As the genocide in Darfur continues, the world delays

It has now been more than two weeks since Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Sudan and was assured by Sudan's leaders that they would take action against the Janjaweed militia and open up the refugee camps to foreign aid, but the situation on the ground there is getting worse. The Sudanese government has allowed in just enough aid workers to buy themselves more time, knowing that each day of delay brings us closer to Sudan's rainy season, when disease and starvation will decimate hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women, and children who are already suffering systematic rape and murder. Bills have been entered in both the House and the Senate that would officially call the situation "genocide" and demand serious international action. Sadly, in the U.N. Security Council, the United States has proposed an anemic resolution "that would ban arms purchases and international travel by Janjaweed leaders," and the Security Council decided Wednesday to delay action on even that measure until next week. Meanwhile, the genocide continues.

The Boston Globe today published an editorial and an op-ed that are both must reads:
"Stop the killing in Darfur"
"US can help end Darfur genocide"

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