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Obama Sets Softer Sudan Policy

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(Newser) – Though Obama advocated a confrontational approach to Sudan on the campaign trail, his administration will announce a somewhat soft policy toward the country on Monday. Ending months of internal wrangling, the policy is designed use to "pressure and incentives" to bend the government to address US concerns over the killings in Darfur and a slow-to-be-implemented peace accord between the north and south, along with fears that Sudan may provide a haven to terrorists.

Under the new policy, reports the Washington Post, the US will maintain that genocide is occurring in Darfur, will keep Sudan on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, and will not allow special envoy retired Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration to negotiate directly with President Omar Hassan Bashir, who has been indicted for war crimes. Obama had earlier pushed for tougher sanctions and the establishment of a no-fly zone over Darfurian villages. The policy is expected to be presented as part of a larger effort to engage US enemies.

President Barack Obama talks with reporters after a meeting with the U.S. Envoy for Sudan Major General J. Scott Gration in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday, March 30, 2009.
President Barack Obama talks with reporters after a meeting with the U.S. Envoy for Sudan Major General J. Scott Gration in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday, March 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Sspecial envoy to Sudan J. Scott Gration arrives at the Sudanese foreign ministry for meetings with officials after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy toward Sudan.
Sspecial envoy to Sudan J. Scott Gration arrives at the Sudanese foreign ministry for meetings with officials after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, The Obama administration plans to roll out a new policy...   (AP Photo/Abd Raouf, file)
Displaced Sudanese women and children wait their turn for medical treatment outside a clinic at Zamzam refugee camp, outside the Darfur town of al-Fasher.
Displaced Sudanese women and children wait their turn for medical treatment outside a clinic at Zamzam refugee camp, outside the Darfur town of al-Fasher.   (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Mr.C
Oct 18, 09 12:33 AM CDT
What a prick. -and I voted for him Reply
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Monjubikahn
Oct 18, 09 9:56 AM CDT
This is our opportunity to pick up Bashir. What is not being said is that China is interested in the natural resources in the Sudan. Darfur has some cheer leaders in Bejing. Remove the indiginous population and you can exploit the land. It worked for us. The Native Americans are on Reservations. The Europeans took over. The same process is taking place in Sudan and in Kurdistan, where China is pumping oil for itself and the Iraqi government. Wait a minute...China is our biggest creditor. No wonder the policy is soft. They have their hands in our pockets. Reply
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