Political Quotes

“everyone should read Mark Lacey's piece in today's New York Times titled, ``In Sudan, Militiamen on Horses Uproot a Million.'' The article says, ``The men on horses killed my parents,'' referring to the militia who have been armed by the Government of Sudan. ``Then the planes came,'' referring to aerial bombardment by the Government of Sudan. Marc Lacey writes, ``Human rights groups and international officials charge that the militia has been used as a tool of the government to pursue a radical policy resembling ethnic cleansing.'' The militia knows no rules of war. ``They ride camels and horses and use automatic weapons against those they come across. They ride into the villages en masse and shoot anyone in sight. As the militiamen torch and loot, the villagers grab what they can and run.'' One young woman did not have time to get away. She was in bed when the Janjaweed moved in. Two men entered her hut, and raped her in front of her family. Raping, then branding the survivors is common practice in this forgotten land. Refugee after refugee tells the same story. Men on horseback, air raids, soldiers sweep into villages. As this crisis rages on, 1 million people are now internally displaced, and 100,000 refugees were forced into Chad. Unknown numbers have been murdered, and the world does little. With the rainy season just weeks away, the window for getting humanitarian assistance is closing. The international community has 6 weeks left.…”