Darfur resolution watered down...again

Yesterday, the United States circulated a newly-watered down version of the draft Security Council resolution on Darfur it offered last week. (WashPost) You'll recall that last week's version threatened oil sanctions if the government of Sudan fails to end the genocide. In response to resistance from China, Russia, and Pakistan, the latest version merely threatens that the Security Council "shall consider" punitive measures. John C. Danforth, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, hopes the resolution will come to a vote by the end of the week.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says that death rates in Darfur are rising thanks to disease and the Janjaweed attacks.