UN Troops not the answer in Darfur

[brianold]

UN Troops not the answer in Darfur
Monica Hill
Freedom Socialist Newspaper

A few years ago, what people in the U.S. knew about Sudan, the largest country in Africa, likely came from the movie Lawrence of Arabia. Most had never heard of Darfur, the suffering, tumultuous region in western Sudan.

Today, Darfuris are caught in a grim conflict that has killed up to 400,000 people and displaced at least 2.5 million. The U.S. press and politicians are obscuring the historical roots of the agony, trying to manipulate public opinion about how to help. Shouts for a military solution dominate the airwaves, while providing aid for the hungry is not mentioned.

Fundamentally, Darfuris are straining against predatory world imperialism and a repressive central government, which have together created a deadly civil war. An inexorable expansion of the Sahara Desert intensifies the suffering. The scope of the dilemma begs for revolutionary answers.

Colonial legacy breeds civil war

Darfur