Sudanese slavery further confirmed

Worldnetdaily ^ | 29 May 2003 | Central_Floridian

[Central_Floridian]

The Rift Valley Institute confirms that at least 10,000 have been kept in slavery in Sudan. I hope that the US government will not recognize the Khartoum regime as the legitimate government of Sudan, halt all trade with Sudanese corporation if such trade would enrich areas under Khartoum's control, and at least contribute military expertise and supplies to the SPLA. In the meantime I will pray for the Sudanese and try to see what I can do to help them. One month ago Khartoum's forces launched a large offensive into southern Sudan and killed 200,000-300,000 people. The religion of peace is so benevolent.

[Central_Floridian]

It seems to me that buying slaves is like paying kidnappers their demanded ransom. Won't buying slaves support and encourage the slave-takers?

[onedoug]

I wonder how many American Blacks condemn as much who sold their ancestors as bought them.

[Cronos]

Compuhletely agree with you, white enslavement of blacks was only from the 1600s onwards (in any large scale) as that's when Europe got some money but Arab enslavement of blacks goes back ages.

The Nation of slam distorts everything

[kuma]

It's mostly evangelical Christians that have come to the rescue. Pat Robertson, Rod Parsley, T.D. Jakes are some to name a few that I have seen make a personal commitment.

[kuma]

If you were in slavery would you bicker with anyone proposing to buy you out of it? Abolitionists in this country did pretty much the same thing from time to time.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Non-white people are being accused of having slaves.

Is this allowed?

[kuma]

NO! ^_^ That is why it is not being made a public issue by the Reverund Jesse Jacksun! "Move along, there is nothing to see here."

[Catalonia]

Some estimates place the number killed in the past few years at 3,000,000. This government makes Saddam's seem positively benevolent. Why haven't we invaded there?

Why haven't France, Russia, Germany, and China done anything? Why hasn't the UN done anything significant? How come Danny Glover isn't ranting and raving every night about the atrocities happening every day? Why isn't Tom Daschle 'deeply saddened' by this situation? Why doesn't the New York Times stop printing stories on the front page about Augusta instead of printing stories on this horrendous war? Why has the Left wasted monumental effort on Israel/Palestine and not the civil war in Sudan?

The answer of course, is that nobody has a vested interest in the Sudan. If follows then, that those countries I mentioned and the UN had vested interests in opposing the U.S. engagement in Iraq which had absolutely nothing to due with concern for humanity, the common good, or global security. And of course the Left actually cares less about disasters of the sort happening in the Sudan and more about opposing America, its arch-enemy, or so it imagines. Oh that compassionate liberalism!

We invaded Iraq for our own protection and our own interests. Now please dispense with the B.S.

[lurky]

Because this is part of their culture. It is for them to grow out of. The better approach for the US is to stop recognizing the government there, stop trading and aiding there, and let them learn their own lessons. Saddam was one man imposing virtual slavery. In the Sudan, it is an accepted part of life. We can and should export our culture peacefully and voluntarily, not forcefully.

That's some ethically interesting parsing of equivalencies you're doing there.

[lurky]

Slavery is acceptable according to the Koran. Muslims have shown much enthusiasm throughout history for enslaving non-muslims.

Replace "Koran" for "Bible" and "Muslims" for "Christians" and you have an equally true statement.