ChickenDoves Act As Darfur Human Shields
September 17th, 2006 at 6:38 pm by SmantixNah. Who am I kidding? Hey, hey. Rallying sure beats doing something doesn’t it?
This weekend the ChickenDove Movement is trying to make themselves feel better about Darfur by protesting alleged atrocities that are going on right under everybody’s noses. Even the UN’s omniscient olfactory! Protesting is certainly more fun than acting on those beliefs and booking a flight to be a human shield against the reckless genocide charges against that sovereign nation.
Bullied by international public opinion, the United States is impotent to unilaterally impose it’s will in light of the highly successful Non-Aligned Movement that met up for a Havana Hoedown to condemn such flagrant abuses of US hegemony against our moral betters in Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea and Iran.
Activists are rallying in several capitals, calling on Sudan to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur, where tens of thousands of people have been killed.
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Khartoum has dismissed the protests, saying those taking part have been misled by the international media.
Up to two million have been displaced in three years of conflict in Darfur.The US and France have both said a genocide is taking place, with the US directly accusing Khartoum of responsibility.
That is so like us. Falsely accusing people of genocide. Oh, well. Not our problem, my little peace pigeons. Suit up. Put on your little blue helmets and go save those brown people that you claim to care about.
I’ll proffer a different solution. How about Hugo, Fidel, Jong-Il and Mahmoud use the combined force of their red shirts and Members Only Jackets to solve this one – as only truly elected world leaders can.
Speaking ahead of the protests, Sudan’s junior foreign minister, Ali Karti, said the demonstrators were misunderstanding the situation in Darfur.
“Unfortunately, the people there in the West, in Europe and the United States are moved by the media and the media is unfortunately moved by political agendas,” he said.
So says the sovereign leader. Can’t argue with sovereignty. Can’t just go around telling other people “our standards” on “human rights”. After all, look what we did to Katrina victims. In addition to bombing our own people in the World Trade Center to enact the PNAC neocon jew cabal’s agenda.
Aren’t you glad you cowed the US in front of the world now? You really took us down a notch.
On Saturday 1,000 volunteers from a pro-government militia marched through the streets of Khartoum threatening to kill any uninvited UN visitors, the BBC’s Jonah Fisher reports from the city.
Violence in the region is reported to be rising again, drawing criticism from figures as diverse as the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, and actor George Clooney, who this week implored the UN Security Council to act.
Yikes. Killing people. Count me out. Think I’ll go ahead and start Mapquesting next year’s Coachella.
As diverse as Kofi Annan and the last surviving Gecko brother? Last I checked, the only difference between Rosemary, Jr. and Kofi was their skin color. O’ Brother, you know it’s a Land of Constant Sorrow when Ulysses Everett McGill has spent more time in Africa than Kofi has.
Fret not Darfurians, Danny Ocean is coming to give a dramatic speech on your behalf or possibly arrange some miraculous 11th hour peace accord that involves a chinese gymnast, Tyler Durden and Bernie Mack. Sean Penn will be there as soon as he can stop off at Whole Foods to buy a pack of cigarettes, a bag of ice, a Sobe tea, and some biodegradable dixie cups to share. Sergeant Murtaugh will be en route as soon as he can hail a cab to the airport.
And Nelson Mandela will be there to criticize the only people who can help. Assuming that you’re really in trouble and the US isn’t lying.
Good luck Darfur. With the ChickenDoves on your side, luck is all you have.
However, if putting yourself in harm’s way seems too (I dunno) “dangerous” to you. And the idea of replacing one of your “F the President” stickers on your Volkswagen seems a little too prole, you can always buy yourself a gay, little wristband to show off to your friends. Some of the money might buy Kofi’s son a new Mercedes. But it would be worth it.
Balls As Big As Church Bells Update: Local Lefty and 6MB enthusiast, Sharon Cobb, is trying to organize a trip to film a documentary on Darfur. Anyone with the resources or desire to join her, or know of any news organization willing to pony up the dough – please contact her.
So far, our local media barrons have declined to help sponsor such an event as it may overshadow their safe pet projects or expose their intrepid New Wave Reporters to an environment not quite as air-conditioned or white.
A friend of mine asked me last night if I was afraid of dying by going to Darfur. I told her, “No, I’m afraid of living with myself if I don’t.”
Ouch. And for the rest of our Dogpatch Darfursphere, Sharon just showed she has bigger balls than all of your mothers combined. And them ain’t no small potatoes, bitches.
September 17th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
This might be a little chicken-hawkish, but couldn’t we just nuke Khartoum and that Islamo-facist government?
End of holocaust…
I’m just sayin’…
September 17th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
Liberals coming to the aid of Christians and animalists in Darfur, huh? In the most famous words of one of the greatest of Americans, “That’ll be the day.”
September 17th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
An elderly nun gets shot to death in Mogadishu. I am so not-in-the-mood for tolerance at this point, especially with the family dog maybe having to be put down tomorrow.
For any other Glenn Beck fans out there, watch for him to really, really stir up the shit this week. For those of us who’ve always felt this was “us against them,” it will help get others on board. These death-wish cultists can have all the Hugo Chavez- sponsored cakewalks they want down the middle of Havana Square and it’s won’t make a lick of difference because… well, we got the bombs, OK?
Thank God for Denis Leary, eh?
September 18th, 2006 at 1:05 am
Hey! I have a gay little wristband.
Only mine says “Free our soldiers, Eldad Regev, Ehud Goldwasser, Gilad Shilat.”
Not all gay wristbands are bad.
September 18th, 2006 at 1:55 am
Vinnie, that’s HAPPY wristband. Sheesh.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:03 am
Ok, ok. Not all gay little wristbands are created equal.
What’s been going on in Darfur has been going on for quite some time so hawking a piece of rubber to the doves that says “Not On My Watch” when it clearly is going on “on your watch” is a little much for me.
Christian Peacemaker Teams rushed to Iraq to act as human shields for Saddam Hussein but I don’t see anybody lining up for flights to Khartoum. Is Sudan’s government just not evil enough for them?
September 18th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
I am probably way off base here, but is it possible that the Peacemaker teams that went to Iraq knew that they would be covered in the media and that there would be virtually no chance that they would be fired upon.
Versus…
Making a stand in Khartoum…knowing that 5 minutes after arriving their heads would be chopped off for the crime of being infidels?
But those wristbands really make a statement, don’t they?
I have a friend who is indignant over Darfur and he goes to rallies and marches whenever he can. He asked what the Conservative Christian groups were doing…and why the hell weren’t we atttending the marches?
So I sent him this:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/Country_Index.asp?CountryID=190
OK, so according to the lefties, Darfur has only been a crisis for the past few years…yet us heartless Conservative Christians have only been in the line of fire, delivering food and medical supplies since 1997…
I am sure you saw the 60 Minutes Special on this. Or was it the NY Times piece? I can’t remember…
September 18th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
Infuriating, isn’t it Billy?
A church in Wilmington has collected offerings and sent three teams to New Orleans for Katrina cleanup.
All the press was interested in was stories that proved the inherent racism of the US. Next time your friend rails on about the Religous Right, ask him why hospitals are often called St. Mary’s Medical, Lutheran General or Cedars Sinai and not the People’s Caring Alliance, or Solidarity Health.
For their decades of pissing and moaning, decades of screaming protesters has accomplished little.
September 18th, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Yup…
My church in San Diego sent me as part of 10 teams to Mississippi in the weeks after Katrina hit.
We gutted houses, opened up a shelter, and fed a small town…in fact, our “respite” center is still operating with volunteers from other SoCal churches as well.
Total press coverage…ZERO.
Of course we did this and didn’t notify the press.
Cause God doesn’t need the Associated Press or the New York Times…
September 18th, 2006 at 5:27 pm
I’ve been trying to get over to Darfur for some time, but have had no luck organizing it on my own, so I put up an open post today about going around the time the AU will with draw and leave 2 million without protection.(Oct 1)
So I am practically begging news organizations to send me.
September 18th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Sharon, a Jew going over there?
You, Ma’am, are one brave woman.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Wow Sharon, I’m humbled/impressed.
But I do hate it when you libs shatter my bigoted, narrow worldview.
September 18th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Cranky, I have a good one myself. We have a missionary team from our church on the ground in Pakistan as we speak. They have been there for a little over a week, and I have had my nose to the newsboard continually, fearing the worst, but knowing in my mind that God is in control.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Please keep us posted jj.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Lee,
Like I said, I’m not afraid of dying. I’m afraid of living with myself if I didn’t do anything. As a Jew, how can I do anything but go? The Jewish community has been very active (of course it doesn’t get press coverage) in trying to stop the genocide. Of all the people on the planet, we know genocide. We said, “Never again,” and when we said it, it didn’t just apply to Jews.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of Rabbi Saperstein, but he spoke yesterday in Memphis about this. He is very involved in DC, and he is on a short list of people who are going to try to get me over there. I’m going to talk with Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle played him in Hotel Rwanda) on Monday, Sept 25 and get his advice on how to best get over there and do this. I *did* find an experienced cameraman today who will go. For those in Nashville, Mike Sechrist from WKRN wrote he can’t send me, with no explanation. “No” is just the first two letters of “not yet” in this situation.
Cranky-I didn’t mean to shatter your views, which BTW, aren’t really bigoted. Unfortunately, most libs make a lot of noise without following through with a lot of action.
I’ve never been one to sit on the sidelines and (just) whine without getting up and getting in the game, even if going in I know I’m going to get knocked down.
Fear is lack of faith.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Smantix,
Thank you for the shout out. If I can’t get a news organization to send me, I will ask churches and synagogues or anyone else who wants to pony up the money to send me and a small crew.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
You go, Sharon! I wish I had mad resources to contribute, but for now you have my prayers!
I just tried to hit your tip jar, but it’s a PayPal nightmare…
Smantix has it right…you are one brave lefty!
Any place we can send checks?
September 18th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Billy,
How very very kind of you. I prefer not to handle any money so the integrity of the piece (and mine) can never be questioned.
What I think I’m going to do is have any funds go to my Rabbi to hold until the trip, and if the trip doesn’t come off, then all monies will be returned. I need to check with him first to see if that is okay with him.
Thank you so much for the kind gesture. And you prayers mean a lot!
September 18th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
I have a close friend who works at the UJF in Pittsburgh…I’m gonna send him your website. I don’t know if they would be willing to donate resources or otherwise get involved, but he is involved with the Darfur situation as well…
September 20th, 2006 at 11:38 am
Sharon,
My friend at Pittsburgh UJF suggests you contact American Jewish World Service. It’s possible you’ve already gotten that suggestion, but if not:
http://www.ajws.org/
September 20th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Hi Billy,
Thanks for the info. I’ve emailed The Jewish Federation, which was quite active in the DC rally. Also, Monday night I am meeting with Paul Rusesabagina. He is the man Don Cheadle played in Hotel Rwanda. I am sure he’ll have extraordinary advice for me.
I’ll report on his speech and my personal meeting with him on my blog.
Also, at Darfurgenocide.com, there are several people who spent 6 weeks there with the approval of the Sudanese government. I have a phone appointment on Friday with one of the people who went.
Regarding “media” sending me:
If if I could get Nicole Richie or Anna Nicole Smith to go with me, then we’d have a news story.
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