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The Islamist government of Sudan spent two decades trying to wipe out the Christian population of its south.
* The Islamist government of Sudan spent two decades trying to wipe out the Christian population of its south. After international pressure forced an end to that, the government turned its efforts to wiping out the black Sufi Muslim population in its western province of Darfur. It has sanctioned Arab death squads, the Janjaweed, to rape and brand women, poison wells, and destroy crops and villages. More than 15,000 have been killed and over a million have been driven from their homes. The U.S. Agency for International Development estimates that the death toll could reach a million if the Sudanese government continues to block the delivery of food and medicines. The Bush administration is trying to prevent another genocide in Africa--with precious little help from the rest of the world. President Bush and Colin Powell have strongly condemned the ...
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- Magazine article from: Books & Culture Jenkins, Philip May 1, 2002 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, The Islamist government of Sudan spent two decades trying to wipe out...