Wednesdays Washington Post described how Sudanese jingaweit militiamen crossed over the border into neighboring Chad and killed hundreds of people. This article. which I came across as I was reading the paper. is graphic. A report in the Washington Post through the Associated Press on April 10 says that: Sudanese Janjaweed militiamen killed as many as 400 people in the volatile eastern border region near Sudan. leaving an "apocalyptic" scene of mass graves and destruction. the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in this article: Estimates of the number of dead have increased substantially and now range between 200 and 400. Because most of the dead were buried where their bodies were foundoften in common graves owing to their numberswe may never know the exact number. The article goes on to say: The attackers encircled the villages. opened fire. pursued fleeing villagers. robbed women and shot the men. the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said. Many who survived the initial attack died later from exhaustion and dehydration. often while fleeing. Some have argued that the genocide is over. as sad and tragic as it was. that it is finished. but this news article tells us a different story. The report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that 200 to 400 people were slaughtered is a grim reminder that this country. having declared a genocide in Darfur. cannot stand idly by as these reports are made. When I consider the situation in Darfur. I understand that it is a challenge for the United States to think about what we might do to make this situation better.
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