs to Africa.
- It's the job of the European Union (EU) because they are located next closest.
- It's the job of the United States (USA) because they are a super power.
- It's the job of some other powers.
I) Africa is unfortunately unable to help itself:
III) The NATO (USA and Europe), which could be seen as a kind of European Armed Forces, was not constructed to intervene in Africa.
IV) The US normally arguments that Europe doesn't need European Armed Forces as there is the NATO.
Convincing isn't it ? Do you get the logic ?
V) The USA is simply not able nor interested in intervening militarily due to other military comitments (such as Afghanistan, Iraq... Iran, Syria etc.).
A simple final question: How long can one make it without water and food ? When will we get rid of all those annoying sounds of suffering ?
Population of Sudan (after killing or displacement): Not less than 34.2 million. (Since population of Western Sudan is just about 833,000. Lucky us... we'll miss the million...)
Damage to people in Northern Dafur province (680,000) and Southern Dafur province (760,000) is not taken into account though.
