Richard Lugar actually said...

I would note that a good number of Americans have observed that throughout all the problems in Darfur, with the charge of genocide and crimes against humanity by the government of President al-Bashir duplicating their behavior in the south, China has certainly realized that some very bad things were happening, but obtaining oil from Sudan remained its first priority.

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Lugar highlights China's prioritization of oil over humanitarian issues in Sudan.

07/13/2011

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