Report lists names of 10,000 in slavery

World Net Daily ^ | May 29, 2003 | WND

[milan]

A noted research institute claims it has confirmed the existence of slavery in Sudan with a list of 10,000 names, contradicting denials by the country's militant Islamic regime.

[milan]

So, the U.N.(European Union, dictators, etc) stops us at every chance to liberate Iraq, but what have they done to stop this?!?! We are occupiers to them (in Iraq)and they seem to have their panties in a bunch, but they won't even refer to this situation in the Sudan as "slavery", but rather, they use the term "abduction" American blacks want reparations, but I have yet to hear the NAACP say anything about this situation of their "brothers" who are right now being held in bondage...

You know what ticks me off more than anything though? Just as the U.S. kinda overlooked the jewish imprisonment in WWII, our government is not adressing this vigorously enough. I am not saying invade, but I am saying, we can do something about this. What? I don't know, but I am sure that there are plenty of intelligent and effective ideas to help stop this situation.

[fporretto]

I share your anguish, but the situation seems intractable short of military intervention.

Slavery is inherently anti-competitive, so over a sufficient period, a slave state will fall economically behind non-slave states, as happened in the U.S. before the Civil War. However, that's only an important motivator if the slave state values economic progress more than it values the institution of slavery -- and in Africa, that might not be the case. The problem actually has some quasi-religious overtones, and in Sudan is tied up with both religious and tribal conflicts that have very deep roots.

Sudan is a mess in many ways, as I'm sure you know. It might be impossible to lift it out of that mess without military force. Is it a mission appropriate to the United States? That's another question. We're rather fully extended at the moment, so one way or another, we can't act on it now.

One thing that definitely wouldn't work is an attempt to buy up all the slaves and free them. That would simply accelerate the market for slaves. Some earnest Christian groups have tried it, and gotten exactly that result.

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Francis W. Porretto
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[genefromjersey]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is clearly a case for

AL SHARPTON !!

Go get 'em, Rev !!

[aardvark1]

What took them so long? This has been common knowledge for several years. About 8 years ago my son and a friend at church did odd jobs to raise money to buy the freedom of Sudanese Christians who were slaves of Muslims in the northern part of Sudan.

[JimRed]

Devil's advocate speaking. "Anyone can come up with a list of names; where's the proof?"

< /sarcasm >

[milan]

Smart a$$ speaking to Devil's advocate (a liberal); go to Sudan and verify ;P

[milan]

One thing that definitely wouldn't work is an attempt to buy up all the slaves and free them.

I had heard about this noble attempt, which had a reverse effect.

[lowbridge]

This is clearly a case for

AL SHARPTON !!

Nah. A case like this calls for the big guns.

JESSE JACKSON!!!

He'll get the slaves their reparations...minus his 98 percent finders fee, of course.

[NewRomeTacitus]

This is not far from how contractors & farmers perpetuate the problem of illegal aliens here in the U.S.
How can we legitimately sell a fair co-op plan to other governments when our own looks the other way when massaged by special interests concerning sub-survival wage brackets for people here illegaly? If the trend to selling out continues we will be asked to finance lawsuits against ourselves. I wouldn't bet that hasn't already occurred.

[STD]

Help, I need an updated Christian perseqution list

[aardvark1]

There are many organizations that can help you with your request. Try the following: http://www.frontline.org.za or http://www.persecution.com or http://www:persecution.org. Peter Hammond of Frontling Fellowship works extensively in Sudan, so I think you'll be able to get what you need from the first link. Also, Voice of the Martyrs has published articles with names regarding the persecution in Sudan for several years, so they should be able to help as well.