Daily Darfur: Bygones!

by Michelle . · 2009-04-24 03:51:00 UTC
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"While the uniqueness of the Holocaust in scope and in method is truly astounding, the Holocaust was driven by many of the same forces that have fueled atrocities throughout history: the scapegoating that leads to hatred and blinds us to our common humanity; the justifications that replace conscience and allow cruelty to spread; the willingness of those who are neither perpetrators nor victims to accept the assigned role of bystander, believing the lie that good people are ever powerless or alone, the fiction that we do not have a choice."

- President Barack Obama, speaking yesterday at the Holocaust Day of Remembrance ceremony at the US Capitol

...?

From AFP:

"Sudanese envoys urged the West Thursday to forget about the war crimes arrest warrant issued against their president and said Khartoum wanted to normalise ties with the international community."

Perhaps an e-card is in store: "Bygones! :) "

[Photo: President Barack Obama participates in the 'Holocaust Days of Remembrance' ceremony in Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)]

Michelle . has been involved in various activist endeavors, including the Teach Against Genocide pilot campaigns.
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