Sudan. are genocide." a sentiment that has been repeated only recently by President Bush. who went on to say "we have a moral obligation to stop it." Congress has been outspoken in expressing a bipartisan consensus of disgust at the atrocious human rights abuses committed in the westemn region of Sudan. Genocide in Darfur continues to play out on our watch. Current estimates put the death toll at 450.000 people. with an additional two million driven from their homes and livelihoods into wandering uncertainty or refugee camps. More than 3.5 million people within Darfur are currently entirely reliant on the intemnational community for the crucial aid that might enable them to survive. Some valuable foundations have been laid.