July 23, 2004

A malnourished child cries as he is weighed in a refugee camp in Chad. US Congress declares 'genocide' in Sudan CNN - The U.S. Congress declared that the killings of tens of thousands of black civilians by Arab militias in Sudan's Darfur region amount to "genocide," while U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell warned that Khartoum must act quickly to disarm Arab militias or face U.N. sanctions. The House of Representatives and Senate unanimously passed resolutions Thursday night urging U.S. President George W. Bush, likewise, to call the situation in Sudan "by its rightful name -- genocide." Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir Friday rejected international pressure on his country. "The international concern over Darfur is actually a targeting of the Islamic state in Sudan," Bashir told a public meeting south of Khartoum. 10:46:41 PM