Complicitous in Sudan
No ethical person can ignore the rape, murder and other destruction in Darfur that occurs with the direct or indirect participation of the Sudanese government. After years of fruitless talks and symbolic action, it is necessary for the world to send the Sudanese leadership (and its supporters, e.g. China) a message that cannot be misinterpreted ("China's role in Sudan," Editorial, April 24).
There is no longer any legitimate debate over whether genocide is taking place in Darfur. The efficacy of sanctions remains uncertain. Nonetheless, all countries as well as individual athletes and businesses should show that they value human life by boycotting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Alternate games should be organized in South Africa. For countries to send their athletes to China at this time is shameful. Furthermore, as events in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia show, U.N. peacekeepers cannot be effective if there is no peace for them to keep.
Perhaps the South African government should end the world's complicity in the slaughter and deploy a sufficient number of units of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) with the mission to end the violence in Darfur and, if necessary, be prepared to use force to accomplish their objective. Politics demands that ending the slaughter in Darfur needs an African solution to be acceptable. South Africa has the moral standing and capability to take appropriate action. If the SANDF needs assistance, other countries may choose to supply the needed equipment.
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01 Mai 2007 à 15:00 dans
- zsandf (anglais)
