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  • Beshir dances in Darfur defying war crimes cloud

    07/23/2008 12:24:21 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 1 replies · 94+ views
    AFP on Yahoo ^ | 7/23/08 | Abdelmoniem Abu Edries Ali
    NYALA, Sudan (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir danced before thousands of supporters in Darfur on Wednesday, defying a possible arrest warrant for genocide on a heavily-protected visit to the war-torn area. Travelling by plane and in a convoy of army, police and national security vehicles mounted with guns and backed by air support, Beshir was greeted by thousands of supporters in state capitals El Fasher and Nyala. --snip-- School pupils were recruited for the rally and one government employee told AFP in El Fasher that staff were ordered to a disused land under the sun, where a grinning Beshir...